Researchers from MIT designed "DribbleBot," a robot that dribbles a soccer ball just like humans. Researchers from MIT's Improbable Artificial Intelligence Laboratory designed the robotic system, which can dribble a soccer ball across a range of surfaces. We need the machines to go over terrains that aren't flat, and wheeled robots can't traverse those landscapes." Four-legged robots designed by other companies, including Boston Dynamics, Ghost Robotics, and Anybotics, are also putting their robot-iterations to work, such as performing equipment inspection checks at companies. But advancements like MIT's show there's still progress being made toward the dream of competitive soccer robots.

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