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RoboCup (world championship)

BUILD autonomous robots (soccer, rescue, @Home, industrial, Junior leagues) and compete.

Team entryWatch & buy local
17–21 Jun 2027Next date
None listedNext deadline / key date
June-July (varies by host)Usual timing
Rotating host city (2027: Nuremberg, Germany)Where
01 · How to take part

Your way in

Qualify with a team through the league's rules (RoboCupJunior is for students up to 19), or visit on the public visitor days to watch the competitions.

Team entry

Build a robot team and qualify

Build autonomous robots for a league (soccer, rescue, @Home, industrial, or RoboCupJunior for students up to 19) and qualify under that league's rules.

Watch & buy local

Visit the world championship

In 2027 the public visitor days are 17–20 Jun at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center, with planned hours of about 9am to 5pm.

You build or use
BUILD autonomous robots (soccer, rescue, @Home, industrial, Junior leagues) and compete
Participation
Build-compete (team qualification); Watch (visitor days)
Entry and deadlines
Teams qualify per league; 2027 visitor tickets not on sale yet
Where
Rotating (2026: Incheon, South Korea; 2027: Nuremberg, Germany), Multiple
02 · Dates

Dates and deadlines, Jan 2026 to Dec 2027

Usual timing: June-July (varies by host). Dates are only shown where a source publishes them; everything else is marked TBC.

  • 17–21 Jun 2027RoboCup 2027, NurembergRoboCup 2027 official site: 17-21 Jun 2027, Nuremberg Exhibition Center. · sourceTeam entry

Already passed this season: 30 Jun–6 Jul 2026: RoboCup 2026, Incheon.

See it on the calendar →

03 · Skills you'll need

Skills you'll need

What to learn and practise before you go. Each resource is marked Official or Community-accepted and names its publisher. Difficulty and prep time are our estimate.

Core skill

Robot building and programming for one league's rules

Also useful:

  • Teamwork across mechanics, electronics and software
  • Competition prep: testing on a regulation field and debugging on site
Difficulty our estimateSkilled team
Prep time our estimatea season of team building and testing

Difficulty and prep time are Curiosta editorial estimates for a first-timer, not organiser figures.

Refresher

  1. Pick a league first: soccer, rescue, @Home, industrial, or RoboCupJunior for students up to 19.
  2. Each league publishes its own rules and qualification process.
  3. RoboCupJunior's beginner guide is the easiest way in for school teams.
  4. Visitors don't need a team: in 2027 the public visitor days are 17–20 Jun.

Practise before you go

  • Build a small robot for a RoboCupJunior challenge (soccer, rescue line or maze).
  • Enter a regional or national RoboCup event before aiming at the world championship.
  • Read the league rules for your target year.

Safety notes

  • Batteries: charge and store lithium packs as your league's rules require.
  • Moving robots: keep hands clear during tests.

Resources

Officialofficial federation page

RoboCup leagues

Overview of every league and its rules.

Publisher: RoboCup Federation

Officialofficial league site

RoboCupJunior

Getting-started guide, rules and resources for school teams.

Publisher: RoboCup Federation (RoboCupJunior)

Officialofficial event page

RoboCup 2027: Visitors

Public visitor days and what visitors can see.

Publisher: RoboCup 2027 organisers (RoboCup Germany)

All skills guides

04 · Check before you go

What we could and couldn't confirm

Before you book

  • 2027 visitor tickets and exact opening hours aren't published yet.
  • The host city changes every year.
  • Costs are not listed on Nomad. Check them, and the latest dates, on the official site.
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