They’re 2 feet tall, born of AI and vying for world soccer domination
SABINE MARTIN
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UW-Madison’s RoboCup team, comprised of student researchers, trains the robot soccer players with artificial intelligence. The team has published research based on its findings working with the robots.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Will Cong, UW-Madison third-year Ph.D. student, charges robots used for playing soccer on the RoboCup team. Josiah Hanna, a UW-Madison assistant professor of computer sciences, says the robots tire out, kind of like humans, after playing a match.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Josiah Hanna, UW-Madison assistant professor of computer sciences, says the students run simulations of the robots to train their robots with reinforcement learning, a form of machine learning.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The RoboCup team is soon getting a new batch of robots to use in competition. Josiah Hanna, who runs the UW-Madison program, said the new machines will be able to have more dynamic movements with “state-of-the-art” artificial intelligence techniques.
Will Cong, UW-Madison third-year Ph.D. student, grabs a loose ball to throw back onto the playing field during a demonstration of the RoboCup team, soccer-playing robots, in Morgridge Hall at UW-Madison. The team is traveling to South Korea this summer to compete internationally.
UW-Madison’s RoboCup team in Morgridge Hall competes in a global competition every year and took home the top prize in 2024. The 2026 game is in South Korea.
Will Cong, UW-Madison third-year Ph.D. student, grabs a loose ball to throw back onto the playing field during a demonstration of the RoboCup team, soccer-playing robots, in Morgridge Hall at UW-Madison. The team is traveling to South Korea this summer to compete internationally.
UW-Madison’s RoboCup team in Morgridge Hall competes in a global competition every year and took home the top prize in 2024. The 2026 game is in South Korea.
UW-Madison’s RoboCup team, comprised of student researchers, trains the robot soccer players with artificial intelligence. The team has published research based on its findings working with the robots.
Will Cong, UW-Madison third-year Ph.D. student, charges robots used for playing soccer on the RoboCup team. Josiah Hanna, a UW-Madison assistant professor of computer sciences, says the robots tire out, kind of like humans, after playing a match.
Josiah Hanna, UW-Madison assistant professor of computer sciences, says the students run simulations of the robots to train their robots with reinforcement learning, a form of machine learning.
The RoboCup team is soon getting a new batch of robots to use in competition. Josiah Hanna, who runs the UW-Madison program, said the new machines will be able to have more dynamic movements with “state-of-the-art” artificial intelligence techniques.
