Humanoid
REK
REK (Robot Entertainment Kombat)
A San Francisco league where human pilots drive full-size humanoid robots in a cage, with VR headsets or gamepads. Its robots wear their own custom armour and names, and its online simulator is used to find new pilots.
NowActive, next event not announced. California ordered REK to stop human-against-robot bouts in September 2026; robot-against-robot fights go on.
Recent events
Fighters in this league
Key facts
- Base
- San Francisco (REK Arena, 1415 Van Ness Avenue), United States
- Founded
- 2025, by Cix Liv, a former VR entrepreneur
- Robots
- Unitree G1 (1.32 m) and EngineAI T800 (about 1.8 m), modified for combat; Unitree H1 in the early days
- Control
- Teleoperated by a human pilot in a VR headset or with a gamepad; the robots do not fight on their own
- Format (REK 2)
- Two-minute rounds, won by judges' decision or knockout
- Champions
- REK 0: Justin Kan · REK America: Eugene Chung · REK 1: Dash Summit · REK Tokyo and REK 2: Hiroyuki Osone
- Events
- 15 since September 2025, in 9 cities (United States, Japan, Canada)
- Streams
- YouTube @REKrobots, Twitch rekrobot, X @REK, Instagram and TikTok @rekrobot
- Official website
- rek.com
Sources
- REK, fights and events (official)
- The San Francisco Standard, 11 Oct 2026
- Rest of World, 13 Feb 2026
- RoboSports Global, 12 Jul 2026
- Denfaminicogamer, 17 Aug 2026 (REK 2)
- ABC7 San Francisco, 24 Sep 2025
- The Spokesman-Review (Los Angeles Times), 15 Oct 2026
Facts checked on 20 October 2026