Robotic players play their own football World Cup

Robotic players play their own football World Cup

Sports has come a long way, especially with the introduction of technology, as can be witnessed with robots getting involved in a game of football. It has become a huge hit as well with not only the teams participating but also those who watch the game. It is a visual treat. As a result of the popularity, even world cup competitions are being held.

Amsterdam University team member in the world cup told AFP, ?You have two teams of five robots. In this competition, everyone works with the same robot. The goal is to have each person take charge of the program running their robots. The machines can't be guided once they are on the pitch, so they just have to play, while respecting the FIFA rules.? It is surprising that even such competitions are conducted under FIFA rules. But one also needs to understand that this sport, which is originally played among humans, is different when robots are involved, as it becomes completely mechanical. They dance on the tunes of those who are in charge of robots. So, they must know these robots at the back of their mind, especially their running movements and functioning in order to defeat their opponents by scoring goals.

Dan Pedilha, Engineering student from Australia, said, ?It is not just about football. It is the technology behind the robots. We develop things like vision of detecting the ball. These are all the sort of technologies that can be transferred to different industries, to do a lot of things like wireless communication between robots.

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Source: http://www.merinews.com/article/robotic-players-play-their-own-football-world-cup/15887367.shtml

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