Events
Every robot competition we have dated, from combat and sumo to humanoid games, soccer, racing and student contests. Upcoming events first; past events keep their results.
Dates are checked against the organiser where we could reach them. A result or date marked reported comes from the press only, and we will firm it up when the organiser publishes.
| Dates | Event | Format | Where | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University Rover Challenge 2025 | rover | Hanksville, USA | Missouri S&T | SpaceQ |
| 2025 | DCL Eagle Cup finals 2025 | drone | Spain Drone Team | DCL | |
| 2025-01-09 | Indy Autonomous Challenge at CES | racing | Las Vegas, USA | Unimore | Unimore |
| 2025-02 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 1 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Silent Spring. 12 lb: Pramheda. 30 lb: Chonkiv | nhrl.io |
| 2025-02-14 to 2025-02-16 | RoboCup South Korea Open 2025 | soccer | South Korea | robocup.org | |
| 2025-03 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 2 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: IMPAKT. 12 lb: SAIKO!. 30 lb: KAZAA LITE | nhrl.io |
| 2025-03-12 to 2025-03-16 | RoboCup German Open 2025 | soccer | Nuremberg, Germany | robocup.org | |
| 2025-04 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 3 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Chainsaw Kitty. 12 lb: Cherri. 30 lb: Anxietii | nhrl.io |
| 2025-04-03 to 2025-04-06 | RoboCup Singapore Open 2025 | soccer | Singapore | robocup.org | |
| 2025-04-04 to 2025-04-06 | RoboCup Portugal Open 2025 | soccer | Portugal | robocup.org | |
| 2025-04-11 to 2025-04-12 | A2RL x DCL Autonomous Drone Championship | drone | Abu Dhabi, UAE | AI Speed Challenge: TII Racing. Human vs AI: Minchan Kim | Wikipedia |
| 2025-04-16 to 2025-04-19 | FIRST Championship 2025 (Reefscape) | education | Houston, USA | Winning alliance 2910, 1323, 5026, 4272 (reported) | Wikipedia |
| 2025-04-19 | Beijing E-Town Humanoid Half Marathon 2025 | humanoid | Beijing, China | Tiangong Ultra, 2:40:42 | AFP |
| 2025-05 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 4 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Jelly Baby. 12 lb: Ugee. 30 lb: Waddles! | nhrl.io |
| 2025-05 | VEX Robotics World Championship 2025 | education | Dallas, USA | V5RC high school: 80001B and 2775V (reported) | Dallas Sports Commission |
| 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-05 | RoboCup China Open 2025 | soccer | China | robocup.org | |
| 2025-05-07 to 2025-05-09 | RoboCup Mexican Open 2025 | soccer | Mexico | robocup.org | |
| 2025-05-25 | CMG Mecha King (World Robot Competition, combat arena) | humanoid-combat | Hangzhou, China | Unitree G1 robots. Winner’s name differs between reports | TechNode |
| 2025-06 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 5 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Caldera. 12 lb: Full Court. 30 lb: Red Storm | nhrl.io |
| 2025-06-28 | RoBoLeague 3v3 launch | soccer | Beijing, China | THU Robotics (reported) | Gulf News |
| 2025-07-15 to 2025-07-21 | RoboCup 2025 | soccer | Salvador, Brazil | Standard Platform: B-Human (12th title). Adult Size: Tsinghua. 3D Simulation: FC Portugal | robocup.org |
| 2025-07-25 | Indy Autonomous Challenge, Laguna Seca | racing | Monterey, USA | Time trial, eight teams | Wikipedia |
| 2025-08 | Formula Student Germany 2025 | racing | Hockenheim, Germany | Driverless Cup: Chalmers | formulastudent.de |
| 2025-08-08 to 2025-08-12 | World Robot Conference 2025 | expo | Beijing, China | Beijing government | |
| 2025-08-13 to 2025-08-16 | World Games 2025 drone racing | drone | Chengdu, China | FAI | |
| 2025-08-14 to 2025-08-17 | World Humanoid Robot Games 2025 | humanoid | Beijing, China | 280 teams from 16 countries. 100 m: Tiangong, 21.50 s. 5v5 football: THU Huoshen | WAM |
