Footballers Vie for Glory at RoboCup in Mexico ANI
go to original June 13, 2012

Robotic footballers from around the world are bidding for success in the Robo Cup in Mexico City later this month.

Some of the best robot "footballers" in the world will be taking on the challenge to win the title at the mechanical sports game.

Bolts, Nuts, Sparksy and Gripper the goalie are among the England team, who will be playing against Germany, China, Japan, Mexico and Iran.

Peter Gibbons, from the Centre for Robotics and Neural Systems at Plymouth University, is one of those heading out with the team of "robotic Rooneys".

"It's very difficult to see how successful we will be. We're aiming for a top 10 so the higher the better," the BBC quoted Gibbons, as saying.

"In the humanoid sense we've been developing this for five years. We are very excited. We're working long hours, from eight in the morning until 10 at night, to get the team ready," he added.

The team from Plymouth will be in the "child-sized humanoid" tournament, where in the competition, two robotic teams of three will play 15 minutes each way.

The week-long tournament at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre at the World Trade Centre in Mexico will start on Monday.

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