Research teams
University labs, institutes and applied research groups can bring work out of controlled demonstrations and onto a common public benchmark.
For applicants // 32 positions on the first grid
Your work deserves a harder test.
APPLICANT GRID // INTAKE OPEN
The P.AI Games turns robotics progress into comparable evidence. On May 18–19, 2027 in Tel Aviv, selected teams will run seven physical tasks under one clock, one rulebook and one public scoring system. Bring the platform you built—or the third-party platform you transformed through perception, controls, manipulation and field engineering.
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32 TEAM POSITIONS
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US$1M CASH PRIZE
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ENTRY IS FREE
Why enter // Public proof
A result people can compare.
A polished demo proves that something worked once. A competition result shows how it worked against an unknown layout, a fixed clock and the same constraints faced by every other team. That record gives researchers, recruits, investors and future partners something precise to discuss—not a claim, but a measured run.
Mixed consortia
The software, controls, integration and operations team may come from different organisations. You do not need to be the robot manufacturer.
Builders of every scale
Startups, established robotics companies, corporate R&D groups and independent teams are reviewed on readiness—not company size.
It does not have to be humanoid.
A humanoid can enter. So can an articulated arm mounted on an AMR, a wheeled dual-arm platform, a quadruped with a manipulator, or another safe configuration suited to the tasks. We score performance, care, speed and control—not resemblance to a person.
VISUAL FEED 01
ARM + AMR ELIGIBLE
VISUAL FEED 02
THIRD-PARTY ROBOTS WELCOME
VISUAL FEED 03
MORPHOLOGY OPEN
Control modes // Inaugural Games
Teleoperation is allowed.
Teams may run autonomously, through supervised teleoperation, or in a declared hybrid mode. Teleoperated assistance receives a deduction from the final score so autonomy is rewarded without excluding credible systems from the first championship. Every operator input must be logged; undisclosed assistance is a rules violation.
Cash prize // over US$1,000,000 total
Performance has weight.
7 × US$100K
1st place per competition
7 × US$10K / US$5K
2nd / 3rd place
US$200K
Grand Laureate
100%
Your IP remains yours
Selection // What we look for
Ready beats famous.
The strongest application makes it easy to understand what the team can run safely by May 2027. We are not selecting by brand recognition or robot shape.
01
A credible machine and an evidence-backed plan for at least three competitions
02
A safe control architecture, working emergency stop and realistic recovery procedure
03
A team capable of operating, repairing and documenting the platform during race week
04
A clear declaration of autonomous, teleoperated or hybrid control for each run
Application path
STEP 01
Describe the team
STEP 02
Declare the platform
STEP 03
Show the control stack
STEP 04
Select at least 3 competitions
Entry is free. Applications are saved to Race Control for review.