Robotics competitionRoboCup 2018 season started
The robotics competition 'RoboCup' is entering a new round. Students and pupils can once again register for the German preliminary round - the 'RoboCup German Open'. Those who qualify for the junior final will compete at the 2018 RoboCup World Championships in Canada.
... two German teams faced each other: the newly developed 3D-printed robot from the University of Bonn - 'NimbRo-Op2' (left) - and Offenburg University of Applied Sciences with its robot 'Sweaty' (right). Both robots saw the ball reliably with the help of their cameras, ran quickly to the ball and kicked vigorously. 'NimbRo-Op2' was able to assert itself in the duels and kept its balance, allowing it to score goals in quick succession: In the end, he clearly scored in an 11:1 victory for the University of Bonn. In the TeenSize class (robots up to 140 cm tall) ...