A group of commercial Partners, many of them market leaders, has joined the initiative and support the RoboCup Federation in their effort to innovate.

Sponsors of RoboCup2004
	Zenrin, the leading paper/digital map manufacturer in Japan, has a worldwide network of affiliated companies in Europe and the US. The company's map database for car navigation system is widely in use not only in Japan, but in Europe, the US and Taiwan and has been provided for RoboCup Rescue simulation project as a material for the research since 2002.
	SONY, the world market leader in innovative consumer electronics and the creator of AIBO, are strong supporters of RoboCup as they also have a strong vision for the future of robotic companions. With the AIBO entertainment robots, Sony provides a stable and powerful platform for the development of software and talented robot football players. Thanks to its skill and fun personality, AIBO is the star of the show at RoboCup in the dedicated four-legged robot league, Visit www.eu.aibo.com for more information.
	SGI Japan, an integrator of advanced IT solutions, is a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics Inc. which have been supporting the RoboCup since 2000. From last year, SGI Japan Ltd. has dedicated itself especially to RoboCup Rescue as a sponsor as well as a Rescue Robot league participant (Team SHINOBI) jointly with University of Electro-Communications team.
	EK JAPAN, with their corporate vision "Foster the children's sciencing mind", is a pioneer and a market leader in the electronic assembly kits business in Japan. EK JAPAN's autonomous soccer robot kits are believed to be one of new educational program solutions to help enhance the children's fundamental engineering and computer programming abilities at the same time.
	We appreciate their continuing support for our activities.

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