When it comes to robotics, the annual Robocup is the most important international competition. Teams consisting of pupils, students and lecturers meet here to test their new developments and share their experiences and knowledge. This year, the journey took them around the globe to Sydney, Australia.

Over four days, different types of robots competed against each other in six disciplines and 18 leagues. From soccer to care/service to logistics. In the popular ball sport alone, different types of robots can be found in ten leagues. In the Standard Platform League, all teams play against each other with five NAO robots each. In the final of the league, Team B-Human from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) showed that they are among the best.

With a 2:1 in the final, the robots from B-Human were able to win the world championship title with the support of igus. © Igus

Showdown in the final
For the fourth time, Team B-Human joined the reigning world champions from Leipzig in the final of the international Robocup. While the Bremen team progressed confidently through the preliminary round and the semi-finals and quarter-finals without conceding any goals, they trailed 0:1 after the first half of the final. In a thrilling second half, the little robots from Bremen pulled away and won the world championship title with a 2:1 victory.

Low-cost robotics solutions for industry
Igus supports student projects such as B-Human as part of its young engineers support program. With this initiative, the company wants to help young pupils, students and inventors to develop and implement their technical projects. The motion plastics specialist develops and manufactures robots for industry itself. With low-cost Delta robots, gantries and articulated arm robots, users from medium-sized companies can automate their processes at a low entry-level price. Various modular systems offer a wide range of maintenance-free and low-cost automation options. as