Robotic soccer championship RoboCup opens in Osaka

Robotic soccer championship RoboCup opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Boys look at robots displayed at the robotic soccer championship known as RoboCup which opened in Osaka on July 13. A total of 1,800 people of 333 teams from 31 countries and regions are participating in the championship, as organizers of the annual event aim to create a robot soccer team that can beat the real World Cup champion team by 2050. (Kyodo)

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