Nao-Team HTWK 6:0 HULKS

We are happy to announce a 6:0 victory over team HULKS from Hamburg in the opening match of the round robin stage.

Charging forward

HULKS goalkeeper in action

Our next task will be to adapt our shooting, as our striker missed the opponent goal too often. HULKS goalkeeper also did a good job and prevented our offense from scoring more often.

As you might have noticed, we also have new jerseys. They have been sewn by our member Eike and look fantastic when worn by a Nao.

Robocup German Open 2015 Livestream

This year, the HTWK Leipzig StreamTeam (http://streamteam.fbm.htwk-leipzig.de) will stream all SPL matches in this year's Robocup German Open Competition: http://streamteam.fbm.htwk-leipzig.de/live

For the complete Schedule and list of results, please see http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/spl/bin/view/Website/GermanOpenResults2015

Testing ... Testing ...

To finish up the day we arranged a test game together with the Nao-Devils. This occasion was used to check our new whistle recognition. Detecting the referees whistle is a new challenge this year designed to move our robotics competition closer to human football.

As usual test games are ended early when both teams have seen enough gameplay situations. The scoreboard was displaying a 2:0 lead for us at the end. Thus we are looking forward for tomorrow when the first regular games are scheduled.

End of Setup

The setup stage of the current German Open are over, as the hall will close in a few minutes. So far we are very happy with our progress and are confident to fix some minor problems.
The stream will be available tomorrow 10 CEST under streamteam.fbm.htwk-leipzig.de. We look forward to our matches and hope to have you all tune in.

It has begun

Just now our robot with the name Megamind manged to score the very first goal of this year's German Open Robotics Competition.

 
Today, drop-in games are played. In these games robots of several teams join forces to score as many points as possible while being opposed by another mixed team. Our Megamind is paired up with robots from the teams Bembelbots, HULKS and SPURT. Together they managed to outplay their opponents. In the first half of the first drop-in games, Megamind managed to score two goals in total supported by the other robots.

German Open Schedule

The schedule for the German Open main competition and the additional Drop-In challenge has been released. The first Drop-In games start today at 17:00 CEST. Tomorrows Drop-In starts at 9:00 CEST, before the match between us and the team HULKS from Hamburg will kick off the tournament.
Check this page for the full schedule and updates on the results.

Preparation for the challenge

German Open Crosses and Lines

During the day we accomplished some small, but very important tasks. The crosses which symbolize the penalty points are now actual crosses and the borderline of the field is covered in black tape.

The finalized field was already used by Berlin United and Nao-Devils Dortmund for a quick test match.

Staring down the Penalty Point

German Open 2015: Setup stage has begun

We arrived in Magdeburg some hours ago for the 2 setup days prior to the German Open. The trip went smoothly and we were already able to get some work done as well as meeting old friends.

GermanOpen! We are ready~

Iran Open 2015 Closing Ceremony

The Iran Open 2015 ended with a long closing ceremony yesterday evening. After many Iranian politicians and scientists had given speeches, we were awarded the first place in Standard Platform League Soccer - accompanied by the cheering audience.

We are now looking forward to two more, hopefully eventful, days on which we hope to visits at least some of the promising attractions of Tehran.

Iran Open 2015 Final: We won!

It has been an exciting and surprising match against the former champion MRL from Tehran. But the hard work and sleepless nights during the last days finally paid off.
Our striker took the first chance right after the kick-off and made his way through the Iranian defence of three robots in an instant.
In the end of the first half MRL seemed to catch up as their striker gained the ball and came dangerously close to our goal. Luckily, our defence cleared the ball, brought the ball back into the opponent's half of the field where MRL eventually scored an own goal.
The second half started with a goal for our team. Soon after, our defence saved us from a goal by MRL.
In the last minutes of the match, MRL managed to kick the ball into the far right corner of our goal where our goalkeeper wasn't able to catch it.
The match ended with a satisfying final score of 3:1.

MRL's goal in the last quarter of the match.

Z-Knipsers vs. Nao Team HTWK - 0:7

We started the day with a 0:7 victory against Z-Knipsers from Zurich. We managed to score many goals although we were still facing some minor bugs. But fortunately, the new features introduced during the competition outweighed the outstanding issues.

We are now preparing the robots for the final match against MRL at 13:30 IRDT.

Nao Team HTWK vs. Berlin United - 2:1

We just heard the referee's final blow of the whistle. After a thrilling match we are happy to announce a final score of 2:1.

Berlin United took the lead in the first five minutes of the first half - right when our team had some serious problems regarding the strategy and localization. Luckily, we were able to recover quickly and managed to catch up shortly after.

In the half-time break, we tweaked our strategy a little and were really excited about the upcoming half of the match.

In the second half, the two teams mainly played on Berlin United's half of the field. After one of our robots kicked the ball a little too far to the right of the goal, we eventually regained the ball and scored the final 2:1 goal shortly before the second half was over.

HTWK vs. Dutch Nao Team - 6:0

Our first match ended with a final score of 6:0. Although we are still facing some serious issues, we managed to kick the ball six times into the opponents goal.

Match schedule announced

The Match schedule has been announced. Our first match will start today at 17:00 IRDT or 14:30 CEST, respectively. See the complete schedule of our matches below. Updates will follow shortly after each match.


Matches:

April 8th	17:00 IRDT	(14:30 CEST)	Dutch Nao Team
April 9th	09:30 IRDT	(07:00 CEST)	Berlin United
April 10th	09:30 IRDT	(07:00 CEST)	Z-Knipsers
April 10th	13:30 IRDT	(11:00 CEST)	MRL

Iran Open 2015: First Impressions and Setup

Today, the venue finally opened for the teams. We took a look around and set up our team. The competition will start on Wednesday, April 8th.

Iran Open 2015: Arrival

After a night of wild coding and compiling we managed to get to Berlin Airport safely and took our flight to Tehran, Iran in the early morning. After a 5 hours flight we eventually arrived in Tehran and experienced a warm welcome at our hotel. The Naos also appreciate the refreshing Iranian Malt beer:

We used the first two days for exploring the surroundings and setting up our robots.

Fun fact: this is what you will get when ordering one scoop of  ice cream in Tehran (very delicious).

RoHow - Field Work

We were the first on the field and it's great to see that the RoboCup people can still be amazed by cute robots :-)

RoHow - Welcome Ceremony

A the RoHow was even a welcome ceremony to welcome the team and clarify all the organizing stuff.

Hello Hamburg - RoHow 2014

This autumn starts with a conference in Hamburg. The Hulks organized the event and it's great. Here is a photo of the team.