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Robot named Messinator learns soccer after 140 years of simulated self-play

short by Neeraja Nath / on Thursday, 24 September, 2026
A video posted by Skild AI showed a humanoid robot playing football with a human, including dribbling and scoring a goal. Named Messinator, the robot was also seen wearing Argentina's football jersey. Skild AI's S1 robotics foundation model was trained on 140 years of simulated self-play and the resulting policy was transferred to the humanoid robot for real-world matches.
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