The official website of the European Robotics League (ERL) 2026, www.erl2026.eu, is now live, and registration for participating teams has opened. Teams can register until 1 February. With this, preparations for the international robotics competition—taking place in the Netherlands for the first time—enter a new phase. The ERL is organized every two years by euRobotics and is scheduled to take place on and around the boulevard of Scheveningen during the week of Ascension Day.
According to Alderman Saskia Bruines, the event aligns with the innovative profile of The Hague as an international city where technology, safety, and societal challenges intersect. Scheveningen is seen as a suitable test environment due to its mix of public space, natural surroundings, and urban activity. Representing euRobotics, Inge Rehorst emphasized that the European Robotics League brings together teams that design, build, and test robots around socially relevant themes. The competition serves not only as a showcase of technological progress, but also as a learning environment for students and young professionals, and as a meeting place for companies and knowledge institutions.
ERL 2026 also explicitly targets a broad audience. Visitors will be able to see how robots operate in realistic environments and explore potential applications in sectors such as security, logistics, and services.
