ThesearetheproceedingsoftheRoboCup200…, heldattheInstituto Superior T ́ ecnico, in
Lisbon, Portugal in conjunction with the RoboCup c-petition. The papers presented here
document the many innovations in robotics that result from RoboCup. A problem in any
branch of science or engineering is how to devise tests that can provide objective
comparisons between alt-native methods. In recent years, competitive engineering
challenges have been established to motivate researchers to tackle di? cult problems while …

These are the proceedings of the RoboCup 2004 Symposium, held at the Instituto Superior
Técnico, in Lisbon, Portugal in conjunction with the RoboCup competition. The papers
presented here document the many innovations in robotics that result from RoboCup. A
problem in any branch of science or engineering is how to devise tests that can provide
objective comparisons between alternative methods. In recent years, competitive
engineering challenges have been established to motivate researchers to tackle difficult …