Robot makers say World Cup will be theirs by 2050

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:32:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
Robot makers say World Cup will be theirs by 2050

JULIAN RYALL
IN TOKYO

Key points
• Japanese robotics experts claim robots will beat humans at football by 2050
• Keio University of Tokyo recent winners of robot world cup in Lisbon
• New robot, VisiON, stands 38cm tall and operates independently of humans

Key quote
"By 2050, our aim is to beat the winners of football’s World Cup and
we are very confident that we will be able to do that" - Shu Ishiguro,
head of Robot Laboratory in Osaka

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=26542005

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