Iran is selected to host the biggest robot soccer competition Cup in 2020, Head of Iranian FIRA National Committee Soroush Sadeqnejad announced. “Iran’s proposal to host FIRA Cup 2020, submitted by the Iranian FIRA National Committee and Amirkabir University of Technology, has been accepted at the board of directors meeting of the Federation of International […]
“Iran’s proposal to host FIRA Cup 2020, submitted by the Iranian FIRA National Committee and Amirkabir University of Technology, has been accepted at the board of directors meeting of the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association,” Sadeqnejad said.
He reiterated that this will be a great honor for Iran’s scientific community, and said, “Iran has been selected as the host country for the 2020 FIRA Cup by such technology-advanced member states such as Canada, Japan, UK, Germany, Russia and South Korea.”
The 2020 FIRA Cup is slated for August 2020 on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, off the Southern coast of Iran.
The Federation of International Robot-soccer Association (FIRA) is an international organization that arranges competitive soccer competitions between autonomous robots. The robotics competition includes five categories: Micro-Robot Soccer Tournament, Amire, Naro, Simulated Robot, Android, Robo and Humanoid Robot.
