# Bin-Picking Challenge **URL:** https://forum.opencv.org/c/bpc/14.md [Latest](https://forum.opencv.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.opencv.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.opencv.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Bin-Picking Challenge category](https://forum.opencv.org/t/about-the-bin-picking-challenge-category/19552)
**Author:** [@philnelson](https://forum.opencv.org/u/philnelson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/about-the-bin-picking-challenge-category/19552 "2025-01-31T21:19:13Z")
This category is for discussion and questions about the Perception Challenge for Bin-Picking (2025), a competition focused on real-world solutions using robotics and AI. Visit https://bpc.opencv.org for more information. … --- ## [Actual deadline for submission](https://forum.opencv.org/t/actual-deadline-for-submission/20914)
**Author:** [@ramamoorthyluxman](https://forum.opencv.org/u/ramamoorthyluxman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/actual-deadline-for-submission/20914 "2025-04-29T17:28:42Z")
There are multiple deadlines mentioned on the challenge website — April 28 and May 1. We have not yet uploaded our solution for Phase 1, as we were under the impression that the deadline is May 1. We have our solution re… --- ## [Step-by-Step Guide To Submitting Phase 1 Challenge](https://forum.opencv.org/t/step-by-step-guide-to-submitting-phase-1-challenge/20399)
**Author:** [@philnelson](https://forum.opencv.org/u/philnelson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/step-by-step-guide-to-submitting-phase-1-challenge/20399 "2025-04-28T18:27:26Z")
We hosted a live webinar last week with Vahe and Agastya from Intrinsic to show teams an easy to follow video tutorial, starting from how to pull the code and then how to submit step by step. Watch on YouTube: https://y… --- ## [Terms and Conditions](https://forum.opencv.org/t/terms-and-conditions/20802)
**Author:** [@wangzhiyu918](https://forum.opencv.org/u/wangzhiyu918)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/terms-and-conditions/20802 "2025-04-12T12:23:33Z")
Are Chinese citizens allowed to participate in this challenge and win the prize? --- ## [Questions about the datasets](https://forum.opencv.org/t/questions-about-the-datasets/20654)
**Author:** [@ziggy](https://forum.opencv.org/u/ziggy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/questions-about-the-datasets/20654 "2025-04-11T15:32:41Z")
I noticed that you updated the train\_pbr data 6 days ago. To ensure my understanding is correct, for data downloaded before March 20th, is it sufficient to just replace the original annotation files with those from the u… --- ## [Question about the evaluation](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-the-evaluation/20795)
**Author:** [@ziggy](https://forum.opencv.org/u/ziggy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-the-evaluation/20795 "2025-04-11T15:30:00Z")
Dear Organizers, Since the competition requires submitting the entire Docker container (which can be time-consuming to upload), our team would like to submit our results directly to the BOP benchmark for easier cross-me… --- ## [Training data unzip issue](https://forum.opencv.org/t/training-data-unzip-issue/20794)
**Author:** [@Srinidhi\_Bharadwaj](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Srinidhi_Bharadwaj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/training-data-unzip-issue/20794 "2025-04-10T20:51:03Z")
Hey guys, I get the following error when I download the training data following the procedure listed on Hugging Face. Any idea why or what I might be missing? Thanks in advance, Srinidhi Edit: I am on Ubuntu 22.04… --- ## [Phase 1 vs 2 difference](https://forum.opencv.org/t/phase-1-vs-2-difference/20761)
**Author:** [@hariprasanth\_sm](https://forum.opencv.org/u/hariprasanth_sm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/phase-1-vs-2-difference/20761 "2025-04-07T16:51:51Z")
Hey, what is the difference between phase 1 and 2, apart from the submission limit? --- ## [Real images during testing phase](https://forum.opencv.org/t/real-images-during-testing-phase/20740)
**Author:** [@lykius](https://forum.opencv.org/u/lykius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/real-images-during-testing-phase/20740 "2025-04-04T20:13:50Z")
Hi, I was wondering if we will be provided real images (aka validation and test sets) also during the second phase (Testing), as they are really useful to validate our models. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Understanding Train dataset](https://forum.opencv.org/t/understanding-train-dataset/20732)
**Author:** [@Bharath\_Radhakrishna](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Bharath_Radhakrishna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/understanding-train-dataset/20732 "2025-04-04T20:12:35Z")
If my understanding is correct, for Phase 1 we are only concerned about the object\_ids 0, 8, 18, 19, 20, 1, 4, 10, 11 and 14 . We the data related to these objects are available in scenes mentioned in the pic below … --- ## [Script to read and interpret the dataset](https://forum.opencv.org/t/script-to-read-and-interpret-the-dataset/20679)
