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RoboCup is an international founded in 1993. The aim is to develop robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence. The name RoboCup is a contraction of the competition's full name, "Robot Soccer World Cup". The official goal of the project*: By mid-21st century, a team of fully humanoid robot soccer players shall win the soccer game, complying with the official rule of the FIFA, against the winner of the most recent World Cup. Which is commonly abbreviated to: By the year 2050, develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team. See also: Football (word) for a clarification of the terms "football" and "soccer". In the case of RoboCup, "soccer" refers to "association football", commonly abbreviated to "football" in European countries.
RoboCup competitions The contest currently has three major divisions, each with a number of leagues: Starting in 2006, a new category called RoboCup@Home is being introduced to tackle problems related to the introduction of robots within society. Venues In past years, official international competitions have been held at the following locations: See also 2006 links | ||||||||
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