A 3v3 robot football match, where all players were autonamous via artificial intelligence, concluded here Saturday. Four teams from three Chinese universities competed in the match, and the championship was garnered by the THU Robotics team from Tsinghua University. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

A robot player (C) of the Mountain Sea team from China Agricultural University competes during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.

Team members of the THU Robotics from Tsinghua University prepare for an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.

This photo shows a scene during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.

A robot player of the Mountain Sea team from China Agricultural University is carried away on a stretcher during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.

Members of participating team from Tsinghua University, China Agricultural University and Beijing Information Science and Technology University pose for a group photo during the award ceremony for an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.

Robot players of the THU Robotics team from Tsinghua University compete with their counterparts of the Mountain Sea team from China Agricultural University during an AI-powered robot football match in Beijing, capital of China, June 28, 2025.