German Robot Dogs Dominate 2005 RoboCup U.S. Open

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 11, 2005 @01:03AM from the and-how-often-do-you-get-to-say-that? dept.

fishdan writes "As reported over on Sportsdot, the 2005 RoboCup US Open wrapped up today in Atlanta, Georgia. The American entry from the University of Texas fell 2-0 in robot soccer to the powerhouse German squad, the MicroSoft HellHounds. After the match, the German robot dogs were programmed to flex their metal biceps. With the time to devote to development and the financial backing of a company like Microsoft, the German entries are much more polished then their American counterparts at the moment. Last month at the RoboCup German Open, the Germans dominated nearly every category. (Slashdot has covered Robocup in previous years, too.)"

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Salute? by dcw3 · 2005-05-11 02:19 · Score: 0, Troll

After the match, the German robot dogs were programmed to flex their metal biceps.

As long as it wasn't along with a "Zig Heil" bark, and snap of the hind paws, I'm cool with that.

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