The NUbots Team Description Paper 2014

cs.RO

/ Authors

Josiah Walker, Trent Houliston, Brendan Annable, Alex Biddulph, Andrew Dabson, Jake Fountain, Taylor Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Mitchell Metcalfe, Anita Sugo

and 4 more authors

Stephan K. Chalup, Robert A. R. King, Alexandre Mendes, Peter Turner

/ Abstract

The NUbots team, from The University of Newcastle, Australia, has had a strong record of success in the RoboCup Standard Platform League since first entering in 2002. The team has also competed within the RoboCup Humanoid Kid-Size League since 2012. The 2014 team brings a renewed focus on software architecture, modularity, and the ability to easily share code. This paper summarizes the history of the NUbots team, describes the roles and research of the team members, gives an overview of the NUbots' robots and software system, and addresses relevant research projects within the the Newcastle Robotics Laboratory.