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German Robot Dogs Dominate 2005 RoboCup U.S. Open

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Oh Yeah? by smug_lisp_weenie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, we still woop their butt in robot basketball.

    Oh- Plus, our team just lost because they were intimidated by the German robotic soccer hooligans.

  2. I wonder... by bmalek · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... if asking for a beer and a dog at the event would be frowned upon?

    What happens to the dogs that get the blue screen of death?

  3. Natural allies by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft teaming up with the Germans? Oh yeah, something good is bound to come out of that.

    -Eric

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  4. Not Austin Villa by hauntedspaceship · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was CMDash from Carnegie Melon that played Dortmund in the US-German match. UT Austin Villa placed 3rd behind UPenn and CMU.

  5. In the words of Gary Lineker by ardmhacha · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win." -- Gary Lineker (English soccer/football player)

  6. Develop a robot to *watch* soccer by ewg · · Score: 4, Funny

    We need to develop a robot to watch soccer, an activity Americans generally consider too tedious for humans.

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    1. Re:Develop a robot to *watch* soccer by Quixote · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... as compared to a fast, action-packed game like baseball.

  7. Re:Germans vs Americans by Omega697 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Also, let it be known that it wasn't us (UT Austin Villa) that played the Germans, but the team from CMU (CMDash).

    Also, let it be known that in the world competition, the German teams all combine to form one team of about 80 people from many different universities around Germany. They have a very structured codebase (I believe the use a lot of XML to define behaviors and motions) that they all work on. Don't crown the German Team too quickly though, there are some mighty good teams from Australia too, one of which gave the German Team a serious run for their money in last year's RoboCup finals.

  8. You know what... by springMute · · Score: 4, Funny

    The pusher robot would smash them all by pushing them over the stairs.