Robots are sure moving up in the world these days, they even have their own football world cup. There are a lot of sporting fans cheering at Bristol, England these days, but the teams that they are cheering for do not have any human beings on the playing field.

Twenty six teams of robots have come together to compete in the 16th edition of the FIRA or Federation of International Robotics Association RoboWorld Cup. Just like the human FIFA there are star player and better teams, not to mention major fans.

The players may not be human but they spend a fair amount of time in preparation for their time on the playing field just as their human counterparts from the FIFA do. And besides soccer, which is the main draw other sporting robotic attractions include sprinting, basket ball and weight lifting.

Some robots are built from scratch others are modified after being store bought. And yes there are tributes to the human spirit as well, which can be seen in the robot named Usain Volt, in honor of the Jamaican sprinter Bolt. As you can see that is one well named and rather interesting science project to work on.