This month, soccer fans are glued to Euro 2012. But another prestigious championship is about to kick off, too. The game is slower—much slower—and the players fall down a lot, but they’re still the ...

Marcell Missura, a robotocist, is on his stomach staring into his laptop. A robot sits next to him. Marcell clicks and types, then sits up. He holds his hands out to spot the robot, like it’s a child ...

It's a practical embodiment of profound challenges in artificial intelligence and robotic engineering. It's also robots playing soccer. The 15th annual RoboCup, featuring 25 teams from around the ...

Virginia Tech and U. Penn, who’ve teamed up in past years to compete in the RoboCup humanoid soccer league, just had a repeat performance in the KidSize competition, beating CIT Brains in the finals ...

If you can't wait until 2014 to see your favorite team compete in Brazil in the FIFA World Cup – well then this June, you can check out the Robot Soccer World Cup in Mexico. The "RoboCup" is an ...