While human footballers will be taking part in the FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa this June, teams of autonomous robots will be competing in Singapore to lift the trophy in the robotic equivalent, RoboCup.
Running since 1997, RoboCup allows people to build fully autonomous (they operate without any human intervention) teams of robotic football players. The tournament aims to educate and promote research into Artificial Intelligence in a fun way.
RoboCup 2010 will be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 9th - 25th June, 2010. You can find more information on RoboCup 2010 at Robocup2010.org and more information on RoboCup in general at RoboCup.org.
