@inproceedings{652e1dd19c364f2f890bccf45b717672,
title = "Tech United Eindhoven Middle Size League Winner 2023",
abstract = "The RoboCup Middle Size League (MSL) aims to promote robotics research through robots playing autonomous soccer. In this league, robots play 5 vs 5 on a field of 22 by 14 m. The research in the MSL focuses on distributed multi-agent systems that exclusively have on-board sensors. At RoboCup 2023 in Bordeaux, France, Tech United Eindhoven of the Eindhoven University of Technology won the MSL competition. This paper reflects on the tournament and the developments that led to the victory of Tech United. Specifically, we discuss three developments. Firstly, the concept of a `sweeper keeper', where the goalkeeper more actively participates in the match, is applied to robotic soccer. Secondly, the developments of Tech United towards a human dribble, where the robots release the ball from the ball handling mechanism during dribbling to gain a higher speed and more freedom of movement, are discussed. Finally, the evolution of using the Skills, Tactics and Plays (STP) framework in MSL is presented.",
keywords = "RoboCup Soccer, Middle Size League, Multi-robot, Human Dribble, Sweeper Keeper",
author = "Beumer, {Ruben M.} and Stefan Kempers and Jorrit Olthuis and Aneesh Deogan and Sander Doodeman and Wouter Aangenent and {van den Bogaert}, Ruud and {van Brakel}, Patrick and Matthias Briegel and Dennis Bruijnen and Chen, {Hao Liang} and Yanick Douven and Danny Hameeteman and {van Hattum}, Gerard and Kayden Knapik and Johan Kon and {van de Loo}, Harrie and Ferry Schoenmakers and {van der Stoel}, Jaap and Peter Teurlings and {van de Molengraft}, Ren{\'e}",
year = "2024",
month = mar,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-55015-7_36",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-55014-0",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "428--439",
editor = "C{\'e}dric Buche and Alessandra Rossi and Marco Sim{\~o}es and Ubbo Visser",
booktitle = "RoboCup 2023: Robot World Cup XXVI",
note = "RoboCup 2023 : Robot World Cup XXVI, RoboCup 2023 ; Conference date: 04-07-2024 Through 10-07-2024",
}