University team b-it bots wins at RoboCup 2019

Both teams have been working hard over the past few weeks. The students of the Department of Computer Science at H-BRS became champions in the @work league. At the RoboCup German Open in Magdeburg, the b-it-bots team achieved the first place with over 4,000 points in the overall ranking. The "robOTTO" team from the University of Magdeburg came second with a gap of around 2,000 points, followed by the "LUHbots" from the University of Hanover, "RoboHUB" from Eindhoven and "autonOHM" from TH Nuremberg.

The @work league is about mastering logistical tasks. The aim is for robots to carry out independently a wide range of tasks in warehouses and production facilities. Accordingly, the competition arena is a "room" with low side walls and markings on the floor, the robots have to orient themselves and do their work autonomously. The challenge is to grasp various objects correctly, transport them and place them correctly and undamaged. In the @work league, the robot platform Youbot from Kuka is used; each team also has the option of changing the platform to meet its needs.