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1. 2002 FIRA Robot World Cup Korea Registration
Come and Experience Robot and Human World Cup Games in Korea!
2002 FIRA Robot World Cup Korea (2002 FIRA Cup) will be held
and organized by the Korea Robot Soccer Association (KRSA)
and supported by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
(MOCIE) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in
FIFA World Cup cities from May 23 to 29, 2002.
* Period: May 23-29, 2002
[May 23] Opening Ceremony for Preliminary Competitions
and System Setting
[May 24-26] Preliminary Competitions and Related Events
[May 26-29] 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
[May 28] Banquet for FIRA Cup and Congress
[May 28-29] Final 16 Competitions, Award and Closing Ceremony
FIRA sincerely looks forward to the participation of the best teams
from across the world at the 2002 FIRA Cup. Please register or
recommend teams to represent your institution/organization/nation
at this world event. The Registration Form is as below and is also
available at the FIRAnet (http://www.fira.net).
If you would like to know participating teams of 2002 FIRA Cup Korea
up to now, please visit FIRAnet.
* Registration Form
[1] Team Name
[2] Affiliation (University/Institute/Company)
[3] City/State/Zip/Country
[4] Tel.: Fax.:
[5] E-mail:
[6] Name of Team Coordinator:
[7] Categories: Choose Number(s) ( )
1) Middle League MiroSot (5-a-side MiroSot)-major category
2) Small League MiroSot (3-a-side MiroSot)
3) HuroSot 4) KheperaSot
5) NaroSot 6) QuadroSot
7) RoboSot 8) 5:5 SimuroSot
9) 11:11 SimuroSot
[8] Names and Email addresses of Team Members
[9] Brief biographies of Team Coordinator and Team Members
[10] Photograph (jpg file) of the Team Coordinator
Please complete this registration form and return to FIRA Headquarters;
E-mail: fira@fira.net
2. PR for 2002 FIRA Cup
2.1 Demonstration at the FIFA 2002 Final Draw
Demonstration of Middle League MiroSot (5-a-side MiroSot) was held
during the FIFA 2002 Final Draw event in Busan, Korea from November
26 to December 1, 2001, which was the first official event of the
2002 FIFA World Cup.
It was a very good opportunity to publicize FIRA Robot Soccer and
the 2002 FIRA Cup as hundreds of journalists attended, from around
the world.
2.2 Coverage by the BBC
A reporter from the BBC visited Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim in the RIT
(Robot Intelligence Technology) Lab, KAIST
to cover the FIRA activities and robot soccer demonstration games
before attending the FIFA 2002 Final Draw in Busan.
3. News about Game Categories
3.1 1st FIRA Workshop on Humanoid Robot Soccer (HuroSot)
1st FIRA Workshop on Humanoid Robot Soccer (HuroSot) took
place from January 23 to 24, 2002 at KAIST in Daejeon, Korea.
The Workshop participants had the opportunity to meet and
discuss relating to humanoid robot soccer in particular and other
complex robotic systems used for entertainment and education
in general.
Prof. Thomas Braunl and Jacky Baltes (Co-Chairs for HuroSot) and
invited speakers had a rule meeting for HuroSot games on Jan 24,
2002. The final version of the rules for HuroSot will be available
at the FIRAnet soon.
The invited speakers include:
= Prof. Andrew L. Kun (Univ. of New Hampshire, U.S.A.)
- Title: Biped Walking Using Neural Networks
= Prof. Changjiu Zhou (Singapore Polytechnic)
- Title: Learning in Biped Robots Assisted by
Perception-Based Information
= Prof. Jacky Baltes (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)
- Title: Reinforcement Learning of Walking Gaits
= Prof. Thomas Braunl (Univ. of Western Australia)
- Title: Dynamic Balancingof a Humanoid Robot
= Prof. Jun Jo (Griffith Univ., Australia)
- Title: Introduction to SimuroSot
For more information or presentation papers, please visit the
FIRAnet.
3.2 Upgraded Software System for SimuroSot
The Robot Soccer Simulation Game, SimuroSot, has been developed
to simulate the physical workings of Robot Soccer in an electronic
cyber-based environment. The participants build strategies and
compete with each other on computer screens without needing real
robots. SimuroSot 2002 will include two categories - 11:11 and
5:5 SimuroSot.
Strategies for the 5:5 SimuroSot program (in 3D) can be developed
in both C++ and Lingo, a script language for Macromedia Director.
