Qualification

Teams that are interested in participating must submit their qualification material before the deadline. The qualification procedure is dependent on the division and league. Please contact the chairs and co-chairs of the event if you have any further questions.

FIRA Sports, FIRA Challenge, and FIRA Air

Qualification consists of two parts: (1) A maximum 5-minute video showing the performance of your robot, and (2) a research paper for FIRA World Summit (up to 12 pages in Springer LNCS format).

Videos

Videos must be uploaded to a publicly accessible video-sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo. Post a link to the FIRA official registration website, available at FIRA ROBOWORLDCUP CANADA 2026

Team Description Paper (TDP)

All teams from this year should submit a Team Description Paper (TDP). The TDP is limited to 6 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF format. This report fully describes the scientific aspects of your robot system and your research interests, includes a summary of previous relevant achievements in research and development as well as publications, and mentions prior performance in FIRA competitions.

U19 & U14

Teams that are represented by a FIRA Chapter must qualify and register via their FIRA Chapter. Before registering your Youth team, you must ensure the team is qualified. Please contact your FIRA regional representative for all questions concerning qualification.

Teams that do not yet have a chapter may contact FIRA HQ directly for qualification. In this case, they should submit a two-page write-up in English describing their previous experience in robotics and their motivation for joining the FIRA competition.

In addition, participants who would like to take part in the United Mission must submit a two-page write-up in English describing their previous experience in robotics and their motivation for joining the United Nations Mission.

From 2024, 1 registration covers 1 event only. If you wish to take part in more than 1 event, you need to register for each event.

Mission Impossible consists of four events this year, (1) Mission Impossible_foursight (2) Mission Impossible_H (Hardware) (3) Mission Impossible_S (Software) (4) Mission Impossible_U (United), and a prize for the best team over all four events Mission Impossible Allround.

Age Categories and Eligibility Dates

For the 2026 competition year, the eligibility cut‑off date is 30 June 2026.

Under 19 (U19): Must be under 19 years old as of 30 June 2026. Eligible competitors are those born on or after 1 July 2007.
Under 14 (U14): Must be under 14 years old as of 30 June 2026. Eligible competitors are those born on or after 1 July 2012.

Qualifications at Glace

League/Event	Category	Required Submission
FIRA Sports-HuroCup	Pro	(1) Team Description Paper -TDP (6 pages maximum / PDF format) (2) Video Submission
FIRA Air – Emergency Rescue (Indoor)	Pro
FIRA Air – Autonomous Race	Pro
FIRA Challenge – Autonomous Car	Pro
FIRA Challenge – Innovation & Business	Pro

League/Event	Category	Required Submission
FIRA Sports – HuroCup Junior	U19/ U14	(1) Mandatory National Qualification Countries: China, Korea, Brazil, Iran, Canada, Philippines, Taiwan (2) Participants from other countries must submit: Team Description Paper (TDP, max. 6 pages, PDF)
FIRA Air – Autonomous Race	U19
FIRA Challenge – Autonomous Car	U19
FIRA Challenge – Innovation & Business	U19/ U14
FIRA Challenge – Mission Impossible	U19/ U14