In recent years, the introduction of affordable platforms in the KidSize class of the Humanoid League has had a positive impact on the performance of soccer robots. The lack of readily available larger robots, however, severely affects the number of participants in Teen- and AdultSize and consequently the progress of research that focuses on the challenges arising with robots of larger weight and size. This paper presents the first hardware release of a low cost Humanoid TeenSize open platform for research, the first software release, and the current state of ROS-based software development. The NimbRo-OP robot was designed to be easily manufactured, assembled, repaired, and modified. It is equipped with a wide-angle camera, ample computing power, and enough torque to enable full-body motions, such as dynamic bipedal locomotion, kicking, and getting up.
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@article{arxiv.1809.11024,
title = {Humanoid TeenSize Open Platform NimbRo-OP},
author = {Max Schwarz and Julio Pastrana and Philipp Allgeuer and Michael Schreiber and Sebastian Schueller and Marcell Missura and Sven Behnke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.11024},
year = {2018}
}
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Proceedings of 17th RoboCup International Symposium, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2013