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February 9, 2012

'RoboCup' Goal: Beat Humans at Soccer

Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum


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This is the official goal of the RoboCup soccer competition:

"By mid-21st century, a team of fully autonomous humanoid robot soccer players shall win the soccer game, complying with the official rule[s] of the FIFA [Fédération Internationale de Football Association], against the winner of the most recent World Cup."

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