Robot Competitions Ideal Benchmarks for Robotics Research
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In this paper, I argue for the use of robotic competitions as benchmarks for robotics research. By providing a common task to be solved at a specific place and a specific time, competitions avoid some of the difficulties arising when evaluating robotics research in the own lab. Competitions also bring together multiple research groups working on the same problem. This fosters the exchange of ideas. I review two of the most popular robotics competitions, RoboCup and the DARPA Grand Challenge, and discuss some issues arising when designing robotics competitions.
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