UBC Thunderbots up against the world’s best at RoboCup North American Open

Come cheer for your UBC Thunderbots as they compete against the best teams in the world in artificial intelligence and robotics on home turf, June 9 – 15 at the Engineering Design Center, 2345 East Mall.

Learn about autonomous soccer-playing robots and the technology and people that keep them scoring goals. You may even get a chance to even take control of a robot and drive it using an Xbox controller.

The round robin takes place on Sunday, June 10. Public demonstrations will occur on Monday and Tuesday, prior to the final round of competition.

For more information, visit http://www.robocupnaopen.com/.

To learn more about the home team, visit http://www.ubcthunderbots.ca.