Robot 2006

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With a renew team (new members), and some improvements in hardware and software. The main concern was increase the reliability of the robots. Other improvements is the remodelling of game strategy.

Photographs:Team.

Participations: Dutch Open 2006(2nd place), Robótica 2006 (1st place), Robocup 2006 (5th place)

Robot Description: TDP-2006

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Improvements from previous version: cpu boards, upway kicker, relative movement using dynamic controller, absolute localization system

 

MINHO TEAM 2006 - Robocup Qualification

Robot 2005

Robots had been submitted to a deep remodelling. The alterations most significant had been the exchange of engines and the implementation of a i2c net for communication between the differents devices. The robots had also used for the first time this new appearance.

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Photographs:Team.

Participations: German Open 2005 (2nd place), Robotica 2005 (1st place), Robocup 2005 (5th place)

Robot Description:

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Improvements from previous version: motors, motorcontroller boards, i2c communication protocol, new visual.

Robot 2004

We make some changes in the structural level. Software also suffered changes.It was improved the vision system, new mirrors and a new setting system. We used a new CPU compact boards.

Photographs:Team.

Participations: German Open 2004 (3rd place), Robotica 2004 (1st place), Robocup 2004 (5th place)

Robot Description:

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Robot 2003

In Setember 2002 a group of 5 students and one mechanical leaded by Prof. Fernando Ribeiro started making a new gereration robotic football team. This new generation had with main objective the participation in Robocup 2003 in Italy, to which got magnificent 5º place.

Photographs:Team.

Participations: German Open 2003, Robotica 2003, Robocup 2003

Robot Description:

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Let's look at the trailer (47.0Mb)
Kick (1.0Mb)
Ball handler (0.4Mb)
Drible (2.0Mb)
Robot Vision (1.2Mb)
FUNNY GOAL against Attempto Team 1 (2.0Mb)
FUNNY GOAL against Attempto Team 2 (2.6Mb)
FUNNY GOAL against Attempto Team 3 (2.0Mb)

Robot 2002

Four people only continued developing these robots, and participated on the EUropean RoboCup version in the Netherlands. At the end of the year, we organised the first robocup rules National competition in Guimarães,Portugal. With lots of public attending the event was a success.

Photographs:Team.

Participations: EuRoboCup'2000 (Amsterdam, Holand), First National competition with the RoboCup rules (Guimarães, Portugal),

Robot Description

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Improvements from previous version: Video emmitters on the robots, electrical kicker, flexible colour calibration, wireless network board.

Robot 2001

In continuous research and development, the team is preparing to attend the RoboCup'2001 held in Seattle. The sponsors were contacted and the budget was achieved. The robots were again improved with 3 students and 2 staff. In order to prepare this participation the team already participated in another robocup rules National competition held in Porto.

Photographs:Team,

Participations: RoboCup'2001 (Seattle, USA), Second National competition with the RoboCup rules (Porto, Portugal),

Robot Description

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Improvements from previous version: Completly new platform, two cameras per robot, Stronger kicker, new colour calibration technique (faster and more reliable), cooperation between robots.

Others (IMPORTANT):

Robot a 3D,


Colour description,


Game Strategy,


colour gamut used for lower plan,


colour gamut used for higher plan,


Construction of a football Simulator software which genarates a game in VRML 3D (plug-in needed),


Field in 3D (VRML plug-in needed),


Old robots in 3D (VRML plug-in needed).

Robot 2000

Four people only continued developing these robots, and participated on the EUropean RoboCup version in the Netherlands. At the end of the year, we organised the first robocup rules National competition in Guimarães,Portugal. With lots of public attending the event was a success.

Photographs:Team.

Participations: EuRoboCup'2000 (Amsterdam, Holand), First National competition with the RoboCup rules (Guimarães, Portugal),

Robot Description

Research details: see articles on R&D Link

Improvements from previous version: Video emmitters on the robots, electrical kicker, flexible colour calibration, wireless network board.

Robot 1999

With more or less the same team of humans and Another 6  months of work, these robots were improved. This year the participation were on FICT again and for the first time ROoboCup'99 in Stockholm. The presence there was very important to acquire know-how.

Photographs:Team, field, Supporters


Participations: RoboCup'99 (Stockholm, Sweden), FICT'99 (Bourges, France), DEMO in Seia (Portugal), DEMO in Lisbon (Portugal).


Robot Description


Research details: see articles on R&D Link


Improvements from previous version: Mechanics improved, new control software, new routines for image processing.

Robot 1998

In January 1998 a group of 3 students leaded by Prof. Fernando Ribeiro started making a robotic football team as a final undergraduate project. The project consisted on three very simple mobile autonomous robots, which play with the help of a ball handle. They participated on the FICT (Festival Internacional de Science et Technology) in Bourges, France, and got second place.


Photographs: Team, field, Supporters


Participations: FICT'98 (Bourges, France)


Robot Description


Research details: see articles on R&D Link


Improvements from previous version: Robos built from scratch, and everything was developed (mechanics, electronics, software, etc). The drivers for the video camera and the control software was new.