AHHAA RoboBattle 2026: Estonia's robot combat tournament set for 31 October in Tartu
The AHHAA Science Centre will stage its RoboBattle on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Tartu exhibition centre in Estonia, with two-minute fights in an 8 by 8 metre arena, two sessions and a €12,000 prize fund.
Robot combat in Europe is not only about humanoids. In Estonia, the AHHAA Science Centre will hold its annual RoboBattle (Robolahing in Estonian) on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Tartu exhibition centre. The tournament follows the classic format of arena combat: remote-controlled or autonomous machines try to put each other out of action.
According to Baltic Guide, the robots fight in an 8 by 8 metre arena fitted with obstacles and traps, following the rulebooks used at international events. Each fight lasts two minutes. Two weight classes are planned: lightweights under 30 kg and heavyweights up to 55 kg.
The day is split into two sessions, from 12:00 to 15:30 and from 18:00 to 21:30, according to the Tartu city events calendar and the ticketing page. After qualifying rounds, 54 fights will be shown to the public. The prize fund is €12,000, a figure given by all three sources.
The event started as exhibition fights at the Science Night event in 2016 and later became a yearly competition. Baltic Guide describes it as the largest tournament of its kind in the Baltic and Nordic countries by number of teams, with a record 48 robots in 2024 and 44 registered last year.
Tickets are sold either for one session or for the whole day, the ticketing page says.
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