IRNA - Iran has reached the
final round of this year's Robo Cup, currently taking place in north
German city of Bremen, an Iranian team spokesman told IRNA on Friday.
"Several Iranian Robo Cup teams have qualified for Saturday's final
round of the 10th Robo Cup in Bremen," said Mohammad Kashani Vahid who
heads a joint Robo Cup team from Tehran's Polytechnical University and
Sharif University.
Some 440 teams-- comprised of 2500 computer engineers, young computer
talents and information scientists -- from 36 countries are
participating in the 10th Robo Cup, fighting for 33 World Cup titles.
Iran has the largest Robo Cup squad with around 50 teams, representing
Iranian universities and firms, according to Kashani Vahid.
"The main motivation of the Robo Cup is football and the rules of the
game are very similar to those in football," he added.
Kashani Vahid pointed out that Germany is a very strong contender at the
international robotic football tournament in Bremen, having also won
last year's World Cup title.
