Turkish team wins 3rd place in RoboCup competition

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish team ranked third in a RoboCup competition held in Canada on June 18-22.

In the 22nd RoboCup International Competition, RoboAkut team backed by Turkey Technology Team Foundation from Bogazici University received a third prize in the RoboCup Rescue Simulation League in Montreal, according to the foundation's Twitter account.

Also, RoboAkut won the third place in the simulation league in Japan last year.

The RoboCup International Competition is organized every year in a different country since 1997 and considered as one of the world's major scientific events in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Turkey Technology Team Foundation aims to support 1,001 technology teams and to lead 1,001 technology initiatives until 2023.

Turkey Technology Team Foundation is also providing a 3-year training for high school and middle school students with the program of "technology stars of future" in "DeneyYap Technology Workshops."