Robocup 2025 Salvador - Day 1
The first setup day began with the short transport of our equipment to the hall – only a five-minute walk from the hotel. Once at the table, we could start setting up right away and even had internet access immediately. The exchange with other teams didn’t fall short either: we lent out tools and discussed technical novelties such as our IMU swap. Several power outages caused by overload led to all teams being asked to save power. That meant no chance of an electric kettle or cheap coffee.
We tested our robots right away on the artificial turf, which is very similar to the one we have at home. They walked stably, stood up reliably and mostly kicked reliably – only small adjustments were needed. In the end, our complete setup was standing and the livestream could be started. As a short break in between, we went to the beach right behind the hall.
At the end, we also tested a change to the robot. We modified the cables of the webcams, and with a bit of soldering work we were actually able to fix one of our biggest problems so far: our webcams often had connection problems, which led to reconnects and a brief overload of our computer’s USB controller. This caused disruptions in the motor control, which is also connected via USB, so that our robots often ran very jerkily for several seconds during games. Overall, a very successful setup day.
