TomBihn.com, a premium manufacturer of travel bags and backpacks, teamed up with George Mason University's Autonomous Robotics Laboratory to develop custom soccer jerseys for the the Laboratory's humanoid robots, the RoboPatriots. These jerseys, however, are more than colorful costumes. During the soccer matches, the robot goalie will wear a jersey with a special pattern designed to be recognized by the other players.
The Mason students and the robots will head to China this week (July 17, 2015) to compete against other humanoid robots and their human team mates.