RoboCup at UNSW CSE

RoboCup puts complete autonomous systems to the test. Perception, learning, planning and control must work together in an environment that changes as robots and people act. For students, it is also an opportunity to build and diagnose systems as part of a team.

Current activity

rUNSWift · robot soccer

Humanoid robot soccer connects localisation, motion, vision and team decisions. The team moved to Booster K1 robots for RoboCup 2026.

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rUNSWeep · service robotics

RoboCup@Home research explores tasks in domestic environments. The 2026 technical paper describes the transition from Toyota HSR to Fourier GR-1, alongside work on world modelling, planning and manipulation.

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RoboCup Rescue · search and rescue robotics

A Unitree Go2 quadruped brings together exploration, mapping, navigation and victim identification in simulated disaster environments, as part of UNSW’s AI 4 Everyone project.

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Historical archive

UNSW has participated across robot soccer, rescue and domestic robotics. The archive records earlier teams, platforms and competition results. It is kept separate from current recruitment and research information.

Browse past teams and results · rUNSWift history and robot timeline · RoboCup@Home history

The archive also includes Blinky’s 2024 software system and the UNSW@Work 2024 project record.