Since RoboCup 2021 will be held virtually around the world, owing to the ongoing COVID-19
situation and the Standard Platform League is taking on a new form that is designed to provide
all teams an opportunity to competitively measure their skills in robot soccer within the current
circumstances without any physical presence on a common competition site. Also, other local opens
have been cancelled. We plan to organize GORE (GermanOpen Replacement Event) from the 6th
until the 9th of May as a replacement event for the GermanOpen 2021 and want to offer remote 5
vs 5 games which are not possible for RoboCup this year. We plan to host games in designated two
central arenas in Europe. No travel to competition sites or other teams venues will be necessary for
human team members for this competition, but four of your robots have to travel.
Due to a probably dense timetable, we will only offer a few time slots for testing challenges 3 and 4
of the official RoboCup Rule Book 2021. No challenges will be played.
Live-streaming of videos will be incorporated into the event to keep the contact between teams alive
as well as presenting an entertaining experience for the public and sponsors.
GORE asks teams to compete by remotely deploying their code onto robots at a neutral arena (also
the hosting teams), which is an important step towards facilitating fully remote soccer games. The
rules and the guidance for referees have been designed to ensure the safe operation and protection
of robot hardware in all arenas.