In the video above, taken from a Japanese game show, legendary Barcelona striker faces off against what is billed as an amazing “robot goalkeeper.” Few human keepers can hope to stop a Messi ...

The scientists have named a robot with a Messi connection - “a robot that exceeds Messi in soccer” – or ARTEMIS.

Goooooal! The RoboCup held its annual four-day competition in Nagoya, Japan, last week, seeing robots from all round the world competing for techno-supremacy. RoboCupSoccer, one of the five ...

For now, Lionel Messi doesn’t need to look over his shoulder. Humanoid robots have difficulty keeping their balance, and the largest — human height — move more like, well, robots than world ...