Agenda
       Agenda
       • Introduction and Challenges.
       • Architecture of RoboCup Soccer Simulator.
       • Format and Regulations of the Game.
       • Team Coordination and Agent Architectures.
       • Brief Demonstration.
       • Question and Answer.
       
                
       Introduction
       Introduction
       • The RoboCup Competition pits robots (real 
         and virtual) against each other in a simulated 
         soccer tournament.
       • The aim of the RoboCup competition is to 
         foster an interdisciplinary approach to 
         robotics and agent-based AI by presenting a 
         domain that requires large-scale coorperation 
         and coordination in a dynamic, noisy, 
         complex environment.
        
                 
       Challenges
       Challenges
       • The environment is highly dynamic.
       • The perception of each player is locally 
         limited.
       • The role of each player can be different.
       • Communication among players is limited, 
         therefore each agent is required to. 
         behave very flexibly and autonomously.
       
                
      Two Approaches to 
      Two Approaches to 
      Building a Soccer Team
      Building a Soccer Team
      • Using Genetic Programming to learn 
        individual and team behaviours.
      • Using High-level Concepts such as 
        Roles, Responsibilities and 
        Strategies.
       
              
      A. Using Genetic 
      A. Using Genetic 
      Programming to Learn 
      Programming to Learn 
      Individual and Team 
      Individual and Team 
      Behaviours [Farris et al, 
      Behaviours [Farris et al, 
      97]
      97]
      • Problem with reactive, behaviour-
        based approach to coordinating the 
        soccer team.
      • Learn good behaviours and 
        coordination on their own.
      • Other Learning strategies such as 
        neural and decision trees.