© Hochschule Ostfalia, Reinhard Gerndt

RoboCup's @Home league focuses on the use of service robots and their interaction with humans in a residential environment. Following the introduction of the two new standard platform leagues last year, these are now well established: In Montréal, the 'Social Standard Platform League' (SSPL) and the 'Domestic Standard Platform League' (DSPL), each with nine participating teams, were more crowded than the open league - the 'Open Standard League' (OPL). The SSPL uses the robot 'Pepper' from Softbank Robotics (pictured), the ...