Our goal is to make the robots more autonomous. Therefore, we want to add a local omni-directional camera to the robots. Initially we want to transmit the images to an external computer, where they can be analyzed. Later, the vision algorithms should be ported to an on-board computer. We also plan to add other local sensors that can measure the robot's movement. One further step towards autonomy will be to implement the behavior control locally.
The other research direction, we are interested in, is learning. We plan to use reinforcement learning to adapt the parameters of the system. We also hope to improve team play to allow for an increased number of players on a larger field.