While not in use, the RoboCup stays back and out of the way. When it's time to drink, the user either passes a hand over a hard-wired infrared proximity sensor or presses a button. Doing so activates ...

The main innovation of the robot is the actuators. These actuators are machines that use energy to create motion that function like real human muscles. Thus, the actuators are springy and controlled ...

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BRocks, a team from Bogazici University in Istanbul, at the 2013 RoboCup. RoboCup2013 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands watches at a match in the Soccer Middle Size League during her visit to RoboCup ...

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 ...

A cyber team from the University of Bonn won the trophy at RoboCup 2022 in Bangkok, and they didn't even have to rely on penalties. The University Institute of Science's Team NimbRo had been fitted ...

Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) has unveiled a new assistive-drinking device named RoboCup. This innovation aims to address the challenges faced by individuals with limited ...

According to the organizers, the world's largest robot and AI competition, RoboCup, will begin on Thursday. The competitions in four different categories will be streamed live on YouTube and Twitch.

Search and rescue robots (S&R robots) were put through their paces in two complex and realistic disaster scenarios as part of a special rescue robot supporting program at RoboCup 2009 – the robotics ...