Dear RoboCup community,

The Small Size League committee is glad to invite you to participate in the RoboCup 2026! Below you can find important information about the competition and qualification.

Location and dates

RoboCup Incheon, South-Korea, 2026

Small Size League

June 30 - July 6, 2026

Website: TBA

About RoboCup

RoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal to advance the state of the art of autonomous robots. When established in 1997, the original mission was to field a team of robots capable of winning against the human soccer World Cup champions by 2050.

About the Small Size League

The RoboCup Small Size League is a part of the RoboCup Research Federation focused on multi-agent coordination and control. Teams currently compete in 11 vs. 11 soccer matches (6 vs. 6 in Div. B). The robots must fit within an 18 cm diameter circle and must be no higher than 15 cm. The robots play soccer with an orange golf ball on a green carpeted field that is 12 m long by 9 m wide (9 m long by 6 m wide for Div. B.).

About the qualification

To qualify for the competition, each team must submit a Team Description Paper and a video by January 27, 2026.

More information on the qualification requirements and processes are located on the website https://ssl.robocup.org/robocups/robocup-2026/robocup-2026-qualification/. More information on slot allocation will follow soon.

Please direct all inquiries to the Small Size League Organizing Committee: r*******c@lists.robocup.org

Thank you!