above the field. these images then feed into an external computer, the robot s brain, to decide the next move. they can deliver a flat kick and even a chip kick. in robot soccer, you have to see the physics of the world. there s a lot of uncertainty. reporter: another group of students creates programming for humanoid robots. they use a wireless system to communicate. when the robot hears, it sends a message, hey, i follow the ball over here and they decide who will be the attacker. reporter: the goal is to create a team of robots that can beat a human team by the year 2050. robots in general are going to be really important over the next decade and robot soccer is really going to be used to develop the theories. one small act that pays off in a big way. how an american woman s generosity has helped a kenyan student achieve a distinguished degree. we re talking to a filmmaker who was so touched by the story that
match in singapore. people look at the games and they wonder about ro t whos. many challenges that to go through the fundamentals of the body. it s a friendly competition that really drives research forward. reporter: how do the robots play soccer? they build them from scratch and create the software to make them think. the ro t whos see through two cameras above the field. these images feed into an external computer, the pro brob brain, to decide the next move. they can deliver a flat kick and even a chip kick. you have to predict the physics president thereof the w reporter: another group creates robots. these robots have cameras and computers inside their heads and use a wireless system to communicate. he will send a message, hey, i saw a ball over here but it will decide who should be the attacker to kick the ball. reporter: the goal is to create a team of robots that can beat a human team by the year
a chip kick. you have to predict the physics of the world. there s a lot of uncertainty. you don t know what your opponent is going to do. reporter: these robots have cameras and computers inside their head and use a wireless system to communicate. hie, i saw a ball over here. decide who should be the attacker. reporter: the goal is to create a team of robots to beat a human team by the year 2050. robots are going to be important over the next decade. one word turns innovative design into revolutionary performance. one word makes the difference between defining the mission
have physics of the world. you don t know what your opponent will do. reporter: another set of students create humanoid robots. it will send a message to tell the teammates i saw a ball here. reporter: at robocup you create a team of robots that can beat a human team by the year 2050. deborah feyerick, cnn. there it is. next thing we ll hear about is skynet and we re all doomed. top stories coming your way after the break. stay with us.
reporter: another group of students creates programming for humanoid robots. they use a wirelesses system to communicate. when the robot kicks the ball, it will send a message, hey, i see a ball over here. and it will decide who should be the attacker. reporter: the goal is to create a team of robots that can beat a human team by 2050. robots will be important over the next decade and it s a domain to develop. reporter: deborah ferric, cnn. it is hot and dangerous. much of the eastern seaboard in the danger zone. triple digit temperatures dominating the map. we re going to tell you how to keep your cool. that s next.