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Soccer robots bend it like Beckham

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Wrap your head around this: not only is robot soccer a real thing, but at least one researcher thinks robotic soccer competitions will determine the future of artificial intelligence and robot technology.

The ultimate goal (no pun intended) for the scientists working in this area is for a robotic team to beat a human team before the year 2050. Since we already live in a world where computers are the unrivaled chess champions, it's not hard to imagine that soon robots will be the unquestioned soccer champs.

Full story at Discovery News.

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