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2007 RoboCup Nanogram Demonstration Competition Results

July 7, 2007

2 Millimeter Dash  (required the nanobot to start from inside one goal and race across the nanosoccer field until it crossed the other goal line)

  • First Place: ETH Zurich  (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) — 316 milliseconds
  • Second Place: Magic and Voodoo  (Carnegie Mellon University) — 4 seconds

Slalom Drill  (required the nanobot to dash goal to goal while maneuvering around defenders—polymer posts—in its path)

  • First Place: ETH Zurich  (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) — 583 milliseconds
  • Second Place: Magic and Voodoo  (Carnegie Mellon University) — 5 seconds

July 8, 2007

Ball Handling Drill  (required the nanobot to "dribble" as many "nanoballs"—microdisks with the diameter of a human hair—as possible into the goal within a 3-minute period)

  • First Place: ETH Zurich  (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) — 3 goals

Overall Champion

ETH Zurich  (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

Created May 4, 2011, Updated April 5, 2022