The Bremen team scored 86 goals during the tournament and only conceded 1. As a result, it pushed team HTWK Robots (Leipzig) into second place and team RoboEirann (Ireland) into third place. The participation in Eindhoven marked the 15th time that B-Human has taken part in a RoboCup World Cup. A total of 19 team members were on site; B-Human consists of 26 students from the University of Bremen, one alumnus, and two doctoral students. The team is led by scientists Dr. Thomas Röfer from the DFKI Cyber-Physical Systems research unit headed by Prof. Dr. Rolf Drechsler, and Dr. Tim Laue from Prof. Dr. Udo Frese's Multisensory Interactive Systems research group at the University of Bremen. CONTACT Software, a leading provider of solutions for product processes and digital transformation, has been the team's main sponsor since 2017. Other sponsors are JUST ADD AI, cellumation, Ubica Robotics, and the University of Bremen Alumni Network.
300 Teams from 45 Countries
The RoboCup is one of the largest and most prestigious competitions for robots in the world. At the current tournament, which took place from July 17 to 21, 300 robot teams from 45 countries competed against each other. The competition aims to support the development of robots and their artificial intelligence so that they are able to operate without direct human control. Organized by the non-profit RoboCup Federation, the tournament has been held every year since 1997. The participating teams usually come from universities and research institutes, but also from industry.
One Tournament, Various Fields of Robotics
Robots not only play soccer at RoboCup, but also compete against each other in other disciplines: RoboCupRescue, for example, simulates rescue scenarios in which robots find and rescue victims. RoboCup@Home, on the other hand, pits robots against each other in household tasks. There are five different sub-leagues within the Soccer League, which differ according to the type of robot used. B-Human took part in the Standard Platform League where all teams use the same type of robot with the same hardware. The main focus is therefore on skillful software development.