Tangible Computing
The Tangible Computing podcast is about where computing meets the real world, from the fast and complex like controlling an engine, to imaging a patient or scheduling an airline. We want to trigger your curiosity by talking to the people behind the scenes of making the modern world happen, deepening your understanding of where computation plays a role in our everyday lives and motivating you to help engineer a better world.
Tangible Computing
#9 Wouter Kuijpers: The Value of Student Competitions - RoboCup Explained
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Wouter Kuijpers
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Wouter Kuijpers a former team captain of Tech United one of the most successful teams in the RoboCup (Middle Size League) explains the motivation for having a team of robots playing football autonomously. In addition, we learn how the RoboCup Federation organizes multiple leagues and how each league has different objectives and how constantly changing the rules helps accelerate research and development to get to the ultimate goal - 2050 team of robots be able to play 11 a side football against world cup winners. Check out the Tech United YouTube Channel to see some of their past games.