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Bots Kick Off Robocup in Japan Too! | |
Bots Kick Off
Robocup, the football world cup for robots, is taking place in Japan right now too! Talk about being greedy ;) Anyway, the competition is split into five leagues, including one for humanoids, sony aibos, custom made robots (x2), and a simulated league. Wired - Getting a Kick Out of Bots
This is a competition many universities world wide build up to, spending month after month of research, as well as a lot of money. The key focus for AI is obviously the team play; it's difficult enough with virtual entities, but these things are actual robots that have to sense things around them! Naturally, things are also likely to go wrong... VU Net - RoboCup Hounds Dogged by Injuries
Ananova - Robot Team Mirrors England's Injury
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Soccer-Playing Robots
Science Daily - Soccer-Playing Robots Highlight Latest Robotics, AI Technology
Among other things, the article looks at the applicability of technology developed for this cup, as well as the mechanical details of the robots' construction. |
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