RoboCup 2014 Is the World Cup for Robots

 By 
Dustin Drankoski
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RoboCup 2014 Is the World Cup for Robots
Credit: RoboCup

The 2014 RoboCup is an annual robot-soccer competition that brings together thousands of people to further robotics technology, and to crown a RoboCup champion. This year, the competition will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil.

Launched in 1997, RoboCup's goal is to create a robotic soccer team that will be able to beat the winner of the World Cup by 2050. Although none of the robot teams are currently ready to take on human soccer players, great strides have been made since the competition's creation.

The matches will take place from July 21 to 25.

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