Step by step we are approaching the future where humanoid robots will take away boring jobs. However, much work remains to be done for this future. To encourage these efforts, global competitions being held.

One of these competitions has a very interesting theme. “RoboCupcompetitions, humanoid robots compete against each other in football games. Let’s take a closer look at this interesting match.

What is RoboCup?

RoboCup originated in 1996 as the idea of ​​a group of Japanese university professors. The competition has been held regularly every year since then.

More than 2,500 participants from 45 countries in the competition, With more than 2000 robots is starting. These participants include teams made up of individuals from nearly every age group, from college students to researchers.

Competitions are not just about football:

RoboCup, though’Robot Soccer World Cup‘ is an acronym for the name, but the league isn’t all about soccer and humanoid robots. Teams also compete for the following titles in the league:

• Search and Rescue: All robots that can be used in search and rescue show their capabilities in this area and compete against each other.
• @House house): Robots that will do the housework show themselves in this category.
• Industry: This category shows all robots that can be used in production and industry, from logistics to business environments.

Why is such a competition held?

The purpose of RoboCup is not just to hold a competition and award prizes to talented robots like other competitions in its field. In competitions attended by thousands of participants Fundamentals of the development of robotic technologies is thrown.

RoboCup has already set a goal on day one for the goal that robots can achieve: by 2050, robots will against the last World Cup champion Fight according to FIFA rules and get the victory.

RoboCup competitions are also hosted from Turkey:

In recent years, some teams from Turkey have also participated in RoboCup competitions and achieved great success. For example, the T3/0008 Star team, which participated in 2017, managed to win the championship in 5 different branches. The awards won by the team were as follows:

• Best reconnaissance robot
• Best autonomous robot
• Best outdoor robot
• Best little reconnaissance robot
• Virtual Robots Competition First Place

Not only did we participate, we also organized RoboCup:

The 2011 stage of the RoboCup competition will be held from July 5 to 11. In İstanbul was executed. The robots in 2011 came face to face in Istanbul like this:

When is RoboCup 2023?

RoboCup 2023, July 4-10 takes place in Bordeaux, France.

One of the robots we’re going to see on the soccer field:

Developed by the team at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California ARTEMISwill be one of the robots we will see in the football game in 2023.

Described as ‘the fastest humanoid robot’, ARTEMIS can move at a speed of 2.1 meters per second. He can also jump, keep moving on uneven floors and keep his balance.

This way you can see the development since 2011.