
© RoboCup German Open, Andreas Lander
... ended shortly before the ball, in some cases with devastating results. The final of the two-legged robots was a highlight of the tournament: this year, the multiple world champion 'B-Human' from the University of Bremen and the 'Nao-Team' from the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK) faced each other. The last time the two teams met was in the semi-finals of
the RoboCup World Championship in Mexico City, where 'B-Human' only won the game in a penalty shoot-out. This time, too, it initially looked as if it might be close, but in the second half 'B-Human' won the game by a clear 7:2. This meant that the team from Bremen won the European Championship title for the fifth time. The stability and speed of two-legged running and other movements were also at stake ...