Dear all,

We hereby publish the First Call for Participation for RoboCup@Home 2027, which will take place from June 15 to June 21, 2027 in Nuremberg, Germany.

RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal to advance the state of the art of intelligent robots through competitions (RoboCup@Home, RoboCup Soccer, RoboCup Rescue, RoboCup@Work and RoboCup Junior).

The RoboCup@Home league aims to develop service and assistive robot technology with high relevance for future personal domestic applications. It is the largest international annual competition for autonomous service robots and is part of the RoboCup initiative. A set of benchmark tests is used to evaluate the robots’ abilities and performance in a realistic home environment setting. Focus lies on the following domains but is not limited to: Human-Robot-Interaction and Cooperation, Navigation and Mapping in dynamic environments, Computer Vision and Object Recognition under natural light conditions, Object Manipulation, Adaptive Behaviors, Behavior Integration, Ambient Intelligence, Standardization and System Integration.

Important dates:

Sep. 20, 2026 Publication of the Call for Participation Oct. 30, 2026 Deadline for submission of participation intention. Dec. 06, 2026 Deadline for submission of qualification material. (Team Description Paper, Team Video, Team Website). Dec. 23, 2026 Qualification announcement Jan. 22, 2027 Deadline for Participation Confirmation

Further Information is published in the Call for Participation: https://athome.robocup.org/call-for-participation-robocuphome-2027/

The submission and evaluation criteria have also been published and can be found here: https://athome.robocup.org/rules/submission-review-criteria/ Please keep these in mind when creating your qualification material.

You should also consult the official RuleBook, which is still subject to change until the competition: https://github.com/RoboCupAtHome/RuleBook

Updates and reference material can be found on the official RoboCup@Home website:https://athome.robocup.org/

With kind regards, and looking forward to seeing your team in Nuremberg,

The 2027 RoboCup@Home Organizing and Technical Committees