The UBC Thunderbots are leaving for Istanbul, Turkey this July 1st to represent UBC and Canada in the International RoboCup Competition and Conference.
The team will be competing in the Small Sized League division, where they create autonomous soccer playing robots to play robot soccer against teams from around the world. The team and their league work on research and development in robotics and artificial intelligence. This year, the team will be bringing a fleet of 10 robots to Turkey which they have designed and built.
The UBC Thunderbots placed 11th last year in Robocup 2010, Singapore, in a league with 30 teams. This year however, in the regional North American Open, the UBC Thunderbots were undefeated. With many improvements, including the mechanical development of multi-directional kickers never seen before in the league, the team is hoping for a top 6 finish in Turkey.
Check out www.ubcrobocup.com for more information, blog updates from Turkey, and live video streaming of their games.