Regional
The 2026-2027 season is open!
Challenging students to create simple machines.
The robotics competition bringing university teams together to design, build, improve, and compete across the UK.
5
events across the UK
Autonomous
robots built by students
Free to enter
no team registration fee
The 2026-2027 Season
More chances to build, test, and improve
We're introducing even more regional events this year, giving teams early opportunities to try the arena, meet other competitors, and take useful lessons back to the workshop before nationals.
Regional
Edinburgh
20/02/2027Regional
Birmingham
27/02/2027Regional
Cambridge
To be announcedTwo-day nationals
London
12/06/2027 to 13/06/2027
The competition
Approachable to start. Open-ended enough to surprise.
Unibots is designed for students with any level of robotics experience, leaving plenty of room for creative and ambitious engineering.
- Build a compact, fully autonomous robot as a team
- Earn points in head-to-head-to-head-to-head matches
- Balance mechanical design, electronics, software, and match strategy
- Learn from other teams and improve between events
Our 2026-2027 season supporters
Helping student ideas reach the arena
Our sponsors provide the venues, equipment, expertise, and support that make an accessible national competition possible.
UK Electronics Skills Foundation
Unibots is powered by the UKESF! They are the voice for skills in the UK electronics industry, and through engagement with schools, universities, and industry, UKESF encourages more young people to study electronics and pursue careers in the sector.
Visit UKESF →Autodesk
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. From the buildings we live in to the products we use and the movies that inspire us, Autodesk software helps its customers design and make a better world.
Visit Autodesk →iFixit
iFixit is the Official Repair & Soldering Partner for the Unibots 2026-2027 season! iFixit believes that a repairable future starts with you taking repair into your own hands and looks like active legislation and products designed to be fixed. iFixit is working at every level possible to make that repairable future a reality, and we couldn't do it without your support. Together we can fix any thing.
Visit iFixit →Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi puts high-performance, low-cost, general-purpose computing platforms in the hands of enthusiasts and engineers all over the world. Raspberry Pi is an engine for creativity, learning and innovation. With over sixty million of our computers sold in the last decade, there has never been a more exciting time to build on Raspberry Pi.
Visit Raspberry Pi →Ooznest
Ooznest empowers makers to bring ideas to life with mechanical project components, from aluminium extrusion systems to application-specific kits. Ooznest proudly sponsors the Unibots UK 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 arena.
Visit Ooznest →Espressif
Espressif Systems pioneers full-stack platforms powering the next generation of intelligent, energy-efficient IoT and edge AI devices. As a global semiconductor innovator, they deliver high-performance RISC-V SoCs and comprehensive solutions with integrated AI, in-house operating system, robust security, and seamless cloud integration—shaping the future of smart, connected systems.
Visit Espressif →
Keep up with Unibots
Follow the builds. Meet the community.
See what teams are making on Instagram, or join Discord for competition updates, technical discussion, and advice from other participants.