In the game against the reigning world champions Tigers Mannheim, we weren’t able to win, but we were able to hold the 0-0 lead. It was an impressive game from both sides and against such a good opponent we were also able to show what our robots and AI can do. In the second half it was particularly exciting when our mechanics tried to use a timeout to get more time to repair a very broken robot and then unfortunately almost didn’t make it to the end of the game. One of our robots was also rammed and almost did a somersault but luckily got back on its wheels. We were able to defend our goal until the end. Hopefully by the next game we’ll have a few more tricks up our sleeves and manage to win. For the group stage, however, this draw was already a positive result.

NOTICE: The game against Tigers has been moved forward by one hour. So it doesn’t take place at 7:00 p.m. (Germany 2:00 p.m.) but at 6:00 p.m. (Germany 1:00 p.m.).

Live Stream:

RoboCup 2022 – Day 1: ER Force vs TIGERS – YouTube

Live ticker

0′ Kick-off at 18:07.

1′ ER-Force has to restart a robot, but he’s right back at it.

2′ Nice ball passes from both teams

3′ Throw-in for Tigers near the ER-Force goal.
Throw-in for ER-Force near Tigers goal.

4′ ER-Force has to restart two robots again.

halftime

6′ Tigers have to replace a robot.

8′ ER-Force uses a timeout to fix a robot.

9′ Tigers have an opportunity to score, but ER-Force makes a save.

The game ends 0:0

We were able to win the second game against KIKS with a 2:0. We were able to partially solve our wireless problems by repositioning the wireless module. Overall, we’re quite happy with the game, even if there are a few things that need to be improved.

Our next game starts in a few minutes. Here you can follow the development live.

Live ticker

0′ Kick-off at 12:13. ER-Force is still struggling to place the ball.
Unfortunately, the shot on goal went wide. ER-Force places the ball again.
Corner for ER Force. Goal for ER-Force after a corner kick.

1′ Goal for ER Force. Unfortunately, the shot was too fast.

2′ Both teams fail to place the ball

3′ KIKS can’t get out of their half because ER-Force blocks all passes. Unfortunately, ER-Force often fails. ER-Force 4 needs repairs, but was put right back in.

4′ nice moves, but unfortunately no goal.

halftime.

5′ Passing works well, only chance conversion can be improved.

7′ ER-Force must fix the 6. TOR for ER Force

9′ ER-Force has a shot on goal, but it is saved by KIKS.

The game ends 0:2

The first game against RoboDragons is over. Unfortunately we couldn’t win the game with a 0:0 draw. After some radio problems we were able to deliver a solid game. Now it’s back to fixing bugs, testing and repairing robots.

Our next game is today at 12:00 local time (Germany 7:00) against KIKS. (Live stream: RoboCup 2022 – Day 1: ER-Force vs KIKS – YouTube)

Live ticker

0′: Kick-off at 9:13. RoboDragons times out and is already trading robots.

1′ Both teams failed to place the ball for the throw-in, so the referee had to take over.

2′ RoboDragons have to swap a robot again.
ER-Force scores a goal, but it doesn’t count because the ball was touched twice.

3′ Two bots crash into each other. Both teams get a yellow card.
RoboDragons exchanges another robot.
Er-Force Shoots straight into the out.

4′ ER-Force has a chance to score, but unfortunately it didn’t work.
Er-Force takes out robot 7 because he doesn’t drive anymore.

5′ ER-Force 7 comes back into play.
RoboDragons and ER-Force get a yellow card because the robots drove into each other too fast.
The 7 from ER-Force doesn’t drive again.
The 6 from ER-Force also has to go out for a moment, but it’s back in immediately.
ER-Force gets another yellow card.

6′ ER-Force dribbled too far, RoboDragons get a free kick.
Er-Force gets a yellow card and has to take a bot off the field. At the same time, a goal is scored, but it doesn’t count because ER-Force still has too many bots on the field.

7′ RoboDragons shoot wide, ER-Force throw in. ER-Force also shoots out. RoboDragons have throw-in.

8′ Multiple throw-ins for RoboDragons because ER-Force kicks wide.
ER-Force Dribbling too far, free kick for RoboDragons.

9′ ER-Force dribbles the ball too far and gets another yellow card.

10′ The match ends 0:0

Heute war der zweite Setuptag. Nachdem die Vision nun geht, konnten wir uns ans Testen machen. Dabei haben wir festgestellt, dass Visionprobleme in den verschiedensten Variationen auftreten können. Zum Glück konnten wir nach vielen Stunden Arbeit herausfinden, wieso wir den Ball zeitweise immer wieder verlieren. Der Quickfix musste aber noch bis morgen warten.

Insgesamt konnten wir trotzdem einiges testen und uns trotz der Probleme auf das erste Spiel morgen vorbereiten. Wir sind schon sehr gespannt darauf, unseren Prototypen morgen zum ersten Mal in einem Spiel in Aktion zu sehen. Wir werden voraussichtlich mit einer bunten Mischung von Robotern an den Start gehen. Ein Teil sind die guten alten Roboter, ein andere Teil hat bereits experimentelle neue Mechanik verbaut und nicht zu vergessen ist der Prototyp!

Das erste Spiel gegen RoboDragons (Japan) startet morgen um 09:00 Uhr Ortszeit (Deutschland 04:00). Weitere Spiele sind um 12:00 Uhr (Deutschland 07:00), gegen KIKS (Japan) und um 19 Uhr (Deutschland) 14:00 gegen die Tigers Mannheim.

Alle Spiele werden live über YouTube übertragen. Der Link wird morgen kurz vor dem Spiel hier veröffentlicht werden.

This year’s RoboCup will be broadcast live by RoboTeam Twente.

Here is the link for our first game against RoboDragons (Germany 04:00): RoboCup 2022 – Day 1: ER-Force vs RoboDragons – YouTube

All other games can be found under the following link:

RoboTeam Twente – YouTube

We are happy about a lot of support from our homeland!