Tag: COMPETITIONS

  • Robosub 2014: The Amazing Competiton Of Submarine Drones

    Robosub 2014: The Amazing Competiton Of Submarine Drones

    The 17th edition of the international Robosub competition took place in San Diego (USA) in early August. Much less publicized as compared to DARPA Robotics Challenge, the tournament organized by AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) involves Autononous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) or submarine drones. The aim of the contest sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is…

  • Robocup: A 2014 World Cup Of Football For Robots In Brazil

    Robocup: A 2014 World Cup Of Football For Robots In Brazil

    Football world cup in Brazil is over, but another football tournament will start this week near the Brazilian capital: Robocup, World Cup of Robots Tournament of 2014 will be a far advanced as compared to the first Robocup held in 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. At that time, the humanoid robots were just beginning to detect the…