🤖 On October 10, Moscow hosted the fourth qualifying round of the international Battle of Robots championship. #BattleOfRobots is one of the most spectacular and fastest-growing disciplines in competitive robotics, attracting more participants from across the world each year. 🌐 In 2026, the championship brought together 144 teams from 11 countries: 🇷🇺 Russia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇷 Iran 🇨🇳 China 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇺🇸 USA 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇨🇱 Chile 🇪🇨 Ecuador Teams from Saudi Arabia, the US, Chile and Ecuador made their championship debut this year. 🕹 Semi-finalists: In the category for robots weighing up to 1.5 kg: Krasny Provod – 🇷🇺 Sosnovoborsk (Russia) SonBots – 🇷🇺 Moscow (Russia) PlanB PlanB – 🇷🇺 Moscow (Russia) APACHI – 🇷🇺 Novoseleznyovo (Russia) Destructor – 🇷🇺 Almetyevsk (Russia) In the category for robots weighing up to 110 kg: TITANS – 🇷🇺 Moscow (Russia) PRIXX Robotics – 🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra (India) Zveroboy – 🇷🇺 Perm (Russia) Destructor – 🇷🇺 Almetyevsk (Russia) 🕹 The winners of the special “Risen from the Ashes” bout: In the category for robots weighing up to 1.5 kg: Remont Svistkov kids – 🇷🇺 Razdory (Russia) Bullfrog – 🇮🇳 Mangaluru (India) Shtormovoye Preduprezhdeniye – 🇷🇺 Novoseleznyovo (Russia) In the category for robots weighing up to 110 kg: Nesgibayemye – 🇷🇺 Tver (Russia) 👉 The qualifying round winners will meet at the finals in Kazan. Watch upcoming broadcasts and previous rounds on VK (in HD). The championship’s preparation is coordinated by Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. The qualifying rounds were held with support from the Moscow Government. The championship is run by the Engineers and Robots autonomous non-profit organisation. VK is the general technology partner, and IKS Holding is the general industrial partner.