The ultimate goal of the RoboCup Initiative is to build a humanoid soccer team that can beat the human FIFA World Cup champions. In this paper, we presents reasons why this goal should be pursued, and analyze technical issues involved in getting a humanoid to play soccer. The analysis demonstrates the breadth of technologies needed to be developed through the course of the challenge, which has major impacts on industries in general.
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