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Eye on the ball - soccer-playing robots

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Hemma JägerJune 27, 2011

At a university in Leipzig, soccer-playing robots are learning to see better. Computer science students are working on ways to allow the robots to recognize the mouth of the goal, the pitch and fellow players using color and shape recognition.

The improvements will help the robots to play better in variable light conditions and improve their balance. This summer, the Leipzig team will head to the Robo World Cup in Istanbul.
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