Dr. Morteza Mousa-Khani, head of Iranian RoboCup National Committee, said the MSL team from Qazvin Islamic Azad University defeated teams from the Netherlands, Germany, China and Iran and managed to claim the first standing in the technical competitions of the RoboCup Middle Size League.
According to him, the MSL team of the Islamic Azad universities of Qazvin and Yazd managed to beat their American rivals and qualify for the next round.
The rescue robot team of Azad University of Qazvin also clinched the first place on the first day of the international event. The University of Yazd team together with teams from Thailand, Germany and Mexico qualified for the next round. In the Nao Soccer League, Azad University of Qazvin team managed to defeat opponents from Sweden and the US.
The University of Shiraz also qualified for the second round in 2D Simulated Soccer League. In the Rescue Simulation League, teams from universities of Qazvin, Amirkabir, Allameh Helli and Kherad High School all qualified for the next round.
The 19th edition of Robocup competitions kicked off on July 17 and will run until July 23 in Hefei, China.