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a celebration at the great robot competition, RoboCup 2009 began to take place in the Austrian city of Graz. The competition was participated by more than 400 teams and the 2000 creation of robots.

A wide range of robots created by a variety of forms, ranging from a handed with two to four feet. There is also equipped with wheels or a virtual screen on the body.

All of these robots will compete in the competition to throw the ball, dancing, and others. It seems that the creation of robots in the competition this year is more directed to perform movements and rescue exercise. Such information is quoted from the AFP, Thursday (2/7/2009).

Greater competition which will last until July 5 was the first held in 1997 in Nagoya, Japan. Next event ever held in Stockholm, Melbourne, and Suzhou, China. For this year, the competition diselenggrakan by Graz University of Technology.

Uniquely, because this is a robot competition, then the ribbon as a sign of the beginning of this competition was conducted by a robot.

Chief organizer of RoboCup 2009, Manuela Veloso said that this competition is not just entertainment, but also as a science project events.

“All the robots are present in this competition was very entertaining, but this competition also become an important event in the world of science,” said Veloso.

Veloso also added, in addition to the robot competition, this event was also attended by experts and reliable electronic technicians as part of the RoboCup symposium sessions.

Among all participants, Iran is a country that most teams put robotiknya, ie as many as 50 people. Germany and Japan followed in second and third.