US soccer robots get new algorithm for RoboCup 2010 (w/ Video)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 05:50
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The World Cup is gaining the most attention at the moment from soccer fans around the globe, but next week RoboCup, the annual world championship for soccer robots, gets underway in Singapore. RoboCup`s goal is to develop autonomous humanoid soccer-playing robots capable of beating the best human players playing under FIFA rules by 2050, and American researchers think their new robots will take that aim a step closer.