Gallery: Robots Clash in Soccer Showdown

Humanoid robots showed off their fancy footwork at a three-a-side soccer tournament in Beijing on June 28. Four teams from three universities went head-to-head in 20-minute games where the players’ every move was controlled by algorithms. After some intense elbow jostling, knocked knees and at least one contestant stretchered off, Tsinghua University’s THU Robotics team was crowned champions

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Humanoid robots compete in an artificial intelligence-powered three-a-side soccer tournament in Beijing on June 28. The competition, the first of its kind in China, featured four teams from three universities including Tsinghua University. Photo: VCG

Players from China Agricultural University’s Mountain Sea team, wearing green jerseys, and Tsinghua’s THU Robotics team, sporting purple, face off in a match during the three-hour soccer tournament. Photo: VCG

Gallery: Robots Clash in Soccer Showdown

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