1. FIRA Robot World Cup France'98: Results.

The FIRA Robot World Cup France'98 was a grand success.

The results:

MiroSot
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1. The Keys, Human Interface Inc., Korea
2. Guarana, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
3. Eliza, Korea University, Korea

S-MiroSot
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1. The Keys, Human Interface Inc., Korea
2. SOTY III, KAIST, Korea
3. Ball Breaker, POSTECH, Korea

NaroSot
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1. MIRO III, KAIST, Korea
2. SOTY III, KAIST, Korea

S-KheperaSot
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1. STATIC, University of Aarhus, Denmark
2. WAYNE, Wayne State University, USA




2. FIRA Robot World Cup Brazil'99

FIRA will host the Robot World Cup at the Holambra city (25km from Campinas) in Brazil, from September 14 to 19 in 1999. The FIRA Regional/National Championships will be held prior to the same to select the teams. Five categories of competitions will be held: MiroSot, S-MiroSot, NaroSot, RoboSot and S-KheperaSot.

The competitions will be held along with the Holambra party (traditional spring celebration), which attracts about 250,000 visitors every year. The following facilities will be available: parking lot for 3,000 vehicles, shuttle services from Campinas city and hotels to the competition venue and heliport point for the authorities. The auditorium can accommodate 10,000 people and has an 18(m) x 14(m) stage with two big television mosaic screens. Forty-
four (44) separate rooms will also be available for the participating teams.

Contact: Dr. Roberto Filho at
Prof. Kim Jong-Hwan at ,



3. APEC Youth Festival and Micro-Robot Soccer Championships.

FIRA will organize the APEC Micro-Robot Soccer Championship between August 17-19, 1998 in Seoul, `dedicated to the Young Scientists', along with the APEC Youth Science Festival. This will give an arena for young researchers & scientists working in the areas of robotics,
computer vision, AI, computer technology, sensor technology, etc., to test and share their research experiences on a competitive background. We expect to select teams for the championship from 12 APEC member nations. For further details, please contact Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim at .



4. Int. Summer School on Robot Soccer Systems at KAIST.

International Summer School on Robot Soccer Systems will be organized at KAIST from July 13 to August 14, 1998. For further details please visit the FIRA homepage at .