Information on Teams that Stated their Intention of Participation in the RoboCup Middle-Size League of Seattle'2001

This document contains information about and pointers to all teams that have stated their intention to participate in the middle size robot league of RoboCup 2001.

To all teams:

Teams in Middle Size League (RoboCup 2001):

5dpo-2001 Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto - FEUP Portugal
Team Contact: Paulo Costa +351-22-2041690
Team members: 4 +351-22-2041632
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Vision-Based Self-Localization, Data Fusion, Real-Time Control, Decision and Cooperation.
Team Description Paper: 5dpoTDP.zip
Agilo
RoboCuppers		 Munich University of Technology Germany
Team Contact: Thorsten Schmitt +49-89-48095-210
Team members: 6 +49-89-48095-120
Wireless Comms Frequency: RadioLAN 10 Mbps 5.8 GHz non-IEEE 802.11 compliant Research Topics: Vision-Based Self-Localisation and Game State Estimation, Neural and Reinforcement Learning in Low Level Skills and Team Behaviour
Team Description Paper: AgiloTDP.pdf
Argus Uppsala University Sweden
Team Contact: Lars Asplund +46 18 471 3527
Team members: 17 +46 18 55 02 25
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Reinforcement Learning
Team Description Paper: argusTDP.pdf
Artisti Veneti The University of Padua Italy
Team Contact: Enrico Pagello ++39-049-8277687/8295784
Team members: 8 +39-049-829.5763
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Multi-Agent Systems, Omni-directional Vision, Emergent Cooperation, Distributed Motion Planning, Balancing Deliberation and Reactivity
Team Description Paper and robots: Artisti_VenetiTDP.ps.gz AVrobots.tar
Attempto! University of Tuebingen Germany
Team Contact: Michael Plagge (+49/0) 7071 / 29 78989
Team members: (+49/0) 7071 / 29 5091
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz (frequency hopping) Research Topics: Fast and Reliable, Distributed Multisensor Fusion, World Modeling, Cooperation
Team Description Paper: AttemptoTDP.ps.gz
CMU Hammerheads Carnegie Mellon University U.S.A.
Team Contact: Tucker Balch +1-412-268-1780
Team members: 5 +1-412-268-5576
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Cooperative Behaviors, Communication, Distributed Sensor Fusion
Team Description Paper: CMU_TDP.pdf
CoPS Stuttgart University of Stuttgart, IPVR Germany
Team Contact: Reinhard Lafrenz +49-711-7816-247
Team members: 10 +49-711-7816-250
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz (BreezeNet) Research Topics: Cooperation in Multi-Robot Systems
Team Description Paper: copsTDP.ps.gz
CS Freiburg University of Freiburg Germany
Team Contact: Bernhard Nebel +49-761-203-8221
Team members: +49-761-203-8222
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Laser Based Self-Localization and Navigation, Cooperative Sensing, Multi Agent Cooperation, Machine Learning, Action Selection and Planning
Team Description Paper: cs-freiburgTDP.ps.gz
Eigen Keio University Japan
Team Contact: Kougo Junichi +81-45-563-1141 - ext. 43089
Team members: 7 +81-45-563-2778
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Control of Autonomous Mobile Robots, Cooperative Behaviour
Team Description Paper: EigenTDP.pdf
Fun2maS (Milan Robot Team) Politecnico di Milano and Universita degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca Italy
Team Contact: Andrea Bonarini +39 02 2399 3525
Team members: 10 +39 02 2399 3411
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 compliant Research Topics: Omnidirectional Vision, Self-Localization, Multi-Agent Coordination, Agent Architecture, Multi-Agent Adaptation, Strategy Learning
Team Description Paper: Fun2maS_TDP.pdf
Fusion Kyushu University,
Hitachi Information&Control Systems, Inc.,
Fukuoka University		 Japan
Team Contact: Takeshi Matsuoka +81-92-871-6631- ext .6341
Team members: 7 +81-92-865-6031
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Optimal Planning in the Dynamic Environment
Team Description Paper: FusionTDP.pdf
GMD Robots GMD German National Research Center
for Information Technology		 Germany
Team Contact: Ansgar Bredenfeld +49-2241-14-2841
Team members: 8 +49-2241-14-2342
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Programming of Behaviours (using our Dual Dynamics methodology/architecture) and Understanding Tradeoffs in Large Behavior Systems, Cooperative Behavior, Learning in Dynamic Environments, Control
Team Description Paper: GMD_TDP.pdf
ISePorto Team Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto - LSA/ISEP Portugal
Team Contact: José Miguel Almeida +351 228340500
Team members: 6 +351 228321159
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Electronics, Robotics, Education with Mobile Robotics, Embedded systems, Nonlinear Control Systems, Data Fusion, Vision-Based Self-Localization, Discrete control sistems, Hybrid Systems, Decision and Cooperation.
Team Description Paper: ISePortoTDP.pdf
ISocRob Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica - IST Portugal
Team Contact: Pedro Lima +351-21-8418274
Team members: 6 +351-21-8418291
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11 compliant Research Topics: Multi-Agent Systems, Vision-Based Self-Localization, Multi-Sensor Navigation, Cooperative Navigation
Team Description Paper: ISocRobTDP.ps.gz
JayBots John Hopkins University U.S.A.
Team Contact: Darius Burschka +1 410 516 5521
Team members: 8 +1 410 516 6134
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Visual Tracking, Behavior-Based Robotics, Vision systems for real-time dynamic tasks, Self Localization, Control, Electronics
