RoboCup

RoboCup is an international contest for autonomous robots, intended to promote research and education in AI.

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The goal of the project:

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:By the year 2050, develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team.

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The contest currently has three major categories: the robot soccer contest, the robot rescue contest, and the RoboCupJunior for educational initiative for the young generation.

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For the soccer category, there are many different leagues from simulation to full-size humanoid.

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Robot: In practical usage, a robot is an autonomous or semi-autonomous device which performs its tasks either by direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or completely autonomously. Robots are typically used to do tasks that are too dull, dirty, or dangerous for humans. Industrial robo...

Soccer: REDIRECT Association football...

Rescue: Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of additional injury. Rescue operations are highly technical....

RoboCup related Images and Photos (experimental)

Robocup Measuring Cups