. Its own team, Tech United, is a multiple world champion of robot soccer in the Middle Size League (MSL) and expects to score in front of the home crowd as well. Teams from more than 40 countries compete in the various leagues with different types of soccer, healthcare, and rescue robots. From July 17 to 21, the indoor sports halls at Theo Koomenlaan will be completely dedicated to robots and AI. This will provide a wonderful combination of competitions, workshops, and demos for the whole family.
TU/e is organizing this year's edition, RoboCup 2024, together with the Promotech 2050 foundation, representing the Eindhoven robot teams. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend this multi-day event.
It is not the first time that Eindhoven has hosted the world championships. Also, in 2013, when Queen Máxima opened the tournament, the university showed its ability to organize an excellent tournament culminating in a full grandstand of 4,000 people at a spectacular robot soccer final.
The goal of RoboCup
The goal of RoboCup is to accelerate the development of affordable and reliable robot technology, for example, to keep healthcare accessible and affordable.
After each tournament edition, participating teams share their knowledge so that everyone can prepare for the following year with the same insights. The ultimate challenge is for soccer robots to be able to beat the human world soccer champions by 2050.
RoboCup 2024: discover the world of Autonomous Innovation
Following legendary editions in Nagoya, Sydney and Bangkok, it is now time for Eindhoven to provide a stage for the latest developments in robotics. "We will be welcoming an estimated three thousand participants from some 45 countries, competing against each other in five exciting leagues: RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup@Home, RoboCup Junior and RoboCupIndustrial," says Van de Molengraft.
