For five days, independent robotics took center stage in Eindhoven. Three hundred teams from forty countries competed for titles in five leagues: RoboCupSoccer, RoboCupRescue, RoboCup@Home, RoboCupJunior, and RoboCup Industrial. At the RoboCup 2024, Tech United became robot soccer world champions for the eighth time in the Middle Size League (MSL). In a tough match with yellow cards back and forth, the team from TU Eindhoven won 6-1 from the Chinese BigHeroX, which made short work of ASML's Falcons in the semifinals. New champions were also crowned in the other leagues. The healthcare robot from Tech United finished in a deserving fifth place.
Robot soccer world champion
Van Perslucht was the robot of the match in the MSL final with three goals. Tech United's number four shot sharply from distance several times in an otherwise tough final in which BigHeroX regularly threw the buck.
Tech United's other goals came from Robodinho, Zessi and the Nut. Due to a broken fuse, the Chinese team had to play much of the second half with one less robot.
Van Perslucht was given a crowd change in the closing stages in an entertaining final that was appreciated by the crowd, as evidenced by the wave that was set off in the second half.
