In 2024, the world met the champions of the first Brazilian edition of RoboCup@Work.
In 2025, Atena Team’s eyes turned to the world to participate in the international edition.

What is RoboCup@Work?

RoboCup@Work is a league of the RoboCup competition that challenges teams to develop smart robotic solutions for industrial environments, promoting worldwide research and development that enables the use of innovative autonomous mobile robots with advanced manipulators for applications in factories, warehouses and more.

Such applications include complex tasks ranging from manufacturing, automation, and parts handling, which are promoted and defined by the competition in a set of tests carried out inside a large arena environment with obstacles as well as platforms, shelves and bins that include objects such as nuts, bolts, drill tips and metal extrusion profiles.

What we work on.

  • Simulation in RViz that illustrates this aspect of the project.

    Simulations

    What makes us understand our robot.

    We utilize virtual environments to test and validate the robot's performance, simulating real-world scenarios to identify potential issues, and optimizing designs through iterative analysis, ensuring the robot's reliability and effectiveness both before and during physical implementation.

  • PCB that illustrates electronic aspects of the project.

    Electronics

    What powers and connects the robot.

    We are responsible for choosing which electronic components - such as sensors, batteries, motors, drivers and microcontrollers - are the best fit for our projects, making and evaluating the design of circuits, PCBs and cables to integrate our robot.

  • Code that illustrates programming aspects of the project.

    Programming

    What makes the robot think and act.

    We develop the software that dictates the robot's behavior, writing and debugging code to control its actions and implementing algorithms for navigation, localization, mapping, task execution and sensor data processing, ensuring the robot operates efficiently and intelligently.

  • CAD drawing that illustrates mechanical aspects of the project.

    Mechanics

    What structures and moves the robot.

    We apply diverse knowledge of Computer Aided Design (CAD) with softwares such as SOLIDWORKS and Solid Edge to develop and organize parts, test their mechanisms and analyze their structural integrity.

  • 3D printed parts that illustrate material aspects of the project.

    Materials and Manufacturing

    What composes the robot and makes it last.

    With an infinite range of options, we select and evaluate the materials that compose the robot, considering factors such as strength, weight, durability, and cost, and determining the optimal fabrication methods to ensure the robot's structural integrity and longevity.