**Author:** [@Bharath\_Radhakrishna](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Bharath_Radhakrishna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/script-to-read-and-interpret-the-dataset/20679 "2025-03-30T17:46:49Z")
I believe the official repo had startup code to how to load and interpret the dataset. I was not able to find it in the getting started section --- ## [Request to join community forum on slack related to Bin-picking competition 2025](https://forum.opencv.org/t/request-to-join-community-forum-on-slack-related-to-bin-picking-competition-2025/20191)
**Author:** [@devansh](https://forum.opencv.org/u/devansh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/request-to-join-community-forum-on-slack-related-to-bin-picking-competition-2025/20191 "2025-03-30T08:10:33Z")
Hi , wanted to join the slack server for the competition, the link on the website has expired so could anybody give me the links to the channel. It would be really helpful if I get added to the channel. --- ## [ANNOUNCEMENT: BPC Live Q&A This Friday 5/28](https://forum.opencv.org/t/announcement-bpc-live-q-a-this-friday-5-28/20630)
**Author:** [@philnelson](https://forum.opencv.org/u/philnelson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/announcement-bpc-live-q-a-this-friday-5-28/20630 "2025-03-28T19:09:45Z")
Dear Participants, We hope you’re hard at work making your submissions the strongest they can be. To help you out we’re hosting another LIVE session THIS FRIDAY (5/28) over Zoom where members of the team behind the cha… --- ## [Failed running in the submissions](https://forum.opencv.org/t/failed-running-in-the-submissions/20645)
**Author:** [@wwh1574517](https://forum.opencv.org/u/wwh1574517)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/failed-running-in-the-submissions/20645 "2025-03-27T07:24:25Z")
I succeed in running with "bpc test \ ipd " in my local machine. But after I submmit my docker images to server for evaluation, I get failed running, and I cant see any result or logger file t… --- ## [Baseline Solution exits with code 137](https://forum.opencv.org/t/baseline-solution-exits-with-code-137/20601)
**Author:** [@VikramRaj](https://forum.opencv.org/u/VikramRaj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/baseline-solution-exits-with-code-137/20601 "2025-03-25T17:30:28Z")
Hi, I’m working on setting up the environment but I’m facing an issue while checking the baseline solution. The build is completed successfully but while running docker run --rm --name bpc\_estimator --network host … --- ## [Question about participation](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-participation/20362)
**Author:** [@margin\_max](https://forum.opencv.org/u/margin_max)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-participation/20362 "2025-03-18T20:18:17Z")
Some teammates work in China Mobile (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd. Can they participate this competition? --- ## [Unable to run \`baseline\_solution\`](https://forum.opencv.org/t/unable-to-run-baseline-solution/20323)
**Author:** [@rohit\_thampy](https://forum.opencv.org/u/rohit_thampy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/unable-to-run-baseline-solution/20323 "2025-03-18T10:02:43Z")
I am trying to run the baseline\_solution to check if my setup is working properly. I have gone through the requirements and installed Docker, p7zip-full, python3 virtualenv, and nvidia container toolkit. I followed the … --- ## [Question regarding dataset](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-regarding-dataset/20535)
**Author:** [@shashank](https://forum.opencv.org/u/shashank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-regarding-dataset/20535 "2025-03-17T16:17:10Z")
In the Development phase the 10 objects are a part of the 22 objects in the IPD dataset right? And is the 10 new parts in the Testing phase is also part of the 22 objects in the IPD or is it completely new? --- ## [Request to join Slack channel for Bin Pickin Challenge](https://forum.opencv.org/t/request-to-join-slack-channel-for-bin-pickin-challenge/20461)
**Author:** [@andrea\_a](https://forum.opencv.org/u/andrea_a)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/request-to-join-slack-channel-for-bin-pickin-challenge/20461 "2025-03-08T12:28:31Z")
Hi, I’ve been trying to join to the official Bin-picking Challenge Slack channel (Slack). I haven’t been able since apparently my email address is not tied to an OpenCV account, but I am login with the same email I regis… --- ## [Submitted AWS Image](https://forum.opencv.org/t/submitted-aws-image/20389)
**Author:** [@duchao3003](https://forum.opencv.org/u/duchao3003)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/submitted-aws-image/20389 "2025-03-04T17:27:39Z")
Can I delete the aws image after submitting? Will it affect the results? --- ## [Can i de-register from a team and create another team?](https://forum.opencv.org/t/can-i-de-register-from-a-team-and-create-another-team/20382)