Team Description Paper: JayBotsTDP.zip
Minho Team University of Minho Portugal
Team Contact: Fernando Ribeiro +351-253-510190
Team members: 6 +351-253-510189
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Image Processing, Control, Self-Localization, Cooperative Autonomous Behaviour in Multi-Robot Systems, Electronics
Team Description Paper: MinhoTDP.pdf
Munin Uppsala University Sweden
Team Contact: Lars Asplund +46 18 471 3527
Team members: 10 +46 18 55 02 25
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Reinforcement Learning
Team Description Paper: muninTDP.pdf
Pasargad Zanjan University Iran
Team Contact: Mohsen Afsharchi +98 241 5283077
Team members: 16 +98 241 5283077
Wireless Comms Frequency: 990 MHz and 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Image processing, Fuzzy logic, Sonar-based self-localization, Nonlinear control system, Intelligent RGB filters
Team Description Paper: PasargadTDP.pdf
Philips CFT RoboCup Team Philips Centre for Industrial Technology The Netherlands
Team Contact: Ton Peijnenburg +31 40 2736054
Team members: 20 +31 40 2733201
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz (BreezeNet) Research Topics: Robotics, Sensor Motion Coupling, Autonomous Behaviour.
Team Description Paper: PhilipsCFT_TDP.zip
RMIT United Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - RMIT University Australia
Team Contact: Mark Makies +61-3-9925-5362
Team members: 6 +61-3-9662-5340
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11 compliant Research Topics: Cooperative Behaviour, Physical Robot Dynamics, Vision Capture with Integrated DSP Processing
Team Description Paper: RMITTDP.pdf
Robosix Robosix France
Team Contact: Ryad Benosman +33 1 44 27 23 49
Team members: 15 +33 1 44 27 62 14
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Panoramic Vision Sensors, Localisation Using Vision, Multi-Agent Cooperation
Team Description Paper: RobosixTDP.pdf
SBURT Team Shahid Beheshti University Iran
Team Contact: Omid Hashemipour +98 21 29902261
Team members: 12 +98 21 2417940
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Image Processing, Microcontroller-Based DC Motors Control, New Methods for More Intelligent Play System
Team Description Paper: sburtTDP.pdf
Sharif CE Sharif University of Technology Iran
Team Contact: Mansour Jamzad +98-21-918-2727 - ext. 4618
Team members: 6 +98-21-600-5616
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Robot Vision, Robot Control, Robot Mechanical Design, Multi Agent Systems, Robot Imaging Hardware
Team Description Paper: sharifTDP.ps.gz
S.P.Q.R. University "La Sapienza" - Roma Italy
Team Contact: Daniele Nardi
Luca Iocchi		 +39 06 4991 8330
Team members: 10 +39 06 8530 0849
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Vision-Based World Reconstruction, Self-Localization, Multi-Robot Coordination, High-Level Action Planning
Team Description Paper: SPQR_TDP.ps.gz
SP-Vanquish Singapore Polytechnic Singapore
Team Contact: Christopher Teoh + 65-7721218
Team members: 5 +65-7721974
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11 compliant Research Topics: Robot Localisation, Omni-Directional Vision, Multi-agent Systems
Team Description Paper and robot: VanquishTDP.pdf SP-Vanquish_robot.doc
Clockwork Orange: The Dutch RoboSoccer Team 4 collaborating Dutch Universities:
University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam, Utrecht University, TU Delft		 The Netherlands
Team Contact: Marco Wiering +31 30 2539209
Team members: 20 +31 30 2513791
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Self Localization, Multi-Agent Coordination, Hybrid Multi-Agent Architectures, Sensor Data Fusion, Team Strategies, Real-Time Adaptation, Vision
Team Description Paper: Clockwork_OrangeTDP.ps.gz
The Omega Bots Individual USA
Team Contact: Matt Duggan +1-336-712-0493
Team members: 1 none
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Autonomous robots with the ability to learn new behaviors based on their interaction with the environment.
Team Description Paper: OmegaBotsTDP.pdf
The Scarabs High School Students and Teachers
from the Los Angeles area in California		 USA
Team Contact: Michael Randall +1-310-459-0117
Team members:
Wireless Comms Frequency: 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz Research Topics:
Team Description Paper: ScarabsTDP.ps.gz
The Ulm Sparrows University of Ulm Germany
Team Contact: Gerhard Kraetzschmar +49-731-50-24155
Team members: +49-731-50-24156
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics:
Team Description Paper: UlmSparrowsTDP.pdf
Trackies Osaka University Japan
Team Contact: Yasutake Takahashi +81-6-6879-7349
Team members: +81-6-6879-7348
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Acquiring Purposive and Cooperative Behaviors Based on Reinforcement Learning and/or Evolutionary Systems and also Situation Recognition Based Vision System
Team Description Paper: trackiesTDP.ps.gz
WinKIT Factory for Dream and Ideas
Kanazawa Institute of Technology		 Japan
Team Contact: Kosei Demura +81-76-248-1100
Team members: 12 +81-76-248-7318
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Learning in the Dynamic Environment
Team Description Paper: WinKITTDP.pdf
Xarrin Xarrin Advanced technologies Iran
Team Contact: Ali Hamidi +(9821)8057110-12
Team members: 11 +(9821)8052912
Wireless Comms Frequency: 2.4 GHz Research Topics: Multi Agent Architecture, Fuzzy Control, Coaching & Opponent Modeling, Flexible Movable Robot
Team Description Paper: XarrinTDP.zip
URL: http://robocup-2001-msl.isr.ist.utl.pt/midsizeteams.html
Author: Pedro Lima
Last modified: 28 Mar 2001