| 2025-08-14 to 2025-08-18 | RoboCup Malaysia Open 2025 | soccer | Malaysia | robocup.org | |
| 2025-08-29 to 2025-09-02 | International Humanoid Olympiad | humanoid | Olympia, Greece | BusinessWire | |
| 2025-10 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 6 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Jelly Baby. 12 lb: Maximizer. 30 lb: ARES | nhrl.io |
| 2025-10-13 to 2025-10-19 | RoboCup Brazil Open 2025 | soccer | Vitória, Brazil | robocup.org | |
| 2025-11 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 7 | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Sir Slicey. 12 lb: Buzzzz-Kill. 30 lb: Jubileu | nhrl.io |
| 2025-11-15 | A2RL Season 2 Grand Final | racing | Abu Dhabi, UAE (Yas Marina) | TUM. 2nd TII Racing, 3rd PoliMOVE | tbreak |
| 2025-11-26 to 2025-11-28 | WRO International Final 2025 | education | Singapore | 595 teams | WRO |
| 2025-12 | NHRL Open World Championship finals | combat | Norwalk, USA | 3 lb: Pinevictus. 12 lb: Pramheda. 30 lb: KaZaA Lite | nhrl.io |
| 2025-12 | Robotex International 2025 | education | Tallinn, Estonia | Cyprus Mail | |
| 2025-12-06 to 2025-12-07 | All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament 2025 (37th) | sumo | Tokyo, Japan | Brackets in the organiser’s results archive | fsi.co.jp |
| 2025-12-19 | DCL Super Final 2025 | drone | Königssee, Germany | Season title: Raiden Racing | DCL |
| 2026-01-17 | RoboLeague Liechtenstein 2026 | sumo | Schaan, Liechtenstein | liechtenstein-business.li | |
| 2026-01-29 | DCL Falcon Cup seeding final | drone | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | DCL | |
| 2026-02-06 to 2026-02-08 | RoboCup South Korea Open 2026 | soccer | South Korea | robocup.org | |
| 2026-02-07 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 1 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-02-22 | Robot Royale 7 | combat | Sydney, Australia | 150 g, plastic and open classes | Eventbrite |
| 2026-03 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 2 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-03 | APEC Micromouse Contest 2026 | micromouse | San Antonio, USA | Decimus-5A (UK) | apec-conf.org |
| 2026-03-10 to 2026-03-14 | RoboCup German Open 2026 | soccer | Cologne, Germany | robocup.org | |
| 2026-04 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 3 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-04-05 to 2026-04-08 | RoboNexus World Championship | sumo | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (KFUPM) | Tactical Sumo track | Servo Magazine |
| 2026-04-08 to 2026-04-12 | RoboCup Iran Open 2026 | soccer | Iran | robocup.org | |
| 2026-04-10 to 2026-04-12 | RoboCup Singapore Open 2026 | soccer | Singapore | robocup.org | |
| 2026-04-16 to 2026-04-18 | RoboCup Mexican Open 2026 | soccer | Mexico | robocup.org | |
| 2026-04-19 | Beijing Humanoid Half Marathon 2026 | humanoid | Beijing, China | Honor robot, 50:26. Team credit differs between reports | Beijing government, AP |
| 2026-04-21 to 2026-04-30 | VEX Robotics World Championship 2026 | education | St. Louis, USA | V5RC high school: 1028A and 10B (reported) | VEX |
| 2026-04-24 to 2026-04-27 | RoboCup Japan Open 2026 | soccer | Japan | robocup.org | |
| 2026-04-25 | Extreme Robots Doncaster | combat | Doncaster, UK | Exhibition show | ents24 |
| 2026-04-25 | Robotic Arena, 17th edition | sumo | Wrocław, Poland | Multi-discipline robot contest | pwr.edu.pl |
| 2026-04-29 to 2026-05-02 | FIRST Championship 2026 (Rebuilt) | education | Houston, USA | Winning alliance 1323, 4065, 4414, 1538 (reported) | FIRST |
| 2026-05 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 4 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-05-02 to 2026-05-04 | RoboCup China Open 2026 | soccer | China | robocup.org | |
| 2026-05-14 to 2026-05-17 | Eurobot 2026 international final | education | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | Hyperion Robotics (University of Western Macedonia) | eurobot.org |
