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The Robot Battles Championship, organized in Kazan, Russia, as part of the Kazan Digital Week 2026 International Forum, concluded with the final matches held on October 31. At the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, teams competed in two weight categories using robots they had designed and built themselves.

In the two categories, for robots weighing up to 1.5 kilograms and up to 110 kilograms, teams demonstrated their robot-operating skills. In the up-to-1.5-kilogram category, Moscow-based SonBots took first place with its robot "Sonny." GosTeam from Yekaterinburg finished second with "Seal," while Steel Warriors from Novosibirsk placed third with "Night Fury V13."

In the up-to-110-kilogram category, Daddy Bots from St. Petersburg won first place with its robot "Daddy." UFO Combat from Itajubá, Brazil, finished second with "ABDUCOW," while Fierce Roc from Shenzhen, China, took third place with "Iron Scrap."

144 teams from 11 countries participated

The 2026 championship featured 144 teams from 11 countries. In addition to Russia, Belarus, Brazil, India, Iran, China and Tunisia, teams from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Chile and Ecuador participated for the first time.

The Robot Battles Championship, held annually since 2023, aims to promote engineering, support technical creativity and contribute to the development of digital technologies.

Preparations for and management of the championship were coordinated by Russia's Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. The final stage was held with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, while the event was organized by the autonomous nonprofit organization Engineers and Robots.