Intl teams sign up for humanoid robot games

More than 30 international robot teams have completed preregistration for the World Humanoid Robot Games, which are set to open in Beijing in mid-August.

Robotic soccer teams from the United States, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Singapore, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are among those who have signed up, according to Jordan Zhou, director of international affairs at the Robo-Cup Asia-Pacific Confederation.

The RoboCup Asia-Pacific Beijing Masters, hosted by the confederation, will serve as the official humanoid soccer tournament of the World Humanoid Robot Games.The event will take place from Aug 15 to 18 at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval.