Miscellaneous

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Super Goalie (Basic)

Oct 1, 2019

A simple implementation of a goalkeeper artficial intelligence in Unity 3D

 

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August 22, 2019

Two different artificial neural networks battling each other in a simple game of soccer. I am using deep reinforcement learning to train the neural nets. Everything shown here is made in Unity3D.

 

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Testing 9 new Mini Cheetahs

Nov 6, 2019

Playing with our 9 new mini cheetah robots in Killian Court

MIT Cheetah, bio-inspired quadruped robot, MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

 

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Article "Football was slow to embrace data. Now AI is eating the beautiful game"
Acronis is storing the data of the best and brightest of European football. Now, it wants to use that to help them win games

by Gian Volpicelli
June 17, 2020

 

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Article "Mediapro and IBM launch AI-based video highlights platform"

by Adam Nelson
June 26, 2020

 

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Article "Discovering The Next Generation Of Soccer Talent Through AI And The Amateur Game"

by Geraint Evans
January 31, 2021

 

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From motor control to team play in simulated humanoid football

May 27, 2021

Skip to 4:09 for highlights of gameplay.
Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.12196

0:00 Intro
0:20 Overview
1:00 Environment and Rules
1:51 Training
3:05 Imitation
3:20 Drills
4:09 Highlights
7:39 Outro

 

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CMUnited, the team of robots developed by Manuela Veloso

Apr 14, 2021

This video from 1999 discusses the soccer robot research activities at Carnegie Mellon University. CMUnited, the team of robots developed by Manuela Veloso and her students, won the small-size competition in both 1997 and 1998.

 

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Article "AI-powered technology will be used to speed up VAR offside calls at World Cup"
Sensor in ball will send out location data 500 times per second
Fifa claim average decision time will fall from 70sec to 25sec

by Paul MacInnes
July 1, 2022

 

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Article "This World Cup is wired and fueled by AI"
At the 2022 World Cup, everything from stadium temperatures to the soccer balls are run on sensors and algorithms.

by Pranshu Verma
November 21, 2022

 

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A soccer-playing robot equipped for various terrains

Apr 3, 2023

"DribbleBot: Dynamic Legged Manipulation in the Wild"

by Yandong Ji, Gabriel B. Margolis, Pulkit Agrawal

"A four-legged robotic system for playing soccer on various terrains"
“DribbleBot” can maneuver a soccer ball on landscapes such as sand, gravel, mud, and snow, using reinforcement learning to adapt to varying ball dynamics.

by Rachel Gordon
April 3, 2023

Unitree Robotics

 

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Training ARTEMIS: autonomous soccer playing humanoid robot

Jun 24, 2023

Humanoid robot ARTEMIS training for RoboCup. Fully autonomous soccer playing outdoors.

Testing outdoors is always a challenge because;
- Strong sun rays, glare and shadows make it difficult for the vision system.
- Uneven ground and deep pile of artificial grass make locomotion challenging.
- Robot overheating from direct sunlight.
- Environmental noise affects the perception.
- Instabilities caused by strong wind gusts.
- Operational challenges such as limited access to equipment and tools for quick calibration and repairs, and limited access to power.

Still a long way to go to play against humans, but it’s always fascinating to watch it practice on the field.

See you at RoboCup 2023 in Bordeaux, France!