RoboCup
active umbrella event rotating host
Annual international robotics event hosting leagues in soccer, rescue, home-service and industrial robotics, plus the RoboCupJunior programme. Teams enter a league; the host country changes every year.
- Cadence
- annual · since 1997
Leagues
Teams enter a league, not the umbrella event. Each league has its own rules and entry conditions.
| League | Who can enter | Status | Apply by |
|---|---|---|---|
| RoboCup Humanoid League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Logistics League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Middle Size League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Rescue Robot League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Rescue Simulation League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Small Size League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Soccer Simulation League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup Standard Platform League | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup@Home | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
| RoboCup@Work | University teams, Research groups | active | not recorded |
Discontinued leagues
- RoboCup Four-Legged League ended 2008
Events and programmes within RoboCup
- RoboCup German Open dormant
- RoboCupJunior active
Editions
Dates and venues of the umbrella event. Leagues list the editions they took part in.
| Season | Dates | Status | Where | Apply by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-30 to 2026-07-06 | held | Incheon, Republic of Korea city centre | not recorded |
| 2025 | not recorded | held | Salvador, Brazil city centre | not recorded |
| 2024 | not recorded | held | Eindhoven, Netherlands city centre | not recorded |
| 2023 | not recorded | held | Bordeaux, France city centre | not recorded |
| 2022 | not recorded | held | Bangkok, Thailand city centre | not recorded |
| 2021 | not recorded | held online | Online | not recorded |
| 2020 | not recorded | cancelled | Bordeaux, France city centre | not recorded |
| 2019 | not recorded | held | Sydney, Australia city centre | not recorded |
| 2018 | not recorded | held | Montreal, Canada city centre | not recorded |
| 2017 | not recorded | held | Nagoya, Japan city centre | not recorded |
| 2016 | not recorded | held | Leipzig, Germany city centre | not recorded |
| 2015 | not recorded | held | Hefei, China city centre | not recorded |
| 2014 | not recorded | held | João Pessoa, Brazil city centre | not recorded |
| 2013 | not recorded | held | Eindhoven, Netherlands city centre | not recorded |
| 2012 | not recorded | held | Mexico City, Mexico city centre | not recorded |
| 2011 | not recorded | held | Istanbul, Turkey city centre | not recorded |
| 2010 | not recorded | held | Singapore, SG city centre | not recorded |
| 2009 | not recorded | held | Graz, Austria city centre | not recorded |
| 2008 | not recorded | held | Suzhou, China city centre | not recorded |
| 2007 | not recorded | held | Atlanta, United States city centre | not recorded |
| 2006 | not recorded | held | Bremen, Germany city centre | not recorded |
| 2005 | not recorded | held | Osaka, Japan city centre | not recorded |
| 2004 | not recorded | held | Lisbon, Portugal city centre | not recorded |
| 2003 | not recorded | held | Padua, Italy city centre | not recorded |
| 2002 | not recorded | held | Fukuoka, Japan city centre; Busan, Republic of Korea city centre | not recorded |
| 2001 | not recorded | held | Seattle, United States city centre | not recorded |
| 2000 | not recorded | held | Melbourne, Australia city centre | not recorded |
| 1999 | not recorded | held | Stockholm, Sweden city centre | not recorded |
| 1998 | not recorded | held | Paris, France city centre | not recorded |
| 1997 | not recorded | held | Nagoya, Japan city centre | not recorded |