In recent years, humanoid robots have shifted from science fiction to an incredible reality. Initially, they were seen as technical ...

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 ...

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for ...

“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 ...

According to the organizers, the world's largest robot and AI competition, RoboCup, will begin on Thursday. The competitions in four different categories will be streamed live on YouTube and Twitch.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...