The Lingo version is currently available and the Development Kit
can be downloaded from the FIRAnet. It contains an installation
program, an executive platform program, example strategies, and
a manual for beginners to learn how to program in Lingo. Another
version for C++ programmers will be ready on the FIRAnet soon.
A 2D simulation platform for 11:11 is for C++ programmers and
currently available at the FIRAnet.
If you would like to take part in the Simurosot competition in
May 2002, and are interested in getting more information on
5-a-side and 11-a-side SimuroSot programmings, please contact
Prof. Jun Jo atand Prof. Bingrong Hong at
, respectively. Prof. Jo and Hong are
Co-chairs for the 2002 SimuroSot.
3.3 Introduction of KheperaSot
KheperaSot is one of the categories in 2002 FIRA Robot World Cup
Korea. Please participate in this category. Registration Form is
available at the FIRAnet.
The rules for KheperaSot games were finally decided to follow
Denish Soccer rules which is based on the linear camera turret
(K213) to have a viable tournament.
If you have any questions about the KheperaSot, please contact
Prof. Joaquin Sitte (Queensland Univ. of Tech, Australia) at
, who is Chair for 2002 KheperaSot.
4. 2002 FIRA European Cup
2002 FIRA European Cup will be held from April 18 to 21, 2002
in Vienna, Austria.
* Period: April, 18-21, 2002
* Preliminary Program
[April 18] 09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 13:00 Team Settings and Training
14:00 - 20:00 Workshop
[April 19] 09:00 - 18:00 Preliminary Games
19:00 - Banquet
[April 20] 09:00 - 13:00 Preliminary Games
14:00 - 18:00 Semi-Final
[April 21] 18:00 - Final
20:00 Closing Reception
For further details, please contact Prof. Man-Wook Han
(Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria).
E-mail: han@ihrt.tuwien.ac.at
5. FIRA Asia Chapter
Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi (Cheju Nat'l Univ., Korea) formed
FIRA Asia Chapter to promote FIRA activities in Asian region.
One annual meeting will be held usually during the Asian Championship.
Also Tele-meeting will be organized and other business will be done
by e-mail.
Involved Countries:
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
U.A.E., etc.
If you are interested in joining FIRA Asian Chapter, please contact
Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi (President of FIRA Asia Chapter)
E-mail: khchoi@cheju.ac.kr
6. [CFP] 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
Call for Papers of 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress is attached.
The period was changed from May 27-29, 2002 to May 26-29, 2002.
The FIRA Congress website was opened at http://www.firacongress.net.
Please send the abstracts to 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
Secretariat until February 15, 2002. It is recommended to
make submissions via email to fira2002@fira.net.
* Important Dates
- Abstract Submission: February 15, 2002
- Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2002
- Camera-ready Manuscript Due: April 15, 2002
----------------------------------------------------------------
* Notice
- 2002 FIRA Calendar
If you have a plan related to Robot Soccer events, please send the
information to FIRA Headquarters (office@fira.net). It will be
included in both the 2002 FIRA Calendar and the next FIRA Newsletter.
- Introduction of Multi-channel RF Module
Yujin Robotics Co., Ltd. recently developed a small wireless module,
SRF-418/433 (www.yujinrobot.com). Its frequency range is 418MHz
and 433MHz, with 10 channels.
To change the channels, simply send the channel data through
serial interface. If applied to Robot Soccer, you can play 5
games at the most in one setting.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Hojin Lee of Sales
Manager of Soccer Robots, Yujin Robotics Co., Ltd.
E-mail: hojinlee@yujinrobot.com
=====================================================
THE FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL ROBOT-SOCCER ASSOCIATION
=====================================================
Editor-in-chief: Jong-Hwan Kim
Editors: Prahlad Vadakkepat, Han Pang Huang, Igor Verner,
Elmer Dadios, Jun Jo, Norbert Jesse, Paul Robinson,
Hong Bingrong, Man-Wook Han, Amitabha Mukerjee,
Roberto Tavares, Chao Cheng, Chris H. Messom,
Krzysztof R.Kozlowski, J.L. de la Rosa I Esteva,
Seow Kiam Tian
Editorial Staff: Jin-Ah Lee, Hye-Young Park,
Mi-Hong Sim, and Min-Jeong Kim
FIRA Head-Quarters
Undergraduate Building 2, KAIST,
373-1 Gusong-dong, Yusong-gu,
Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
Tel: +82-42-869-3448, 8871~9
Fax: +82-42-869-8870
E-mail: fira@fira.net
http://www.fira.net * http://www.firacongress.net
=======================================================
[January. 29, 2002]
Come and Experience Robot and Human World Cup Games in Korea!
