It was recently reported that the Dalhousie University’s AI robotics team, CYRUS, has become the first Canadian team to win gold in the international RoboCup competition.
Indeed, the team, which is led by research assistant Nader Zare and PhD student Mahtab Sarvmaili, used AI and machine learning to create autonomous robot soccer players in various positions for the competition. The aim of the software league was to train and design the behaviour of an agent, based on soccer greats such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The team then partnered with soccer teams Halifax Wanderers and Dalhousie University Varsity to improve their soccer techniques.
The team stated that they used deep learning methods to train their players and a search algorithm to predict the best action in the field. They believe that robots could play a support role in sports like hockey or basketball in the future.
The team CYRUS declared that robots can generally be used in other areas as well, such as to control traffic and be used in the healthcare industry. For now, this win reinforces Canada’s place in the robotics industry.
