Olympics ... robots

Robots from many countries around the world will compete in sports such as football, wrestling, and a number of other sports in the Olympic Games, which kick off June 15 in San Francisco.

A robotic match in the framework of the 2006 robot Olympics held in France. (Photo: AFP)

Engineers from more than 20 countries around the world have brought their robots to RoboGames - the Guinness Book of World Records recognized as the most robotic gathering event.

There are 83 competitions in this year's robots, 18 of them dedicated to robotics. The highlight of the event was fighting matches in which the heaviest of 154 kgs were fighting to destroy each other in the ' derby after the glass '. The team's robot is still in operation after the game wins.

The robots fight with the help of weapons such as chainsaws, firefighters and water hammers.

The Robot Olympics was held in 2004 on the initiative of David Calkins with the first name of Robotics. David says his goal of hosting the event is to give software engineers and engineers the opportunity to collaborate.

Among the competitions that are considered attractive this year is soccer in the framework of the 12th World Robotics Cup organized by the FIRA Football Association. Teams from 20 countries will compete to win the prestigious cup.

A robot football match takes place like the battle of the teams participating in the World Cup. This year, the US soccer team will fight to defend the title of last year's winner, after beating the England squad.

In addition, competitions such as sumo, kungfu and marathon also received the attention of many. Korea is considered one of the heavyweights in the Olympic Games and the Korean team almost won the title in basketball.

For the purpose of entertainment, the robotics Olympics is also intended to encourage engineers to make a leap in the creation of improved robots to better perform the human-like movements. run, jump, find your way.

Ha Giang