[ Thanks to Jonathan M. Prigot for this
link. ]
“Robots are having a heyday in Germany. While one group has just
completed a World Cup championship in Bremen, Germany, another is
diligently patrolling Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, one of 12 venues
hosting the World Cup soccer tournament currently under way in the
country.“The RoboCup 2006 championship ended Sunday with Germany winning
11 of the 33 robot soccer categories. China came in second with
nine medals, followed by Japan with six and Iran with five. Japan
won the humanoid competition, with a kid-size robot from
Osaka…”