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Tsinghua Robots Triumph in Inaugural Fully Autonomous RoBoLeague Soccer Tournament

The Beijing tournament on June 28 served as a final large-scale rehearsal for the World Humanoid Robot Games in August.

Teams compete using the T1 robots from Booster Robotics during the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Teams using autonomous T1 robots from Booster Robotics compete in the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Workers carry out a T1 robot from Booster Robotics during the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A child reacts as he watches the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Overview

  • Tsinghua University’s THU Robotics defeated China Agricultural University’s Mountain Sea team 5–3 to win the RoBoLeague championship.
  • Four university squads fielded humanoid robots that played fully autonomously with AI-driven strategies and no human intervention.
  • Advanced visual sensors allowed the robots to detect the ball from up to 18.3 metres away with more than 90% accuracy and navigate field lines.
  • Many robots self-righted after falling, though several required stretcher removal, highlighting ongoing balance and robustness challenges.
  • Booster Robotics supplied standardized T1 hardware while academic teams embedded their own AI algorithms for perception, tactics and coordination.