March 2026 - RoboCup-worldwide

RoboCup GermanOpen - Live on YouTube
by Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann 10 Mar '26

10 Mar '26

Dear RoboCup Community, we are currently hosting the RoboCup GermanOpen in Cologne, Germany, and for the very first time, we will have a live-stream of the entire event on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@robocupgermany/live Starting tomorrow, March 11, at 10 am CET, we will showcase all the leagues present at the GermanOpen: - Humanoid Soccer League (first games in the newly merged league!) - Soccer Small Size League - @Home - Rescue & RMRC - Smart Manufacturing (first challenges in the newly merged league!) - Junior We are super excited to invite you all to join us virtually and see how the teams are preparing for the world championship in June! Spread the word & join us for our first stream tomorrow! Maike

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Call for Participation - 3D Simulation - RoboCup Portugal Open
by Nuno Lau 05 Mar '26

05 Mar '26

============================================================= ---------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ----------------- ============================================================= (Our apologies for any cross-posting) ROBOTICA 2026 - 26th RoboCup Portugal Open https://www.festivalnacionalrobotica.pt/ April 23-25, 2026 Barcelos, Portugal The RoboCup Portugal Open is a RoboCup Event that aims at promoting Science and Technology among students from the 1st grade to university studies, as well among the general public, through robotic competitions. We would like to invite you to participate in the 26th RoboCup Portugal Open which will take place from April 23 to 25, 2026, at Barcelos, Portugal. If you are interested in participating, please register your team in one of the promoted competitions. == 3D SIMULATION LEAGUE == The 3D Simulation League provides a great opportunity to experiment with humanoid robots without the need for investing in robot hardware. It facilitates experimenting using different learning and optimization techniques by providing a simulated environment. The league will use a new, more realistic, MuJoCo simulator in 2026, featuring (at least) a simulated Booster T1 robot. Every team participating is starting to use the new simulator, hence this is an excellent opportunity for new teams to join the Simulation 3D League. The realism of the new simulator provides a very good testbed for real humanoid robot teams. Instructions on how to use the MuJoCo simulator and base codes that may help the development of a team may be found at: https://ssim.robocup.org/3d-simulation/3d-tools/ == Schedule == Remote Team 3D Late Registration deadline (100 euros): April 6, 2026 Early Registration deadline (290 euros): March 27, 2026 Late Registration deadline (300 euros): April 6, 2026 Portuguese Robotics Open: April 23-25, 2026 All deadlines are 23:59 GMT. == Registration == Registration is performed through the on-line form at: https://forms.gle/iemBpjVULtkn8tyV8 == Description and History == The RoboCup Portugal Open (also known as Festival Nacional de Robótica) had its 1st edition in 2001. The event has had an enormous growth since the 1st edition, both in the number of teams, participants and visitors and also includes an international IEEE conference where national and international researchers present their latest work in the field of Robotics (https://www.icarsc.pt). The RoboCup Portugal Open is currently an initiative of the Portuguese Robotics Society. Hoping to see you at the RoboCup Portugal Open! Kind Regards, The RoboCup Portugal Open Organizing Committee

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[Meetings[ Call for Participation - ICRA 2026 Legged Robot Challenges (Deadline 03/15/2026)
by Kim, Dongbin 03 Mar '26

03 Mar '26

Dear Colleagues We are pleased to announce "Call for Participation - ICRA 2026 Legged Robot Challenges" Website: https://quadruped-robot-challenges.notion.site/ICRA-2026-Legged-Robot-Chall… Information: The IEEE RAS Legged Robot Challenges (LRC) evaluate remotely-operated and autonomous legged robots using standard terrains, obstacles, and tasks to quantitatively measure and compare capabilities. These challenges inspire innovation in legged robot mobility and have evolved to include embedded dexterity tasks for onboard manipulators. Any type of legged robot can participate, including quadrupeds, bipeds, or others. Each robot’s performance can be directly compared to similar implementations and sizes to identify best-in-class capabilities. Safety belays over top of each lane catch falling robots so increasingly difficult settings can be attempted without risk to the robots. These Legged Robot Challenges are hosted at major robotics conferences each year to facilitate interactions between robotics researchers, commercial manufacturers, and various user communities that need capable and easy-to-use autonomous robots to perform tasks in complex and often hazardous environments. In addition to demonstrating the state-of-the-science in robotics for unstructured environments, these Legged Robot Challenges help validate and disseminate standard test methods that emergency responders and others worldwide can use to objectively evaluate and compare commercial robots for purchasing, support training with quantitative measures of remote operator proficiency, and compare results no matter where or when the evaluations are conducted. ICRA 2026 LRC is a key opportunity for Legged Robots to qualify for a spot in RoboCup Rescue for RoboCup 2026! (https://rrl.robocup.org/) Competition Registration Deadline: March 15, 2026 For Competition Registration: * Fill out the competition registration form<https://forms.gle/sJj1cYQUzzn3eiBDA> (This is not for the conference registration). * Teams that registered for the competition may need to register ICRA 2026 separately at $300/person (early). The conference registration information will be updated later. Contact for Questions: If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at icra2026lrc(a)gmail.com<mailto:iros2025qrc@gmail.com>. Sincerely, Dongbin Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) University of Hartford Office: +1-(860)-768-5808 Email: dbk(a)hartford.edu<mailto:donkim@hartford.edu> [cid:90b694e7-e19a-4e24-b6f3-4061b906c89c]

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