“This is better than Euro 2012!”

“This is better than Euro 2012!”, said one of the spectators at the final match of RoboCup SSL North American Open at UBC, echoing the atmosphere of excitement and fun that eveyone felt at the RoboCup NAO for one amazing week! The conference came to an official end this weekend, after a closing banquet and [...]

RoboCup SSL North American Open *FINAL GAME*! ZJUNLict 7-0 ER-FORCE

What a game! The first ever RoboCup SSL North American Open Final delivered all the action and drama that its title promised! Germany’s ER-FORCE and China’s ZJUNLict went to battle for the winning title, and they did not disappoint. With press, spectators, volunteers, curious observers, and of course an international audience watching through live stream, [...]

Pass/ Intercept Challenge Time!

After a whole round of fierce competition, the teams got a chance for some more competition! A little less fierce granted, but hard nonetheless! The Pass/Intercept challenge tests the teams’, you guessed it, passing and intercepting skills! Four robots try to pass to each other as many times as possible, while two robots from the [...]

Mixed Team Challenge #3: ER-FORCE vs Thunderbots and ZJUNLict

The final match of the mixed team challenge had the hosts, UBC’s Thunderbots,  join ZJUNLict clad in yellow and go up against Germany’s ER-FORCE, going as the blues. The game was off to an exciting start with an early attempt on goal by ER-FORCE which was blocked successfully. After a time out to deal with [...]

Mixed Team Challenge #2: Thunderbots vs ZJUNLict and ER-FORCE

The next match of the mixed team challenge had UBC’s Thunderbots face off against ZJUNLict and ER-FORCE joined together. The robots took off quickly, but the pace of the game was often slowed down by a stream of double- touch fouls. Some time was also spent on a scuffle of robots in front of the [...]

Mixed Team Challnge #1: ZJUNLict vs ER-FORCE and Thunderbots

Today the teams have started a round of mixed-teams matches in which robots from two teams join together and go against the third team. The first match-up of the day saw ZJUNLict go against the combined strength of ER-FORCE and Thunderbots. The game had an exciting pace with solid defense and offense from both sides, [...]

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RoboCup SSL North American Competition and Conference aims to foster academic research and collaboration in robotics amongst members of the RoboCup Small Sized League (SSL) as well as promote interest in robotics research and development at UBC and in Canada.

RoboCup is the most prestigious robotics competition in the world, attracting over 3,000 researchers and students from over 40 countries annually. With RoboCup 2012 being held this year in Mexico City, UBC is hosting a SSL local competition, followed by a week-long 'camp' the week before the world competitions. The local competition attracts some of the best teams of the league and some of brightest young minds in the field. The week-long events aims to engage industrial partners, the university community as well as the Vancouver greater community by ways of interacting with the teams, and participating in lectures and workshops.

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