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 .
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