2002 FIRA Robot World Cup Korea (2002 FIRA Cup) will be held
and organized by the Korea Robot Soccer Association (KRSA)
and supported by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
(MOCIE) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in
FIFA World Cup cities from May 23 to 29, 2002.
* Period: May 23-29, 2002
[May 23] Opening Ceremony for Preliminary Competitions
and System Setting
[May 24-26] Preliminary Competitions and Related Events
[May 26-29] 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
[May 28] Banquet for FIRA Cup and Congress
[May 28-29] Final 16 Competitions, Award and Closing Ceremony
FIRA sincerely looks forward to the participation of the best teams
from across the world at the 2002 FIRA Cup. Please register or
recommend teams to represent your institution/organization/nation
at this world event. The Registration Form is as below and is also
available at the FIRAnet (http://www.fira.net).
If you would like to know participating teams of 2002 FIRA Cup Korea
up to now, please visit FIRAnet.
* Registration Form
[1] Team Name
[2] Affiliation (University/Institute/Company)
[3] City/State/Zip/Country
[4] Tel.: Fax.:
[5] E-mail:
[6] Name of Team Coordinator:
[7] Categories: Choose Number(s) ( )
1) Middle League MiroSot (5-a-side MiroSot)-major category
2) Small League MiroSot (3-a-side MiroSot)
3) HuroSot 4) KheperaSot
5) NaroSot 6) QuadroSot
7) RoboSot 8) 5:5 SimuroSot
9) 11:11 SimuroSot
[8] Names and Email addresses of Team Members
[9] Brief biographies of Team Coordinator and Team Members
[10] Photograph (jpg file) of the Team Coordinator
Please complete this registration form and return to FIRA Headquarters;
E-mail: fira@fira.net
2. PR for 2002 FIRA Cup
2.1 Demonstration at the FIFA 2002 Final Draw
Demonstration of Middle League MiroSot (5-a-side MiroSot) was held
during the FIFA 2002 Final Draw event in Busan, Korea from November
26 to December 1, 2001, which was the first official event of the
2002 FIFA World Cup.
It was a very good opportunity to publicize FIRA Robot Soccer and
the 2002 FIRA Cup as hundreds of journalists attended, from around
the world.
2.2 Coverage by the BBC
A reporter from the BBC visited Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim in the RIT
(Robot Intelligence Technology) Lab
to cover the FIRA activities and robot soccer demonstration games
before attending the FIFA 2002 Final Draw in Busan.
3. News about Game Categories
3.1 1st FIRA Workshop on Humanoid Robot Soccer (HuroSot)
1st FIRA Workshop on Humanoid Robot Soccer (HuroSot) took
place from January 23 to 24, 2002 at KAIST in Daejeon, Korea.
The Workshop participants had the opportunity to meet and
discuss relating to humanoid robot soccer in particular and other
complex robotic systems used for entertainment and education
in general.
Prof. Thomas Braunl and Jacky Baltes (Co-Chairs for HuroSot) and
invited speakers had a rule meeting for HuroSot games on Jan 24,
2002. The final version of the rules for HuroSot will be available
at the FIRAnet soon.
The invited speakers include:
= Prof. Andrew L. Kun (Univ. of New Hampshire, U.S.A.)
- Title: Biped Walking Using Neural Networks
= Prof. Changjiu Zhou (Singapore Polytechnic)
- Title: Learning in Biped Robots Assisted by
Perception-Based Information
= Prof. Jacky Baltes (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)
- Title: Reinforcement Learning of Walking Gaits
= Prof. Thomas Braunl (Univ. of Western Australia)
- Title: Dynamic Balancingof a Humanoid Robot
= Prof. Jun Jo (Griffith Univ., Australia)
- Title: Introduction to SimuroSot
For more information or presentation papers, please visit the
FIRAnet.
3.2 Upgraded Software System for SimuroSot
The Robot Soccer Simulation Game, SimuroSot, has been developed
to simulate the physical workings of Robot Soccer in an electronic
cyber-based environment. The participants build strategies and
compete with each other on computer screens without needing real
robots. SimuroSot 2002 will include two categories - 11:11 and
5:5 SimuroSot.
Strategies for the 5:5 SimuroSot program (in 3D) can be developed
in both C++ and Lingo, a script language for Macromedia Director.
