Soccer robots, 1997 - 2015

Manuela Veloso's connection to soccer robotics began in the late 1990s, when her then-graduate student Peter Stone introduced her to it at a conference. Veloso, Stone, and other students won the first ever RoboCup Federation World Cup in 1997 with robots made from basic erector sets. In 1998 the robots evolved to include a kicking mechanism, and in later years continued to be updated and improved. Veloso was also involved with the Sony Aibo robots which later joined the RoboCup World Cup as part of the Legged League, which no longer competes. The materials in this series include actual robots used for research, parts and pieces, accessories, software, and ephemera from RoboCup events. There is also documentation of the work behind the soccer robot teams, including game playbooks, robot status trackers, and publications from both CMU teams and other organizations who participate.