Humanoid robots play football in Qingdao

Visitors were captivated recently by soccer matches played by humanoids in Qingdao, Shandong province. While their movements remained a bit awkward, the robots displayed impressive target accuracy, surprising onlookers who marveled at the advancements in robotics technology.

The match was part of RoboCup Asia-Pacific (RCAP) 2024, which was held between Oct 24 and Oct 27, bringing together over 200 teams and approximately 600 participants from more than 20 countries and regions.

According to the event's organizers, most participants were students from elementary and middle schools, as well as prominent universities including Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Singapore Polytechnic, the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Russia.