Dear RoboCuppers,

First and foremost, we would like to congratulate all the teams that submitted their presentations. Upon evaluating the presentations, we were amazed to see teams around the world working on a common challenge but tackling it from various directions - each team with a different focus. We were also glad to see a wide spectrum of teams, from those that only started RCJ Rescue quite recently to participants in past international competitions. Keep up the great work!

Although videos are different to seeing robots at competitions and talking directly to teams, we hope these presentations serve as a collection of resources for everyone to learn and gain inspiration for future robotic developments.

Following the evaluations, we have decided to award a number of teams that excelled in the following categories: team spirit, hardware innovation, strategy and software innovation, presentation, and overall. While the awarded teams have presented a high standard, it must be noted that there were many close calls during the decision process. So we strongly encourage everyone to browse through all the presentations.

RoboCupJunior Rescue TC and OC