🤖 On October 31, the Battle of Robots championship concluded in Kazan as part of the Kazan Digital Week 2026 International Forum.
The final bouts took place at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre. Teams showcased robots they had designed and built themselves, demonstrating their piloting skills in two weight categories – up to 1.5 kg and up to 110 kg.
🏆 Russian teams won both categories!
Up to 1.5 kg
🥇 1st place – 🇷🇺 SonBots, robot “Sonny” (Moscow)
🥈 2nd place – 🇷🇺 GosTeam, robot “Seal” (Yekaterinburg)
🥉 3rd place – 🇷🇺 Steel Warriors, robot Night Fury V13 (Novosibirsk)
Up to 110 kg
🥇 1st place – 🇷🇺 Daddy Bots, robot “Daddy” (St Petersburg)
🥈 2nd place – 🇧🇷 UFO Combat, robot ABDUCOW (Itajuba, Brazil)
🥉 3rd place – 🇨🇳 Fierce Roc, robot Iron Scrap (Shenzhen, China)
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🌐 In 2026, the championship brought together 144 teams from 11 countries: Russia, Belarus, Brazil, India, Iran, China and Tunisia, as well as four countries represented for the first time – Saudi Arabia, the US, Chile and Ecuador.
#BattleOfRobots is one of the most spectacular and fastest-growing competitions in the world of robotics. Held annually since 2023, the championship promotes engineering, supports technical creativity and advances modern digital technologies.
Preparations for and the running of the championship are coordinated by the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. The final stage was held with support from the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan. The championship is operated by the Engineers and Robots autonomous non-profit organisation. Its general technology partner is VK, and its general industrial partner is X Holding.
🎉 Congrats to the winners!