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Robocup 2002 Now Underway

Posted by michael on from the eulogy-for-the-U.S.-team dept.

ChenLing writes "Forget small robots on wheels playing soccer...193 teams from 30 countries have built androids to play soccer at 'RoboCup'. Although as the article says, it will be a while before we can pit androids vs humans on the same field....." Our previous story has background links and information about the contest.

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  1. Ouch by d_lesage · · Score: 2, Funny

    Although as the article says, it will be a while before we can pit androids vs humans on the same field

    Wouldn't want to get tackled by one of those.

    I guess there wouldn't be as much faking on the field then...

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    1. Re:Ouch by EFGearman · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, I'd just hate to be slide tackled by one. Forget anything else. That would hurt.

      EFGearman

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  2. Robocop 2002? by Nermal · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, did anybody else read that as 'robocop 2002' and cringe?

  3. I wonder.... by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 5, Funny
    ....and will be programmed never to commit fouls...

    Or, if the programers were smart, to only commit them when the ref was looking away

    if (theirscore - ourscore > 3)
    {
    robot1.fall_down_and_cry_like_an_argentinian();
    while(robot2.check_refs_paying attention() = true)continue;
    robot2.break_other_teams_forwards_shin();
    }

  4. Real Soccer? by KnightNavro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is programing at the point where it can truly emulate soccer? Will they shoot the losing goalie? Will the Italian league fire the Korean when he scores against the Italian national team? Most importantly, will they riot?

  5. Re:I wonder.... by ashitaka · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better:

    While(entire_world_watches)

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  6. Three laws by rgoer · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. A robot may not score on his team's own goal, or, through inaction, allow his team's goal to be scored upon.

    2. A robot must obey the orders given it by coaches except where such orders would conflict the First Law.

    3. A robot must protect its own field position as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

  7. Human's will always win! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We'll just put a robots.txt file in our goal! :-)

  8. Could they- by IWantMoreSpamPlease · · Score: 2, Funny

    Use Gaak, the escaped robot from the UK, to perform soccer tricks the other bots haven't discovered yet?

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  9. stupid, stupid. by denttford · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why couldnt they teach them something important, like those nice robots from Krikkit...

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  10. Aw, why can't they play football instead? by wackybrit · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who wants to watch soccer? Why can't the robots play proper football instead?

    Oh, I forgot, they haven't got motors strong enough to carry all that wussy 'protection' gear, and robots are too smart to waste waiting 5 minutes between every play.

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  11. First Round Action by KnightNavro · · Score: 2, Funny
    "In first round action today, the Brazil Nuts and Bolts defeated the Germany Robomench by a score of 10-1."

    Don't think this is a high scoring slaughter. They're using binary.

  12. just like soccer by Apostata · · Score: 3, Funny


    I'm to assume I'll have to wait years for German robots to stop winning?

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