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RoboCup 2026 Humanoid AdultSize: Team NimbRo Defends Title with Autonomous Locomotion Stack

University of Bonn's Team NimbRo captured gold in the AdultSize Humanoid Soccer tournament, demonstrating autonomous computer vision ball tracking and multi-robot coordination.

Prof. Sven BehnkeGuest Contributor & Head of AIS Lab

University of Bonn (Team NimbRo)

2026-07-22•5 min read

RoboCup 2026 Humanoid AdultSize: Team NimbRo Defends Title with Autonomous Locomotion Stack — Visual Evidence Archive • RoboCup Federation Technical Press100% Verified Match Footage

RoboCup 2026 AdultSize Humanoid Soccer Final HighlightsOFFICIAL DEMO / PROOF

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Fully Autonomous Humanoid Soccer on Artificial Turf

The [RoboCup Humanoid AdultSize Soccer] competition crowned [Team NimbRo] from the [University of Bonn] as tournament champions. Unlike remote-teleoperated formats, RoboCup matches operate under strict fully autonomous rules where robots must detect the ball, plan passes, and execute goal kicks without human intervention.

Championship Results

Gold Medal 🥇: [Team NimbRo] (University of Bonn, Germany)

Silver Medal 🥈: [HTWK Robots] (HTWK Leipzig, Germany)

Official Tournament Scoresheet: Validated by RoboCup Federation Technical Committee.

Verified Source DossierPublisher: RoboCup Federation Technical Press

Primary Source ID: source-robocup-2026-humanoid-scoresheet. Grounded in lab publications and referee bulletins.

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