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China's First-Ever Soccer Game Between A.I.-Powered Robots Will Make You Much Less Worried About An Uprising
- Four teams of AI-powered humanoid robots played the first fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer matches on July 2, 2025, in Beijing.
- This event served as a lead-up to the planned humanoid robot tournament in China and followed previous contests such as the humanoid robot half-marathon held in April and earlier boxing competitions.
- Tsinghua University's THU Robotics won the championship 5-3 against China Agricultural University's Mountain Sea team, both showing advanced AI decision-making and physical resilience.
- The robots competed independently in the match by relying entirely on artificial intelligence to guide their decisions and movements; despite being designed to recover from falls, some malfunctioned and required assistance off the field, highlighting the ongoing safety concerns noted by experts.
- The event demonstrates China's growing commitment to humanoid robotics by using sports as a testing ground, suggesting future integration of robots in human sports and advancing AI hardware and software.
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China's First-Ever Soccer Game Between A.I.-Powered Robots Will Make You Much Less Worried About An Uprising
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Four teams competed in a tournament three against three, between spectacular falls and clumsy goals, marking a step forward in the experimentation of artificial intelligence applied to sport
The competition has as protagonists robots that play autonomously.The machines interpret the game through artificial intelligence.
In China, humanoid robots competed in football for the first time, operating completely autonomously, powered solely by artificial intelligence. After falling, they were able to get back on their feet, but some were carried away on stretchers to make it more realistic.
The Independent
Two robots stretchered off in world’s first AI football match
Event was a preview of the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games in China
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