Robot football is a sport organised by the

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. It aims to create a team of robots capable of beating a human side at

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by 2050. Robot football began in 1995 in

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. From 1996 onwards, international championships have been held every year.

Leagues

The leagues are as follows: * HuroSot – humanoid robots up to 150 cm high and 30 kg in weight. * KhperaSot – cylindrical autonomous robots with onboard vision systems. * Mirosot – robots up to 75mm cube. 3, 5, 7 or 11 a-side. * NaroSot – 4c square robots up to 5.5 cm high. * Quadrosot – four-legged robots. * SimuroSot – PC-based simulation over both 5-a-side and 11-a-side. Robot football combines skills from all fields of engineering, from

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, to mechanical design. Robot football teams are usually found at universities as part of research projects. The Robot Football World Cup was held in

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in December 2005. RoboCup 2019 is scheduled to take place 2–8 July 2019 at the International Convention Centre, Sydney.

References

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