Recent Mirosot Developments in the UK

Recent Mirosot robot football developments in the UK are described and the factors which encourage UK universities to become involved in robot football are identified. It is shown that in most cases robot football supports other activities rather than being an end in itself. A brief overview of some relevant work at the Open University and the Universities of Warwick and Plymouth is presented. As a result of cooperation between these universities, and sponsorship by DVT Machine Vision, it is suggested that the outlook for Mirosot robot football in the UK is better than it has been for many years.

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