時尚雙語:奇聞奧地利 年將舉行“機器人世界盃”

After Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle.

Held annually since 1997, the RoboCup, one of the world's largest demonstrations of robotics, will take place in the southern city of Graz in July 2009, organiser Gerald Steinbauer said.

"Robot-football is more than just entertainment. It is the ideal scenario for developing moving robots in a mobile environment," said Steinbauer, a robotics specialist at Graz Technical University.

The 500 robots will be joined by 2,500 human players, with teams competing in four championships, depending on the size of robot.

A fifth, completely virtual, competition runs alongside the four championships, with two teams of 11 players pitted against each other in a simulator.

A more serious addition to the programme will test the efficiency of robots as potential life-savers in an earthquake scenario, Steinbauer added.

On the sidelines of the tournament, international experts will give public lectures on the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence.
繼2008年“歐洲盃”之後，目前奧地利又在籌辦明年的“機器人世界盃”（RoboCup），屆時將有500個機器人齊聚綠茵場一展球技。

據組織者格勞德•斯坦鮑爾介紹，明年的機器人世界盃賽將於7月份在奧地利南部城市格拉茨舉行。一年一度的“機器人世界盃”從1997年起開始舉辦，是世界上規模最大的機器人技術展示活動之一。

格拉茨科技大學的機器人技術專家斯坦鮑爾說：“機器人足球不僅是一種娛樂，它是在動態環境中研發可移動機器人的最理想場景。”

屆時，500個機器人將配備2500名真人球員分組競技，依機器人體積的大小，將分爲四組角逐冠軍。

而同時進行的第五組比賽則是完全虛擬的，兩支各有11名球員的球隊將在一個模擬器中競技。

斯坦鮑爾說，此外，比賽中還將增加一個更爲重要的環節，用以檢測機器人在地震環境中的救援效率。

除正式比賽外，國際專家還將就機器人及人工智能技術的最新發展做系列講座。