Robocup 2003. Humanoid competitor in the 2003 Robocup competition. This is the Footprints robot from a Japanese team. The Robocup is an annual event in which teams of autonomous robots play football against each other. This requires a high level of artificial intelligence. Humanoid robots have to be able to walk and take a kick. The competition's aim is to develop a team of humanoid robots that can beat the best human side in the world by the year 2050. The cup has several leagues, including divisions for four-legged robots as well as humanoid (bipedal) robots such as this. The 2003 event, the 7th Robocup, was held in Padua, Italy.