Iranian robotics teams excel at RoboCup 2026 in South Korea

Morteza Mousakhani, head of Iran's National RoboCup Committee, announced that Iranian robotics teams excelled at the RoboCup 2026 World Championship held in Incheon, South Korea. The event saw participation from over 40 countries, including leading schools and universities from around the world. The Iranian delegation attended with support from the Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and returned with valuable achievements.

According to Mousakhani, Iranian teams competed in six leagues over five days against representatives from the United States, Canada, Germany, Croatia, Japan, and China. In the Rescue Line league, the Iranian team won the Best Technical Presentation Award and secured first place in the documentation evaluation. In the Rescue Simulation league, Iran claimed first place in eight field competition rounds, second place in the documentation assessment, and second place in the team competition.

Iran also reached the semi-finals in both the Soccer Vision and Soccer Infrared leagues, ultimately finishing fourth overall in each competition, ranking among the world's top four teams. Additionally, Iran's OnStage team finished among the top five teams in its league. Mousakhani highlighted that Iranian teams excelled not only in on-field contests but also in technical presentations, documentation, and other judging criteria across leagues including OnStage, soccer robotics, Rescue Simulation, Rescue Line, and Maze Rescue.

Mousakhani noted that these achievements came despite major obstacles faced by the student teams before the competition. He stated, "Iranian student teams participated in the competition despite the difficult conditions caused by the imposed war, school closures, the shutdown of some companies supplying electronic components, and damage to certain manufacturing facilities that disrupted the timely provision of boards and equipment." He added that through remarkable determination and perseverance, they competed and achieved significant results in most categories.

The delegation's accomplishments reflected the resilience and technical capabilities of Iranian students in one of the world's most prestigious robotics competitions. According to Mehr News Agency and PressTV, the Iranian teams' performance at RoboCup 2026 underscores their technical prowess and determination.