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Robots can also play soccer – this was demonstrated in recent days at the RoboCup World Cup in Salvador, Brazil. Team B-Human from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) won the world championship title for the twelfth time.
Their participation in Salvador marked the 16th time that B-Human has taken part in a RoboCup World Cup. The team currently consists of seven students from the University of Bremen, a doctoral candidate, and the supervising scientists Dr. Thomas Röfer from the DFKI's Cyber-Physical Systems research department and Dr. Tim Laue from the University of Bremen. The company CONTACT Software, the leading provider of solutions for product processes and the digital transformation, has been the main B-Human sponsor since 2017. Other sponsors of the team include cellumation, Ubica Robotics, Just Add AI, and the University of Bremen Alumni Network.
The RoboCup
The RoboCup is one of the largest and most prestigious competitions for robots in the world. It aims to support the development of robots and their artificial intelligence so that they are able to operate without direct human control. Organized by the non-profit RoboCup Federation, the tournament has been held every year since 1997. The participating teams usually come from universities and research institutes, but also from industry.
One Tournament, Many Competitions
Robots not only play soccer at RoboCup, but also compete against each other in other disciplines: RoboCupRescue, for example, simulates rescue scenarios in which robots find and rescue victims. RoboCup@Home, on the other hand, pits robots against each other in household tasks. There are five different sub-leagues within the Soccer League, which differ according to the type of robot used. B-Human took part in the Standard Platform League where all teams use the same type of robot with the same hardware. The main focus is therefore on skillful software development.
A Special RoboCup
The 2025 RoboCup was a special tournament in two respects. B-Human succeeded in winning a competition on the American continent for the first time. Despite many world championship titles, previous attempts in Mexico City (2012, 2nd place), João Pessoa (2014, 3rd place) and Montreal (2018, 2nd place) had not been successful. This negative streak has now been broken. It is a double success, as B-Human also won the technical competition, which involved shooting rolling balls and innovations for the future of the league.
This was also the last competition in the Standard Platform League. Starting in 2026, there will be a new competition for humanoid soccer robots, in which different robot models will be used. B-Human will once again be at the starting line.
https://2025.robocup.org
https://www.b-human.de
B-Human took part in the Standard Platform League where all teams use the same type of robot with th ...
Copyright: Liam Hurwitz
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