Incheon, South Korea, July 3, 2026 (AFP) - Move over, Messi! Robot footballers thrill crowds in South Korea

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2026-07-03

Thirty seconds before kick-off, humanoid robot footballers in red and blue jerseys await the referee's signal in the South Korean port city of Incheon. The match setting is RoboCup, branded as the world's largest robotics competition, where engineers are betting on a fully autonomous robot team that can one day defeat the FIFA World Cup champions. Unlike remote-controlled machines, RoboCup's robots make decisions on their own once a game begins,......

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