FIRA 2026 World Summit
Federation of International Robot-sports Association
Research Focus Areas
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas in robotics and AI
Robot Hardware & Software
- Intelligent Robot Design
- Embedded Systems
- Real-time Control
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
AI & Machine Learning
- Robot Cognition
- Perception Systems
- Reinforcement Learning
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Autonomous Vehicles
- Path Planning
- Collision Avoidance
- Navigation Systems
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Communication Systems
- 5G/6G for Robotics
- IoT Connectivity
- Multi-agent Communication
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Human-Robot Interaction
- Collaborative Robotics
- Social Robotics
- Team Dynamics
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Aerial Robotics
- Aerial Manipulation
- Drone Navigation
- Swarm Intelligence
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Motion Control
- High-speed Gaits
- Active Balancing
- Precision Control
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Vision & Perception
- Object Tracking
- 3D Reconstruction
- Scene Understanding
Related to FIRA competitions and real-world applications
Note: We also welcome papers on robot personalities, team play strategies, educational robotics, and entertainment applications
Conference Information
The FIRA World Summit 2026 will be held in conjunction with the FIRA Robot World Cup, from 15th to 19th of July 2026. The purposes of organizing FIRA RoboWorldCup and Summit are to share many ideas and research results in AI and robotics areas. The FIRA Summit is soliciting novel research results on advanced robotics, intelligent systems, and building successful simulations for robots and systems.
The organizing committee of the FIRA 2026 World Summit is preparing to hold this year's conference as a hybrid event. We call for submissions of short papers, reporting innovative, original research with relevance to areas of intelligent robotics and artificial intelligence. Within the described scope of topics we also encourage submissions of high-quality overview short articles, papers describing the real-world applications. We invite researchers to submit their work independently of whether they participate in the FIRA competitions or have a FIRA team.
Submission Process
Four simple steps to get your research published
Publication & Recognition
Your research deserves the widest possible reach and recognition
Global Recognition
Present your research to an international audience of robotics experts and AI researchers from over 50 countries
Springer LNAI Proceedings
All accepted papers will be published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series
Best Paper Awards
Outstanding papers will receive recognition, awards, and special consideration for journal publication
SCI Indexed Journal Opportunity
Selected papers will be recommended for submission to the Knowledge Engineering Review, indexed in Science Citation Index (SCI) of Web of Science
Best Student Paper Award
Special recognition for outstanding research by students with cash prize and certificate of excellence
Networking & Collaboration
Connect with leading researchers, industry professionals, and potential collaborators in robotics and AI
Important Dates
Submission of short papers
Deadline for paper submissions
Notification to authors
Acceptance/rejection notifications
FIRA World Summit 2026
Main conference dates
Regular registration deadline
Early bird registration closes
Conference Details
Best Student Paper Award
FIRA Summit will award one best student paper award to the paper with a student as first author and that was presented by a student during the summit. The award will be judged by a jury whose members were selected from the FIRA community.
Conference Format
FIRA Summit will be a hybrid conference hosted simultaneously on the official FIRA Discord channel and in-person at Lindenhalle, Wolfenbüttel, Germany.
The fees for registration of FIRA Summit participants are shown below. Complementary registration included for FIRA participants.
Program Committee
- •Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
- •Prof. Reinhard Gerndt, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Wolfenbüttel, Deutschland
Organizing Committee
- •Prof. Jacky Baltes, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
- •Prof. Kuo-Yang Tu, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- •Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
Contact Information
FIRA HQ Executive Secretary
Christine Kim
Email: hqoffice.fira@gmail.com
Phone: +82-10-5208-4354
FIRA World Summit Chair
Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad
Email: summit@firaworldcup.org
Phone: +98-21-64545952
More information on the FIRA official website:www.firaworldcup.org