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founded in 1996 by a group of university professors (including

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, and

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). The aim of the competition is to promote

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and AI research by offering a publicly appealing – but formidable – challenge. The name ''RoboCup'' is a contraction of the competition's full name, "Robot Soccer World Cup” (based on the

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), but there are many other areas of competition such as "RoboCupRescue", "RoboCup@Home" and "RoboCupJunior". Peter Stone is the current president of RoboCup, and has been since 2019. The official goal of the project: :"By the middle of the 21st century, a team of fully

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humanoid

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players shall win a soccer game, complying with the official rules of FIFA, against the winner of the most recent

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RoboCup leagues

NimbRo-OP2X Humanoid Soccer Robot at RoboCup 2018 in Montreal

The contest currently has six major domains of competition, each with a number of leagues and sub-leagues. These include: * RoboCup Soccer ** Standard Platform League (formerly Four Legged League)
Standard Platform League Homepage

Small Size League
** Middle Size League
Middle Size League Homepage

Simulation League
*
2D Soccer Simulation
*
3D Soccer Simulation

Humanoid LeagueRoboCup Rescue League

Rescue Robot League

Rescue Simulation League

Rapidly Manufactured Robot ChallengeRoboCup@Home
which debuted in 2006, focuses on the introduction of autonomous robots to human society
RoboCup@Home Open Platform League
(formerly just RoboCup@Home)
Robocup@Home Domestic Standard Platform League

RoboCup@Home Social Standard Platform LeagueRoboCup Logistics League
which debuted in 2012, is an application-driven league inspired by the industrial scenario of a smart factory
RoboCup@Work
which debuted in 2016, "targets the use of robots in work-related scenarios"
RoboCupJunior

Soccer League

OnStage (formerly Dance) League

Rescue League

Rescue CoSpace League
Each team is fully autonomous in all RoboCup leagues. Once the game starts, the only input from any human is from the referee.

RoboCup editions

The formal RoboCup competition was preceded by the (often unacknowledged) first International Micro Robot World Cup Soccer Tournament (MIROSOT) held by

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, in November 1996. This was won by an American team from Newton Labs, and the competition was shown on

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. RoboCup was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. The planned host location of Bordeaux will host in 2023.

RoboCup Asia-Pacific editions

European RoboCupJunior Championship

RoboCup local events

2021

RoboCup Kazakhstan

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RoboCup Portugal Open
virtual
RoboCup Russia Open

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RoboCup Brazil Open
virtual

2020

RoboCup Japan Open 2020
virtual
RoboCup China Open 2020
virtual
RoboCup Brazil Open 2020
virtual Events were cancelled due to

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2019

RoboCup Portuguese Open 2019
Gondomar,

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RoboCup Brazil Open 2019
Rio Grande,

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RoboCup Asia Pacific 2019

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RoboCup German Open 2019

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RoboCup China Open 2019

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, China

2018

RoboCup Portugal Open 2018

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*RoboCup Asia Pacific 2018,

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RoboCup Iran Open 2018

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*RoboCup UAE 2018, Abu Dhabi,

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*RoboCup German Open 2018,

2017

RoboCup Portugal Open 2017

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* RoboCup Iran Open 2017,

* RoboCup German Open 2017,

* RoboCup Russia Open 2017,

* RoboCup US Open 2017,

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* RoboCup China Open 2017,

, China

2016

RoboCup Portugal Open 2016
Bragança,

* RoboCup China Open 2016, Hefei, China * RoboCup European Open 2016, Eindhoven,

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2015

RoboCup Portugal Open 2015

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* RoboCup China Open 2015, Guiyang, China * RoboCup Iran Open 2015,

* GermanOpen 2015,

2014

* RoboCup Portugal Open 2014, Espinho,

* RoboCup China Open 2014, Hefei, China * RoboCup Iran Open 2014,

* RoboCup German Open,

2013

RoboCup Portugal Open 2013
Lisbon,

* RoboCup Iran Open 2013,

* RoboCup German Open,

2012

* RoboCup Portugal Open 2012, Guimarães,

* RoboCup Dutch Open, Eindhoven,

* RoboCup German Open,

* RoboCup Iran Open,

* RoboCup SSL North American Open,

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2011

* RoboCup German Open,

* RoboCup Iran Open 2011,

2010

* Iran Open 2010,

* Latin America & Brazil Open 2010, São Bernardo do Campo,

* RoboCup Mediterranean Open 2010,

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* RoboCup German Open (unofficial all-European tournament),

* AUT Cup 2010,

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