Middle Size League: Call for Participation | RoboCup 2026

The RoboCup 2026 Middle Size League Organizing Committee invites teams to participate in the 2026 RoboCup MSL World Championships, to be held in Incheon, South Korea. Teams interested in competing are requested to pre-register and follow the procedures outlined below.

For pre-registration, teams must send an email to rc-msl-oc@lists.robocup.org  and liufei@caa.org.cn  containing the following information:

Team name

URL of the team’s homepage

Name of the team leader

Email address of the team or team leader

Affiliation

Country

Link to the qualification materials

Teams are also encouraged to submit additional information for publication on the MSL website (https://msl.robocup.org/teams). The following items are optional:

Team logo

Team profile (maximum 150 words)

Main research topics (up to 6 topics)

In accordance with the competition rules, parts of the qualification materials will contribute to the final score of the Scientific Challenge. By the time of pre-registration, the following materials must be prepared:

a) A Team Description Paper (TDP) describing the team’s main innovations or scientific contributions. The TDP must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the LNCS format: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0

b) A list of five scientific papers published by the team in the last five years related to RoboCup, including abstracts and complete references (only the first five will be considered if more are submitted).

c) A list of results and awards obtained by the team in the last three years.

d) A video demonstrating the capabilities of the team’s robots (maximum duration: 60 seconds).

e) A list of the team’s contributions to the RoboCup MSL community.

f) A declaration indicating whether the team will participate as part of a mixed team.

g) A mechanical and electrical description, including a software flow chart.

h) A list of MAC addresses used by the team, with explicit identification of those used for wireless communication and their purpose (robot or development computer). All other MAC addresses will be blocked. Updates are allowed until June 23, 2026.

i) A list of the size and weight of each robot type:

Dimensions (Length × Width × Height in cm)

Weight (kg)

Updates are allowed until June 23, 2026.

Demonstrate basic game actions in the video

Submit a valid Team Description Paper

Achieve at least 50 points in the overall qualification evaluation

All qualification materials must be available on a dedicated page of the team’s website. The corresponding link must be included in the pre-registration email. Complete details are available in the official rules and regulations: https://msl.robocup.org

No new rules will be issued for the 2026 competition. The 2025 Rules (Version 26.0) will remain in effect and are available at:

The 2026 MSL Organizing and Technical Committees