RoboCup 2027

Dates: Jun 17 – 21, 2027
Place: Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Venue: Messe Nürnberg, Messezentrum 1, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany
Organiser: RoboCup Federation, with RoboCup Germany

RoboCup is the international robotics competition founded in 1997, with leagues for robot soccer, rescue, service (@Home), industrial and junior robotics, plus a research symposium. RoboCup 2027 runs 17–21 June at Messe Nürnberg. It marks RoboCup's 30th anniversary and its first world championship in Germany since Leipzig 2016. The symposium is on 21 June.

Key facts

Public days: Visitors can attend Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 2027, roughly 9:00–17:00. Sunday has the finals.
Symposium: The RoboCup Symposium is on Monday 21 June 2027.
Leagues: Soccer, service robotics (@Home), rescue, industrial, simulation and RoboCupJunior.
Scale reference: RoboCup 2026 in Incheon expected 3,000+ participants and 15,000 visitors. RoboCup Germany says teams come from over 50 countries each year.
German Junior final: The German RoboCupJunior final is held at Messe Nürnberg on 9–12 March 2027.

Important dates

German RoboCupJunior final (Nuremberg): 9–12 March 2027 (upcoming)
World Championship (per RoboCup Germany, incl. setup): 15–21 June 2027 (upcoming)
Public competition days: 17–20 June 2027 (upcoming)
RoboCup Family Day (Max-Morlock-Stadion): 20 June 2027 (upcoming)
RoboCup Symposium: 21 June 2027 (upcoming)

Official links

Website: https://2027.robocup.org/
Visitor information: https://2027.robocup.org/visit/visitors
RoboCup Germany – WM 2027: https://robocup.de/robocup-wm-2027-in-deutschland
ERA announcement: https://robocupeu.org/2026/07/16/robocup-weltmeisterschaft-2027-kommt-nach-nurnberg/
RoboCup Federation: https://www.robocup.org/
SPL open-source code releases: https://spl.robocup.org/open-source/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/robocup_org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robocup-germany
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@robocupgermany