# Brazil robotics competitions 2026

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazil-robotics-competitions-2026
> Updated: 2026-08-05T04:19:36.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 3.

In July 2026 Brazil highlighted its growing robotics ecosystem both domestically and abroad. The Federal Institute of Santa Catarina in Luzerna hosted the Western Regional Stage of the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad on 17 July, with 35 school teams competing in Rescue and Artistic Robotics and the top squads advancing to a state‑level contest in Chapecó. That same week the Federal University of Goiás held its inaugural scientific‑cultural exhibition, drawing about 140 participants and showcasing student research through poster sessions and video tutorials.

Brazil also announced a six‑member team drawn from five universities to travel to Beijing for the World Humanoid Robot Games (22‑26 August), where it will compete in the Humanoid Adult Size Soccer event, aiming to improve on a previous fifth‑place finish.

A further development emerged in early August: Brazil formed a national humanoid robot soccer squad, Team Brazil, uniting five university groups (RoboFEI, Bahia Robotics Team, RobôCIn, Warthog Robotics and Talos Humanoid Robots). The team will take part in the RoboCup Asia‑Pacific Beijing Masters, part of the 2026 World Robot Soccer Championships, also scheduled for 22‑26 August in Beijing. This national team underscores Brazil’s expanding ambition to compete at the highest level of international humanoid robotics.

Together, the regional contests, university showcases, and successive international entries illustrate Brazil’s rapid progression from local STEM events to prominent global robotics competitions.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-05: Brazil fields national humanoid robot soccer team at 2026 World Cup

Brazil’s Team Brazil, a national squad of five university robotics groups, will compete in the autonomous humanoid robot soccer event at the 2026 World Robot Soccer Championships in Beijing.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-fields-national-humanoid-robot-soccer-team-at-2026-world-cup

### 2026-07-18: Brazil's humanoid robot team heads to Beijing for World Humanoid Robot Games

Brazil’s university‑based humanoid robot team will compete in the adult‑size soccer event at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing (22‑26 Aug), aiming to improve on last year’s fifth place.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazils-humanoid-robot-team-heads-to-beijing-for-world-humanoid-robot-games

### 2026-07-15: Brazil hosts regional robotics Olympiad stage and first university scientific‑cultural showcase

Brazil's IFC Luzerna campus will host the Western stage of the 2026 Robotics Olympiad, while UFG's Cidade Ocidental campus held its first scientific‑cultural exhibition, both promoting STEM education.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-hosts-regional-robotics-olympiad-stage-and-first-university-scientificcultural-showcase

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