References

Here are official, authoritative RoboCup reference links you can safely use for rules, requirements, and TDP (these are the real sources used by teams & reviewers):

RoboCup Official Website 👉 https://www.robocup.org

This is the root for:

Competition overview
Leagues
Calls for participation
Past competitions

Robocup 2026 Calls

https://lists.robocup.org/archives/list/robocup-nao@lists.robocup.org/thread/RUYYOWTR7OULL4CPMDQP3MUSBYZ2TNFE/

Robocup Apllicant

https://humanoid.robocup.org/robocup-2025/qualified-teams-for-rc-2025/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3y7md1T3KA

http://humanoid.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/Blenders_FC-tdp-679b16b2f3398.pdf

http://humanoid.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/Blenders_FC-specs-679b16b2f3067.pdf

http://humanoid.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/BlendersFC_8.pdf

Other Robo sources code

https://github.com/BlendersFC/BlendBots_FC

⚽ RoboCup Soccer Leagues

RoboCup Soccer main page 👉 https://www.robocup.org/leagues/robocup-soccer

From here you can navigate to:

Humanoid League
Standard Platform League
Small / Middle Size League

🤖 RoboCup Humanoid League (MOST IMPORTANT)

Humanoid League official page 👉 https://humanoid.robocup.org

This page contains:

League description
Technical focus
Competition format

📘 Official Rulebook (Humanoid League)

Humanoid League Rules (latest & archived) 👉 https://humanoid.robocup.org/rules/

You MUST follow:

Robot size limits (KidSize / Teen / Adult)
Autonomy rules
Hardware restrictions
Game rules & penalties

⚠️ Always check rules for the specific year (rules change slightly every year)

📝 Team Description Paper (TDP)

Humanoid League TDP information 👉 https://humanoid.robocup.org/tdp/

Contains:

TDP structure
Required sections
Submission guidelines
Review criteria

This is CRUCIAL for selection.

🧠 RoboCup Scientific Focus

RoboCup Research Topics 👉 https://www.robocup.org/research

Shows what RoboCup values:

AI
Robotics
Multi-agent systems
Computer vision
Human–robot interaction

📚 Past Teams & Papers (VERY USEFUL)

RoboCup Symposium Proceedings (Springer) 👉 https://link.springer.com/conference/robocup

Use this for:

Seeing real accepted approaches
Citing SOTA methods
Strengthening your TDP

🤖 Robotis OP3 (Your Robot)

ROBOTIS OP3 official documentation 👉 https://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/platform/op3/

Includes:

Hardware specs
ROS / ROS2 support
Sensors & kinematics

🧪 Simulation (Webots – used by many RoboCup teams)

Webots Official Site 👉 https://cyberbotics.com

Webots RoboCup resources 👉 https://cyberbotics.com/doc/guide/robocup

Useful for:

Sim-to-real
Testing before competition
TDP technical validation

✅ TL;DR (If You Only Bookmark 5 Links)

If you want, next I can:

📄 Draft a Humanoid League TDP outline with citations
🧠 Show SOTA papers Humanoid League teams actually cite
🗺️ Map OP3 + ROS2 + Webots → RoboCup rules (gap analysis)

Just tell me which one you want.

Install ROS2 HUmble

🌍 Main RoboCup Organization