China launches first 3v3 AI robot football match

Robot players from Tsinghua University and Beijing Information Science & Technology University compete during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)

China's first 3v3 AI-powered robot football match concluded on Saturday. Four teams from three Chinese universities competed in the match.

Robot players from Tsinghua University and Beijing Information Science & Technology University compete during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)

A robot player from Beijing Information Science & Technology University is carried away on a stretcher during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)

Robot players from Tsinghua University and Beijing Information Science & Technology University compete during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)

Robot players from Tsinghua University and Beijing Information Science & Technology University compete during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, June 28, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)