... Gates were now white (instead of yellow) - making them more difficult for the Naos' sensors to detect. The reason: the color white is more common in the environment than yellow, and the robots themselves are white. Since this year, the individual teams have also been allowed to design and use their own jerseys. This made it easier for the audience to recognize which teams were playing against each other. However, the robots now also had to distinguish between the different variations of jerseys. The third new challenge: reaching the semi-finals ...