This post was published 3 years 5 months 8 days ago.
It\'s is possible that the information within this article is now out of date or updated.

The robot soccer World Cup kicks off with over Robots compete in 11 different leagues I was A football tournament played by teams of robots has kicked off in Germany.

The 10th annual RoboCup is being held in Bremen, it will see more than 400 teams of robots dribbling, tackling and shooting in an effort to become world champions. Machines compete in 11 leagues including those designed for humanoid and four-legged robots.

"RoboCup 2006 is the first step towards a vision. This vision includes the development of a humanoid robot team of eleven players, which can win against a human soccer world champion team" said Minoru Asada, president of the RoboCup Federation.

I just love the fact that the robot in the picture is based aroung an IPAQ, I wonder if the opposing team is using Axims?

Chris Leckness (3547 Posts) - Website | Twitter | Facebook

Chris Leckness is the Owner/Administrator of Mobilitysite. He is a Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices and a member of the exclusive focus group, Mobius. Chris runs a Mobilitysite, GotZune, and a few other smaller sites and blogs. His personal blog is chris.leckness.com.