In total, teams from 16 nations contended. In addition to sports disciplines such as soccer, martial arts, and track and field, the program likewise consisted of competitors in arranging medication and cleansing– offering robots an opportunity to show their abilities. While the majority of groups came from host nation China, worldwide individuals from nations such as Australia, Italy, and the Netherlands also took part.
TU Dortmund University was represented by a group of scientists and trainees from the Departments of Computer Technology and of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. For the TU group, the championship was their first competitors using humanoid robots 1.30 meters tall. Formerly, the Nao Devils had competed with smaller robotics about 60 centimeters high. The robots for the tournament were supplied by the organizer. Nevertheless, how each robotic moved, processed data, and reacted to what its electronic camera identified was set by the groups. Using code and algorithms, they determined how the robots would walk, score objectives, or prevent challenges.