The NUbots Team Description Paper 2014
This is an incremental update for robotics researchers and teams in the RoboCup community.
The paper describes the NUbots team's history and software system for RoboCup competitions, focusing on improvements in software architecture and modularity for 2014.
The NUbots team, from The University of Newcastle, Australia, has had a strong record of success in the RoboCup Standard Platform League since first entering in 2002. The team has also competed within the RoboCup Humanoid Kid-Size League since 2012. The 2014 team brings a renewed focus on software architecture, modularity, and the ability to easily share code. This paper summarizes the history of the NUbots team, describes the roles and research of the team members, gives an overview of the NUbots' robots and software system, and addresses relevant research projects within the the Newcastle Robotics Laboratory.