Dear Robocuppers,

CFP:World Robot Summit Harsh Environment F-REI Challenge (WRS F-REI Challenge)

Event Details: Dates: October 10–12, 2025 Venue: Fukushima Robot Test Field Host: Fukushima Institute for Research, Education, and Innovation (F-REI) Co-Host: Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), Japan

Application Information: Application Guidelines: https://wrs.f-rei.go.jp/en/guideline/ Entry Form: https://wrs.f-rei.go.jp/en/entry/ Application Deadline: May 12, 2025 Team Qualification Announcement: May 30, 2025

Challenge Categories: The WRS F-REI Challenge will feature the following four categories: 1.Harsh Environment Drone Challenge 2.Plant Disaster Challenge 3.Simulation Disaster Challenge 4.Standard Disaster Robotics Drone Challenge

Travel Support and Award Money will be provided. Performance in competitions such as the RoboCup Rescue Robot League or similar events will be considered as supporting evidence during the selection process.

Tetsuya Kimura, WRS F-REI Challenge OC RRRL-WC Former Executive Committee Members ---- Tetsuya KIMURA, Dr. of Eng., Professor. Dept. of System Safety Engineering, Nagaoka Univ. of Tech. Trustee, Internat. Rescue System Inst. k****a@mech.nagaokaut.ac.jp Tel.+81-258-47-9708, Fax.+81-258-47-9770