Science News
451.1K views | +4 today
Follow
Science News
All the latest and important science news
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Rescooped by Sakis Koukouvis from e.cloud
Scoop.it!

Robot Soccer Goes Big Time

As the Euro 2012 and this year's RoboCup unfold, we imagine what soccer played by robots might be like if one of the world's most excitable announcing pairs,...

 

Still a long way before it goes mainstream and gather crowds. Still I enjoyed watching those excerpts.


Via Alessio Erioli
No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

Psychological testing may predict success in soccer

Psychological testing may predict success in soccer | Science News | Scoop.it
Measuring what are known as executive functions, which reflect the cognitive ability to deal with sudden problems, may make it possible to predict how good an elite soccer player will become in the future.
Alex's curator insight, September 26, 2014 9:35 AM

I see the best photo

Thomas Green's curator insight, November 4, 2014 10:32 AM

Psychological may affect your performance.

Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

'Heading' a soccer ball could lead to brain injury

'Heading' a soccer ball could lead to brain injury | Science News | Scoop.it
Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to study the effects of soccer 'heading,' researchers have found that players who head the ball with high frequency have brain abnormalities similar to those found in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.
Dayton Ducharme's curator insight, February 25, 2013 9:10 PM

i am a former soccer player and from past experience i have witnessed numerous kinds of brain traumas such as headaches and concussions.

Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

[VIDEO] Nagara-3 soccer robot

This video shows Gifu Industries' soccer robot Nagara-3. It was built in 2004, and demonstrated at the Aichi Expo in 2005.

No comment yet.
Scooped by Sakis Koukouvis
Scoop.it!

[VIDEO] - Tiny Soccer Balls Found In Space - Buckeyballs

Astronomers have discovered carbon atoms connected in the shape of soccer balls, kicking around the cosmos. How were they detected? And why do scientists search space for these largest of molecules?

No comment yet.