| 2026-05-16 | NHRL Pro Tour, round 1 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-05-23 to 2026-05-25 | FAI Drone Racing World Cup, Paris | drone | La Queue-en-Brie, France | FAI | |
| 2026-05-27 to 2026-05-30 | University Rover Challenge 2026 | rover | Hanksville, USA | Missouri S&T. 2nd Monash Nova Rover | SpaceQ |
| 2026-06 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 5 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-06 | Eurobot Junior 2026 | education | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | Discovery 2 (Tunisia) | African Manager |
| 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-05 | ICRA 2026 humanoid competition | humanoid | Vienna, Austria | Dates reported | ICRA 2026 |
| 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-05 | RoboRacer (F1TENTH) at ICRA 2026 | racing | Vienna, Austria | TU Wien | |
| 2026-06-06 to 2026-06-07 | Extreme Robots Stevenage | combat | Stevenage, UK | Exhibition show | lovetovisit |
| 2026-06-23 to 2026-06-27 | MATE ROV World Championship 2026 | underwater | St. John’s, Canada | Pioneer: MIST (Bangladesh), reported | UNB |
| 2026-06-30 to 2026-07-06 | RoboCup 2026 | soccer | Incheon, South Korea | Humanoid Large: Tsinghua Hephaestus, 6-2. Middle Size: B-Human (unconfirmed). First 11-a-side match | robocup.org |
| 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-16 | RoboSub 2026 | underwater | Irvine, USA | NUS Bumblebee. 2nd ITU AUV, 3rd NTU Mecatron | robosub.org |
| 2026-07-16 | URKL 2026 season opener | humanoid-combat | Shenzhen, China | 32 teams, all on the EngineAI T800 | HowAIWorks |
| 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-21 | FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2026 | soccer | Markham, Canada | Results not yet indexed | FIRA |
| 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-19 | Extreme Robots Newcastle | combat | Newcastle, UK | Exhibition show | lovetovisit |
| 2026-08-04 to 2026-08-09 | RoboMaster 2026 university final | education | Shenzhen, China | NEU Zhonghong TDT beat SCAU 3-1 | NEU |
| 2026-08-11 to 2026-08-16 | Formula Student Germany 2026 | racing | Hockenheim, Germany | Driverless Cup: TU Hamburg. 2nd NTNU, 3rd ETH | formulastudent.de |
| 2026-08-19 to 2026-08-23 | World Robot Conference 2026 | expo | Beijing, China | Beijing government | |
| 2026-08-22 to 2026-08-26 | World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 | humanoid | Beijing, China | 2,056 robots, 666 teams. 100 m: Tiangong Ultra, 8.64 s | CGTN, AP |
| 2026-09 to 2026-12 | BattleBots World Championship VIII pre-qualifiers | combat | Las Vegas, USA | Reported. Air dates not announced | TVMaze |
| 2026-09-03 to 2026-09-06 | Indy Autonomous Challenge, Laguna Seca | racing | Monterey, USA | Passing: UNIMORE Racing, Purdue second. Time trials: Purdue AI Racing, track record. First road-course passing race | indyautonomouschallenge.com |
| 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-06 | European Rover Challenge 2026 | rover | Kraków, Poland | AGH | |
| 2026-09-05 to 2026-09-06 | Extreme Robots Colchester | combat | Colchester, UK | Exhibition show | ents24 |
| 2026-09-12 | NHRL Pro Tour, round 2 | combat | New York, USA (Terminal 5) | Results not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-09-18 | REK human vs humanoid fight | humanoid-combat | San Francisco, USA | California Athletic Commission issued a cease-and-desist on 23 Sep | Runtime Wire |
| 2026-09-19 to 2026-09-20 | Robots Live! Stoke | combat | Stoke-on-Trent, UK | Exhibition show | lovetovisit |
| 2026-09-20 | DCL Eagle Cup finals 2026 | drone | VEXCEL Spain Drone Team beat Cyclone Racing 37 to 13 | DCL | |
| 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-01 | IROS 2026 competitions | challenge | Pittsburgh, USA | Dates reported | IROS 2026 |
