Festo Hockey Challenge Cup 

A new challenge to demonstrate artificial intelligence methods using a prepared mobile robot platform of industrial quality with open interfaces for programming and the integration of sensor technology.

The goal of the game is to play hockey using indoor ice-hockey pucks. Each robot has the same fixed device to hold, to pass and to hit a puck. The robot platform is ready to use and can be only changed in terms of integration of sensor technology.

Features:

• The robot must be enabled to catch a puck, "dribbling" with a puck, pass a puck to a team member and to hit a puck to score a goal. This requires an outstanding flexibility in movement behavior and fast recognition of position localization.
• Scoring a goal is almost not possible just by fortune. A strong team work between the robots is necessary.
• The ready to use mobile robot platform allows participants to focus on developing new methods in artificial intelligence and to look for the integration of powerful sensor technology. 
• The common platform provides fair and attractive conditions to benchmark own research results with students all over the world.

More details:

http://www.festo-didactic.com/int-en/
http://openrobotino.org/
email contact: dka@de.festo.com