Good Luck at Robo-One 11!

[DerekZahn]

In case any of our colleagues from Japan check out robosavvy, I'd just like to wish you all good fortune at the competition this weekend!

Lots of us are eagerly waiting for news and results!

[srobot]

I'd just like to wish you all good fortune at the competition this weekend!

Lots of us are eagerly waiting for news and results!

Same here!

I really hate to point to my self, but I've wrote some stuff about Robo-One 11. You can find it here:

http://ribolabs.wordpress.com/?s=robo-o ... tton=Go%21

Can't wait,
--Scotty

[srobot]

24 Hours left!

http://ribolabs.wordpress.com/2007/03/2 ... eft-video/

[DerekZahn]

Congratulations to all the participants and winners, and to robots-dreams for posting some videos and photos!

OmniZero just gets more and more amazing. It certainly looks like the trend in the demonstration event is toward more and more props being included in the routines, and the judges are extremely impressed by the integration of sensors.

The video of the final fight shows just how far these robots have come in the last five years. That match is really starting to look like an actual fight, despite the "crab walking". I was really impressed by how well the bots are moving around and how (despite the feet getting smaller) they are falling down less and less. The online translators call Dr. GIY's robot "marine bioluminiscence" for some reason so that's how I will always think of it

Although I'm sure there was a lot of grumbling about the rule change regarding attacks that make the robot fall over without being successful, I think it makes for a huge improvement -- especially in the long term, where foundational capabilities like moving around become more important than dumb looking stunts.

Does anybody know if there will be a Robo-One 12 this fall? I still have a fantasy of trying to attend.

[tempusmaster]

Congratulations to all the participants and winners, and to robots-dreams for posting some videos and photos!

Thanks!

OmniZero just gets more and more amazing.

Maeda is definitely a 'Pro'. Besides working on OmniZero in his spare time, his day job is working for VStone, and he's one of the key members of Team Osaka the RoboCup champions.

It certainly looks like the trend in the demonstration event is toward more and more props being included in the routines, and the judges are extremely impressed by the integration of sensors.

The primary reason for all the props was the dual challenge/theme for ROBO-ONE 11 of jumping rope and also some service to mankind. Quite a few competitors showed off floor cleaning, window washing, or even white board erasing.

The judges are usually the members of the organizing committee, and tend to reward routines that promote the overall objectives of the organization. As a result, sometimes there have been some really 'neat' demonstrations that were given low scores, and less exciting or interesting demonstrations that scored much higher.

The video of the final fight shows just how far these robots have come in the last five years. That match is really starting to look like an actual fight, despite the "crab walking". I was really impressed by how well the bots are moving around and how (despite the feet getting smaller) they are falling down less and less.

There's been dramatic improvement over the past 18 months. This time around there was considerably less "falling down" because of the rule that a 'slip down' counts as half a 'down'. Slip twice and it's a down, whether or not your opponent hits you - so the competitors are a lot more aware and careful. It really improved the overall matches quite a bit.

The online translators call Dr. GIY's robot "marine bioluminiscence" for some reason so that's how I will always think of it

Kind of like thinking of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter as the storm. That's cool.

Although I'm sure there was a lot of grumbling about the rule change regarding attacks that make the robot fall over without being successful, I think it makes for a huge improvement -- especially in the long term, where foundational capabilities like moving around become more important than dumb looking stunts.

There was some grumbling, but not as much as you might imagine. They always love a good engineering challenge, and the rule change gave them an excuse to redesign and improve once again.

Does anybody know if there will be a Robo-One 12 this fall? I still have a fantasy of trying to attend.

There will be a ROBO-ONE Asia event later in this year - there was a lot of participation from Korea, and the head of the ROBO-ONE Korea group was an active member of the executive panel this time.

In his speech, Nishimura alluded to a ROBO-ONE competition in West Japan, but wasn't ready to disclose any specifics. My guess is they will go with a schedule that alternates between a Fall (September) competition held in the western part of Japan and the Spring (March) competition held here in Tokyo. It's a safe bet that there will be some sort of major ROBO-ONE competition here next Fall.

[limor]

The omni-zero robot is unreal!

What servos and controler did he use ?

http://www.robots-dreams.com/2007/03/ro ... _omni.html

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