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Leipzig: Best Place for Robots and Friends
(07/03/2016) It was a festival for the mind and the heart: The 20th RoboCup combined scientific peak performances with the outstanding enthusiasm of participants from all over the world. The world championships of intelligent robots inspired 35,000 participants and visitors on the Leipzig exhibition grounds. The competitions were accompanied by an exciting exhibition, a scientific technical program and numerous participation offerings.
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Amazon Picking Challenge: Here are the winners
(07/02/2016) At the Amazon Picking Challenge over the last two days, 16 teams from around the world were tasked with picking up and safely depositing 20 items from a shelf in the shortest possible time period. The winners were announced today during the award ceremony.
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Start of Recruiting exhibition at RoboCup
(07/01/2016) The promotion of young talent is a priority - and not just for RoboCup Junior. The concurrent Recruiting exhibition, which provides visitors with a chance to meet their future employers in the robotics industry, starts today at the Congress Center Leipzig.
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RoboCup kick-off: All events at a glance
(06/30/2016) The time has finally come: RoboCup is in Leipzig! Starting today, the best of the best show what robotics can already do today. 3,500 participants and their 1,200 robots have until Sunday to compete for the world championship title. Here is a short summary of which teams are playing when, and which events will take place in connection with the competitions.
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Focus on the future: Robots are taking over Leipzig
(06/29/2016) Just now teams are preparing for the competitions and are letting their robots warm up in training runs. Starting tomorrow total of 3,500 participants from 45 countries and regions will compete at RoboCup in 17 disciplines. We have summed up for you the disciplines one last time.
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Exciting facts and figures about RoboCup 2016 – Part 2
(06/27/2016) From line management to robot communication: The robots’ specific requirements do not only challenge the colleagues at FAIRNET in building arenas accurately to the millimetre, especially the IT department is needed more than ever. The second part of our fact check talks about some of the outstanding milestones that were achieved during preparations for the RoboCup 2016.
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Exciting facts and figures about RoboCup 2016 – Part 1
(06/23/2016) It is RoboCup time in Leipzig! And not only robots but also humans have put some obstacles in the way of the colleagues at Leipziger Messe, who have been working for many months to create the ideal competition conditions. Our fact check talks about some of the outstanding milestones that were achieved as part of this process.
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RoboCup Leipzig: Using small robots to learn for the big robots
(06/22/2016) Most people know robots as machines that accurately perform previously defined processes. Their advantage over other industrial equipment is that they can be used in a variety of situations due to their considerable flexibility. To further increase this level of flexibility, Augsburg-based automation specialist KUKA relies on an intensive exchange with the global robotics community. Competitions such as RoboCup translate tasks from the factory of the future into scientific challenges for the researchers. In this way, competition among the teams gives rise to innovative solutions that are needed to further enhance production towards Industry 4.0. At Leipziger Messe, these approaches can be experienced live at RoboCup from 30 June to 3 July.
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Amazon Picking Challenge: Perfect merchandise logistics
(06/21/2016) Taking items from a shelf and putting it into a container - an easy task for humans but still a considerable challenge for robots. At the Amazon Picking Challenge, which in this year is taking place during the RoboCup, 16 teams from all over the World will focus on this logistic task.
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Looking forward to RoboCup
(06/20/2016) Preparations are in full swing. More than 3,500 scientists and young talent from all over the world will meet in Leipzig from 30 June to 4 July. A number of partners and sponsors from a variety of industries are supporting this unique event to ensure a perfect RoboCup. Now the companies tell us what they look forward to at the 2016 RoboCup.
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