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RoboCup 2016

Leipzig, Germany

30 June bis 4 July 2016
Leipzig, 22 July 2014

RoboCup WM 2016 is coming to Leipzig
For the first time in ten years, the world championship of robots will be taking place in Germany again.
In the summer of 2016, Leipziger Messe will host the 20th RoboCup, the world championship of robots. The leading international robotics event takes place in a different country each year. It was last held in Germany in 2006, parallel to the soccer world championship, and delighted thousands of visitors in Bremen. “RoboCup is a fascinating event − participants demonstrate top scientific and technical achievements in an entertaining way,” says Markus Geisenberger, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe. “This event is just as interesting for experts as it is for the media and the audience. We are so pleased that our joint proposal with the German RoboCup National Committee, WorldSkills Germany, the Free State of Saxony, and the city of Leipzig has been a success. We would also like to thank the Federal Ministry of Education and Science, as well as our many supporters from business, science and media.”
Up to 3,000 participants from over 40 countries have their autonomous robots compete against each other and solve complex problems at the RoboCup World Championship. In addition to soccer-playing robots, visitors will also meet robots that independently search for survivors in disaster regions or that perform various tasks in an apartment in interaction with humans. At RoboCupJunior, the RoboCup for students up to the age of 20, robots not only play soccer but, among other things, dance to music or come to grips with an obstacle course. Parallel to the competitions, extending over several days, a conference on the latest scientific developments in artificial intelligence and robotics will be held.
With the RoboCup German Open, one of the world’s leading regional RoboCup competitions has been taking place in Magdeburg since 2011. And at the world championships, German participants have represented the largest group for years. That’s why organizing the 2016 World Cup in Germany is a special highlight. “We want to make this RoboCup an event that participants and visitors, as well as Leipzig’s residents, will remember for a long time,” says Gerhard Kraetzschmar, Vice President of the RoboCup Federation and General Chair of RoboCup 2016. “Together with Leipziger Messe and WorldSkills Germany, we have presented a solid, professional concept and are convinced that Leipzig is the ideal place for our world championship.”
Federal government, Free State of Saxony and the city of Leipzig support the RoboCup World Championship 2016
The Federal Minister for Education and Science, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, and Saxony’s Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport, Sven Morlok, will take on the patronage for the RoboCup World Championship 2016. “Saxony is a technology state and an extremely important location for microelectronics. This renders the Free State and the city of Leipzig a good and suitable host for the RoboCup World Championship 2016,” says Minister of State, Morlok. “Saxony is home to innovators who create new products through constantly new ideas. Particularly the excellent networking between science, research and technology companies in the Free State creates the right conditions for high-tech developments “made in Saxony.” Robots that can play soccer are a major scientific achievement and the result of perfect coordination among several disciplines. I am looking forward to the RoboCup World Championship 2016 and am pleased to be a patron.”
The bid was also supported by the city. “Leipzig enjoys an excellent reputation as a location for science,” says Mayor Burkhard Jung. “People have always come here to present innovations, and to exchange information and know-how. The RoboCup World Championship unites science, technology and sports, and audiences can observe spectacular performances. And it doesn’t matter if the robots score seven goals or just one.”
The 20th RoboCup World Championship with accompanying conference will take place from 30 June to 4July 2016, at Leipziger Messe.
About RoboCup
Since 1997, the international RoboCup Federation has been organising an annual world championship for robot soccer. Today, the competitions also include technology transfer in further areas, such as emergency response and crisis management, service robotics, and industrial applications. Initiators of the proposal are Prof. Dr. Sven Behnke, Spokesman of the German RoboCup National Committee; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar, Vice President and Trustee of the RoboCup Federation, General Chair of the RoboCup World Championship 2016 and member of the German RoboCup National Committee; Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk, Trustee of the RoboCup Federation and member of the German RoboCup National Committee; and Dr. Ansgar Bredenfeld, Executive Director of the RoboCup German Open and member of the German RoboCup National Committee.
About Leipziger Messe
With a nearly 850-year history, Leipziger Messe is one of the oldest and leading German trade fair companies. It organises events in Leipzig and at various locations in Germany and abroad. As an all-in-one service provider, the company covers the entire chain in the event business. The exhibition grounds in Leipzig with Congress Center Leipzig are one of the most modern venues in the world. It comprises an exhibition area with 111,300 m² and outdoor exhibition space with 70,000 m². As the first German trade fair company, Leipzig was certified according to the Green Globe Standards. Sustainability is a guiding principle in the company’s business practices.
About WorldSkills Germany e. V.
WorldSkills Germany promotes and supports national and international competitions in non-academic professions. The competitions provide impulses for vocational education and business contacts, and are a platform for presenting the latest developments. They present opportunities to young people at an early stage and motivate them to strive for top achievements in their education. WorldSkills Germany is ambassador for the location of Germany and organiser of the preliminary national qualification competitions for participants of WorldSkills. “After WorldSkills Leipzig 2013, we have the chance to continue the ‘summer fairy tale’ together. For the region of Leipzig and Central Germany, RoboCup 2016 is a special highlight with global appeal. With this event, we hope to show young people just how exciting and fascinating technology can be. We’re pleased to be a part of it,” says Karl-Heinz Pfündner, Chairman of WorldSkills Germany e. V.
About Dr. Bredenfeld UG
In cooperation with partners, Dr. Bredenfeld UG develops and coordinates projects, events and products in the area of “Educational Robotics” in which mobile robots are used as a medium for hands-on and sustainable technical education. The coordination of robot competitions is a main emphasis of the activities.
Contact for the press
Claudia Laßlop

Communication Leipziger Messe Group

Telephone: +49 (0) 341 / 678 65 79

c.lasslop@leipziger-messe.de


www.leipziger-messe.de
In the enclosed group photo (from left): Hubert Romer (WorldSkills Germany e. V.; Managing Director), Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk (Technical University of Darmstadt; Chair for Simulation, System Optimisation and Robotics), Markus Geisenberger (Leipziger Messe GmbH; Managing Director), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kraetzschmar (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences; Chair for Autonomous Systems), Burkhard Jung (city of Leipzig; Mayor), Dr. Ansgar Bredenfeld (Dr. Bredenfeld UG; Managing Director), Silvana Kürschner (Leipziger Messe GmbH; Executive Director Business Development), Prof. Dr. Sven Behnke (University of Bonn; Chair for Autonomous Intelligent Systems)





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