**Author:** [@dnabanita7](https://forum.opencv.org/u/dnabanita7)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/can-i-de-register-from-a-team-and-create-another-team/20382 "2025-03-03T20:38:57Z")
basically the topic name --- ## [Inquiries About Challenges](https://forum.opencv.org/t/inquiries-about-challenges/20297)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Mandyam](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Dave_Mandyam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/inquiries-about-challenges/20297 "2025-03-02T19:46:34Z")
I have some questions regarding the parts presented in the bins for each phase: Are we trying to estimate the pose of arbitrary parts placed in a bin? (i.e. parts that may not have been in datasets.) It seems like the… --- ## [Unable to add this user Samantasidharth@gmail.com in the team](https://forum.opencv.org/t/unable-to-add-this-user-samantasidharth-gmail-com-in-the-team/20175)
**Author:** [@swati\_b](https://forum.opencv.org/u/swati_b)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/unable-to-add-this-user-samantasidharth-gmail-com-in-the-team/20175 "2025-02-27T22:44:30Z")
Hi Unable to add this user Samantasidharth@gmail.com in the team --- ## [Incorrect visibility fraction](https://forum.opencv.org/t/incorrect-visibility-fraction/20343)
**Author:** [@robodev](https://forum.opencv.org/u/robodev)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/incorrect-visibility-fraction/20343 "2025-02-27T20:28:48Z")
In the baseline code, when I use the script prepare\_data.py with threshold bbox\_info\[“visib\_fract”\] \> 0.5 or even 0.9, I can still see some occluded objects with very small bounding boxes while visualizing. So I doubt th… --- ## [Question about ground truth data](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-ground-truth-data/20357)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Neill](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Wesley_Neill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/question-about-ground-truth-data/20357 "2025-02-27T19:28:17Z")
I see that the dataset description talks about a rotation matrix and translation vector for the cameras taking the images. I can’t seem to find any information where the ground truth poses are for each object in each ima… --- ## [Questions regarding the dataset](https://forum.opencv.org/t/questions-regarding-the-dataset/20196)
**Author:** [@devangini](https://forum.opencv.org/u/devangini)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/questions-regarding-the-dataset/20196 "2025-02-26T17:55:36Z")
The depth\_photoneo folder is missing from ipd\_train\_pbr folder. In the test folder, there is a folder called depth\_photoneo. Isn’t the training data also supposed to have photoneo data? --- ## [Can a regular PhD student in China participate in the competition](https://forum.opencv.org/t/can-a-regular-phd-student-in-china-participate-in-the-competition/20305)
**Author:** [@pechpo](https://forum.opencv.org/u/pechpo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/can-a-regular-phd-student-in-china-participate-in-the-competition/20305 "2025-02-24T23:21:53Z")
Hello to my friends in the forum, I came across this passage in terms and conditions: “As such, individuals and entities residing in, or organized under the laws of, countries or regions currently sanctioned by the Unite… --- ## [There is a problem with train\_pbr of ipd dataset](https://forum.opencv.org/t/there-is-a-problem-with-train-pbr-of-ipd-dataset/20248)
**Author:** [@QYWang](https://forum.opencv.org/u/QYWang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/there-is-a-problem-with-train-pbr-of-ipd-dataset/20248 "2025-02-21T09:00:03Z")
In the “000000” scene of train\_pbr, the 17th image in the “scene\_gt\_info.json” file has the bbox information of 87 objects, but the 17th image in the “scene\_gt.json” file has the pose information of 88 objects. Similar p… --- ## [All zip files seem to contain the same files](https://forum.opencv.org/t/all-zip-files-seem-to-contain-the-same-files/20256)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Neill](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Wesley_Neill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/all-zip-files-seem-to-contain-the-same-files/20256 "2025-02-19T14:22:16Z")
I am following the instructions found here to obtain the dataset. For each new compressed file, I use the given commands to extract the data. However, they all appear to contain the same data, because 7zip keeps asking … --- ## [Baseline solution provides empty solution.csv](https://forum.opencv.org/t/baseline-solution-provides-empty-solution-csv/20241)
**Author:** [@princepangolin](https://forum.opencv.org/u/princepangolin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/baseline-solution-provides-empty-solution-csv/20241 "2025-02-19T04:03:59Z")
I was following the instructions for the baseline solution and I finally got the containers to run and execute, but after running: bpc test bpc\_pose\_estimator:example ipd --tester-image bpc\_tester:latest and waiting fo… [Next page](https://forum.opencv.org/c/bpc/14.md?page=1)