2008 National RoboCup Junior
The Australian RoboCup Junior competitions were held at the hands-on Science & Technology museum SciTech in Perth, Western Australia, during September 21st & 22nd September 2008. There were 13 teams from China, 8 from Singapore, and more than 20 teams from Schools across Australia & Tasmania competing.
National RoboCup Junior Premier Rescue Finalists
The following image is of the the RoboCup Junior Premier Rescue finalists.
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A YouTube video of several of these robots performing can be seen here.
National RoboCup Junior Heavyweight Soccer Robot finalists
A YouTube video of the best 2008 heavyweight soccer robots competing in the first half of their 2008 final can be seen by clicking here.
Best Tasmanian Soccer Robot
A demonstration of the heavyweight robot that won the Tasmanian event can be seen by clicking here. Most of the Tasmanian Soccer Robots are lightweight Robots made from LEGO. No videos were taken of the local robots in action, but two YouTube videos of overseas LEGO Soccer Robot demonstrations can be seen here (was its goal legal?) and here.
National Senior Robotic Dance
A YouTube video of the winning Senior Dance performance can be seen here.
www.DrGraeme.net - RoboCup Junior Australia 2008 Premier Rescue and Robot Soccer finalists