Title : 
RoboCup as a research program
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sci. Lab., Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
An overview of RoboCup (The World Cup Robot Soccer), which offers opportunities for AI and robotics research by providing an attractive but formidable challenge. It also provides a range of challenge programs which is designed to evaluate specific technical issues. The challenge program will be up-dated and new challenges will be offered as technology progresses. Along with other programs such as an education program, RoboCup offers a comprehensive research program which promotes AI and robotics
         
        
            Keywords : 
entertainment; games of skill; mobile robots; sport; AI research; RoboCup; The World Cup Robot Soccer; football; robotics research; Artificial intelligence; Computer architecture; Computer science; Intelligent robots; Laboratories; Robot sensing systems; Software agents; Space technology; Strategic planning; World Wide Web;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1997. IROS '97., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Grenoble
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-4119-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/IROS.1997.656813