Robocup 2025 Salvador - Day 2
The second setup day began with working through open tasks from the previous day. More software tests were carried out and smaller bugs were fixed. Here we made use of the help of the rest of our team, who had stayed at home. We also tested the league’s new Game Controller and familiarized ourselves with how to operate it. Since we are only taking part in the competition with five people, it was important to also get used to our new roles – such as referee, robot handler or setup at the edge of the field. As part of the referee training, which was run by our league’s Technical Committee, Mia, Moritz and David received an introduction to the current rulebook as well as the procedures of the Robot Inspection and the games.
At the subsequent Robot Inspection, our robots passed all requirements without any problems – including dimensions, emergency stop, team markers and stand-up behavior. We even received explicit praise for the implementation of our new emergency stop. Unfortunately, only 11 of 13 teams passed the inspection. Two teams failed this year’s inspection. The exchange within the league worked well, though – we and other teams talked, shared experiences and gave help to make participation next year easier. Once again it became clear that RoboCup is not only a competition, but also a strong community.
Another highlight of the day was the league photo, at which a major Brazilian TV broadcaster was also present – we were briefly seen live in the report. Here is the link to the report Overall, the second setup day was calm, if intense. Despite making full use of the hall’s opening hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., there was time for a short lunch break with a visit to the food area – including burgers and fries on site.
