RoboCup 2016Robots stir up the Leipzig trade fair
Soccer skills were in demand not only at the European Football Championship in France, but also at the 20th RoboCup in Leipzig at the end of June. The players were not humans, but smart robots. In addition to soccer, they demonstrated their skills in the disciplines of care/service, rescue and industry.
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... in the 'Pick' category (order picking), the task was to pick twelve products from the shelf and place them back in the box. The robot from the Dutch team 'Delft' from Delft University of Technology & Delft Robotics impressed in both categories with its precision and speed. At the heart of their robot was the 7-axis Motoman SIA20F handling robot and a robot track from Yaskawa. Second place in the 'Pick' category went to ...