The Lingo version is currently available and the Development Kit
can be downloaded from the FIRAnet. It contains an installation
program, an executive platform program, example strategies, and
a manual for beginners to learn how to program in Lingo. Another
version for C++ programmers will be ready on the FIRAnet soon.
A 2D simulation platform for 11:11 is for C++ programmers and
currently available at the FIRAnet.
If you would like to take part in the Simurosot competition in
May 2002, and are interested in getting more information on
5-a-side and 11-a-side SimuroSot programmings, please contact
Prof. Jun Jo at
Co-chairs for the 2002 SimuroSot.
3.3 Introduction of KheperaSot
KheperaSot is one of the categories in 2002 FIRA Robot World Cup
Korea. Please participate in this category. Registration Form is
available at the FIRAnet.
The rules for KheperaSot games were finally decided to follow
Denish Soccer rules which is based on the linear camera turret
(K213) to have a viable tournament.
If you have any questions about the KheperaSot, please contact
Prof. Joaquin Sitte (Queensland Univ. of Tech, Australia) at
4. 2002 FIRA European Cup
2002 FIRA European Cup will be held from April 18 to 21, 2002
in Vienna, Austria.
* Period: April, 18-21, 2002
* Preliminary Program
[April 18] 09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 13:00 Team Settings and Training
14:00 - 20:00 Workshop
[April 19] 09:00 - 18:00 Preliminary Games
19:00 - Banquet
[April 20] 09:00 - 13:00 Preliminary Games
14:00 - 18:00 Semi-Final
[April 21] 18:00 - Final
20:00 Closing Reception
For further details, please contact Prof. Man-Wook Han
(Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria).
E-mail: han@ihrt.tuwien.ac.at
5. FIRA Asia Chapter
Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi (Cheju Nat'l Univ., Korea) formed
FIRA Asia Chapter to promote FIRA activities in Asian region.
One annual meeting will be held usually during the Asian Championship.
Also Tele-meeting will be organized and other business will be done
by e-mail.
Involved Countries:
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
U.A.E., etc.
If you are interested in joining FIRA Asian Chapter, please contact
Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi (President of FIRA Asia Chapter)
E-mail: khchoi@cheju.ac.kr
6. [CFP] 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
Call for Papers of 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress is attached.
The period was changed from May 27-29, 2002 to May 26-29, 2002.
The FIRA Congress website was opened at http://www.firacongress.net.
Please send the abstracts to 2002 FIRA Robot World Congress
Secretariat until February 15, 2002. It is recommended to
make submissions via email to fira2002@fira.net.
* Important Dates
- Abstract Submission: February 15, 2002
- Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2002
- Camera-ready Manuscript Due: April 15, 2002
----------------------------------------------------------------
* Notice
- 2002 FIRA Calendar
If you have a plan related to Robot Soccer events, please send the
information to FIRA Headquarters (office@fira.net). It will be
included in both the 2002 FIRA Calendar and the next FIRA Newsletter.
- Introduction of Multi-channel RF Module
Yujin Robotics Co., Ltd. recently developed a small wireless module,
SRF-418/433 (www.yujinrobot.com). Its frequency range is 418MHz
and 433MHz, with 10 channels.
To change the channels, simply send the channel data through
serial interface. If applied to Robot Soccer, you can play 5
games at the most in one setting.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Hojin Lee of Sales
Manager of Soccer Robots, Yujin Robotics Co., Ltd.
E-mail: hojinlee@yujinrobot.com
=====================================================
THE FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL ROBOT-SOCCER ASSOCIATION
=====================================================
Editor-in-chief: Jong-Hwan Kim
Editors: Prahlad Vadakkepat, Han Pang Huang, Igor Verner,
Elmer Dadios, Jun Jo, Norbert Jesse, Paul Robinson,
Hong Bingrong, Man-Wook Han, Amitabha Mukerjee,
Roberto Tavares, Chao Cheng, Chris H. Messom,
Krzysztof R.Kozlowski, J.L. de la Rosa I Esteva,
Seow Kiam Tian
Editorial Staff: Jin-Ah Lee, Hye-Young Park,
Mi-Hong Sim, and Min-Jeong Kim
FIRA Head-Quarters
Undergraduate Building 2, KAIST,
373-1 Gusong-dong, Yusong-gu,
Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
Tel: +82-42-869-3448, 8871~9
Fax: +82-42-869-8870
E-mail: fira@fira.net
http://www.fira.net * http://www.firacongress.net
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