“The ultimate goal of Robocup is to develop humanoid soccer-playing robots that can beat the FIFA world champion team,” General Chair of Robocup 2016, Gerhard Kraetzschmar, tells Digital Trends. “We ...

The main innovation of the robot is the actuators. These actuators are machines that use energy to create motion that function like real human muscles. Thus, the actuators are springy and controlled ...

While not in use, the RoboCup stays back and out of the way. When it's time to drink, the user either passes a hand over a hard-wired infrared proximity sensor or presses a button. Doing so activates ...

RoboCup soccer provides a fascinating window into the current state-of-the-art in robotics and artificial intelligence. However, building robots much taller than a garden gnome has proven a daunting ...

Robots play football during the 13th international RoboCup (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) photocredit: Getty Images A world cup for robotic football teams isn't on most ...

BRocks, a team from Bogazici University in Istanbul, at the 2013 RoboCup. RoboCup2013 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands watches at a match in the Soccer Middle Size League during her visit to RoboCup ...

This month, soccer fans are glued to Euro 2012. But another prestigious championship is about to kick off, too. The game is slower—much slower—and the players fall down a lot, but they’re still the ...

Judging by some of the footage coming out of this year’s RoboCup soccer challenge in Japan, the organizer’s stated ambition to build a team of autonomous robot players good enough to beat a team of ...

Here’s an ironclad prediction about this Sunday's World Cup final: Whoever scores the winning goal, the foot or head that sends it into the net, whether German or Argentine, will be made of flesh and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Soccer fans, rejoice: America has won the World Cup. Well, the robot ...

The whistle blows and the beautiful game begins, but this is no ordinary football match - it is a training session for a team of robots, which on 19 July will compete at the RoboCup World ...