What’s coming up at #RoboCup2026?

This year, RoboCup will be held in Incheon, South Korea, from 2-6 July. The event will see teams take part in competitions, training sessions, and a symposium.

It’s an exciting time for RoboCup, as there have been some updates to the leagues and competition format. Most prominently, the soccer leagues will have a primary focus on humanoid robots.

The leagues and their competitions

You can find out more about the different leagues and the competition schedules and details at these links:

• RoboCupSoccer
  • Humanoid
  • Middle size
  • Small size
  • Simulation
• RoboCupRescue
  • Robot
  • Simulation
• RoboCup@Home
• Industrial
• RoboCupJunior
  • Soccer
  • Onstage
  • Rescue

WEROB

A workshop focused on sharing projects, experiences, and innovations in educational robotics. This session is geared towards students, mentors, and educators. Find out more here.

Symposium

The RoboCup symposium will take place on 6 July. More information can be found here.

There will be two keynote talks:

• Hyun Myung, Spatial Intelligence for Autonomous Robot Navigation in the Wild
• Gentiane Venture, From function to meaning: Making robots that understand and belong

Find out more at the event website.

Lucy Smith is Senior Managing Editor for AIhub.

Lucy Smith is Senior Managing Editor for AIhub.