Robots play football: first school tournament held in Beijing
Robots play football: first school tournament held in Beijing. This is not science fiction or a show — it is reality. Robots run across the pitch, pass, score goals and celebrate victories. Beijing hosted the first football tournament for humanoid robots, where schoolchildren controlled the machines, programming every move. Technology has taken to the field, and it is a breathtaking spectacle.
Since April, high school students from Beijing and Xiong'an had been preparing, programming Acceleration Evolution T1 robots (about 1.2 m tall). The finals were held at Tsinghua University High School. The crowd was electric — robots delivered precise shots and showed real team play.
In the Group A final, Situo Mecha (Beijing No. 4 School) lost to Flag Raiders (Beijing No. 171 School). The losing captain said: "We learned to work together — that's what matters." Organisers stressed that robot football is not just a game but a powerful educational tool, where students learn programming and engineering through competition.
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the World Humanoid Robot Games: winners will compete internationally in the under‑19 category. As CCTV+ reports. The future of sport is already here — and it belongs to robots.
