PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Now the robots are even taking over soccer. At Caltech, students fielded teams of soccer-playing robots Tuesday in the Tridroid Cup, a tournament designed to test ...

Soccer players at Caltech caught on fire, lost limbs and sent chunks of their wooden frames flying Tuesday. But that’s what is expected when engineering students play robotic soccer. The 31st annual ...

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At Caltech, soccer is not only for the athletes. Robots have now taken over the field. Students were challenged to design, build and operate soccer-playing robots to compete in the "Tridroid Cup" in ...

0000018f-87bd-dcea-afcf-cffd18fe0000 A robot catches fire during the 31st annual ME-72 competition, which this year was a soccer match between robots at Caltech.; Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCC On Monday, ...