Business Events Sydney (BESydney) and partners, UNSW and RoboCup Junior Australia, have won a bid to host RoboCup, the world’s largest annual robotics competition. More than 2000 roboticists from 50 countries will compete at Sydney’s International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) and Darling Harbour foreshore, creating artificial intelligence applications that solve real-world problems such as caregiving assistance and search and rescue. Some 600 teams will participate in the competition. “RoboCup is developing the skills that will be needed for the jobs of the future and it’s testament to our own local talent that this leading event has chosen Sydney as its host,” CEO of BESydney, Lyn Lewis-Smith, said in a statement. NSW chief scientist and engineer, Mary O’Kane, said she expects the event to spark students and young people’s interest in robotics and advanced autonomous systems, encouraging more to work in the technology space. Chief scientist of Australia, Professor Ian Chubb, also expects the event to increase young people’s interest in STEM education, saying that these subjects are crucial to working a “rapidly-changing world”. The University of NSW has won five world titles so far in its participation of RoboCup, taking out the Standard Platform League Robocup World Championship this year. “We look forward to competing again in 2019 on home soil, showcasing the outstanding capabilities of UNSW’s computer science and engineering students,” UNSW president and vice-chancellor, Ian Jacobs, said in a statement. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems, Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Generative AI Generative AI feature 10 business intelligence certifications and certificates to advance your BI career From BI analysts and BI developers to BI architects and BI directors, business intelligence pros are in high demand. Here are the certifications and certificates that can give your career an edge. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 01, 2023 8 mins Certifications Business Intelligence IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe