Tackling the 3D Simulation League: an interview with Klaus Dorer and Stefan Glaser

A screenshot from the new simulator that will be trialled for a special challenge at RoboCup2025. The annual RoboCup event, where teams gather from across the globe to take part in competitions across a number of leagues, will this year take place in Brazil, from 15-21 July. In advance of kick-off, we spoke to two members of the RoboCup Soccer 3D Simulation League: Executive Committee Member Klaus Dorer, and Stefan Glaser, who is on the Maintenance Committee and who has been recently developing a new simulator for the League. Could start by just giving us a quick introduction to the Simulation League? Klaus Dorer: There are two Simulation Leagues in Soccer: the 2D Simulation League and the 3D Simulation League. The 2D Simulation League, as the name suggests, is a flat league where the players and ball are simulated with simplified physics and the main focus is on team strategy.