| 2026-10 | NHRL Open Qualifier, round 6 | combat | Norwalk, USA | Day not yet indexed | nhrl.io |
| 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-04 | RoboCup Junior Australia Open 2026 | soccer | Australia | robocup.org | |
| 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-10 | Battle of Robots 2026, qualifying rounds | combat | Moscow, Russia | Reported (one press source) | La Presse |
| 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-10 | FIRST Global Challenge 2026 | education | Incheon, South Korea | JoongAng Daily | |
| 2026-10-10 to 2026-10-11 | Extreme Robots Maidstone | combat | Maidstone, UK | Exhibition show | ents24 |
| 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-17 | MultiGP Championship 2026 | drone | Carrollton, USA | $10,000 prize pool | multigp.com |
| 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-18 | BattleBots Destruct-A-Thon | combat | Las Vegas, USA (BattleBots Arena) | Dates reported | concerts.vegas |
| 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-25 | RoboCup Americas Super Regional 2026 | soccer | Canada | robocup.org | |
| 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-25 | RoboCup Italian Open: humanoid games | soccer | Rome, Italy (Maker Faire) | robocup.org | |
| 2026-10-31 | AHHAA RoboBattle 2026 | combat | Tartu, Estonia | EUR 12,000 prize pool | ahhaa.ee |
| 2026-11 | RobotX Challenge 2026 | maritime | Singapore | Venue pending | RobotX |
| 2026-11 | Anduril AI Grand Prix final | drone | Columbus, USA | Reported. $500,000 prize pool, autonomous drones | DroneXL |
| 2026-11 to 2026-12 | URKL 2026 grand finals | humanoid-combat | China, venue TBA | Reported. 10M yuan prize belt | HowAIWorks |
| 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-14 | DARPA Triage Challenge final | challenge | College Station, USA | Awards 14 Nov | DARPA |
| 2026-11-07 | NHRL Pro Tour, round 3 | combat | Norwalk, USA | nhrl.io | |
| 2026-11-14 | Stream Fighters 5 | humanoid-combat | Bogotá, Colombia | Reported | El País Cali |
| 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-15 | Extreme Robots Gloucester | combat | Gloucester, UK (GL1) | Exhibition show. Reported | ents24 |
| 2026-11-28 to 2026-11-29 | Robotex International 2026 | education | Incheon, South Korea | Dates reported, not confirmed | ntradeshows |
| 2026-12-05 | NHRL Pro World Championship finals | combat | Norwalk, USA | nhrl.io | |
| 2026-12-08 to 2026-12-10 | WRO International Final 2026 | education | San Juan, Puerto Rico | WRO | |
| 2026-12-19 to 2026-12-20 | All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament 2026 finals | sumo | Tokyo, Japan (Ryōgoku Kokugikan) | Reported. Possibly the last edition | fsi.co.jp |
| 2027-02-23 to 2027-02-27 | RoboCup German Open 2027 | soccer | Hannover, Germany (didacta) | Dates reported | didacta |
| 2027-03-08 | APEC Micromouse Contest 2027 | micromouse | Location TBA | apec-conf.org | |
| 2027-04 | VEX Robotics World Championship 2027 | education | St. Louis, USA | REC Foundation | |
| 2027-04-10 to 2027-04-11 | Extreme Robots Doncaster | combat | Doncaster, UK | Exhibition show. Reported | ents24 |
| 2027-04-28 to 2027-05-01 | FIRST Championship 2027 | education | Houston, USA | FIRST | |
| 2027-06-15 to 2027-06-21 | RoboCup 2027 | soccer | Nuremberg, Germany | Dates reported | robocup.org |
| 2027-07-10 to 2027-07-11 | Extreme Robots Colchester | combat | Colchester, UK | Exhibition show. Reported | ents24 |
| TBA | World Humanoid Robot Games 2027 | humanoid | Beijing, China | No 2027 announcement yet | |
| TBA | A2RL 2026 season finale | racing | Abu Dhabi, UAE (Yas Marina) | Date not announced | |
| TBA | DCL Super Final 2026 | drone | Date not announced | DCL | |
| TBA | BattleBots World Championship VIII broadcast | combat | Las Vegas, USA | Air dates not announced | battlebots.com |