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Humanoid robot soccer more exciting than real thing

Humanoid robot soccer more exciting than real thing

Rob Beschizza
Jun 29, 2025
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In the absense of local human talent, Chinese soccer fans have taken to watching robots instead. Four teams of fully-autonomous humanoid machines competed in 3-on-3 matches Saturday night in a preview for the World Humanoid Robot Games soon to take place in Beijing.

Equipped with advanced visual sensors, the robots were able to identify the ball and navi…

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