ABU Robocon 2027 · Solo, Indonesia

India's arena.The world's stage.

Build towers, claim the mandate, enshrine the Mustika — the game of ABU Robocon 2027.

India's national robotics championship. One team earns the right to represent the country at “The Pursuit of Mustika Nusantara” — ABU Robocon 2027, 29 Aug 2027.

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Contest day
29 Aug 2027
Venue
Edutorium UMS, Solo
Game
The Pursuit of Mustika Nusantara
Rulebook
v1.1 · out now

India edition dates & registration — to be announced.

The championship

One arena. One team. One country.

India's national robotics championship, organized by Doordarshan. Teams build to the ABU rulebook — the champion represents India at the Asia-Pacific contest.

  1. 01

    Build to the rulebook

    Undergraduate teams of 3 students + 1 instructor, one institution per team.

  2. 02

    Win DD Robocon India

    India's national selection, played to the official rulebook.

  3. 03

    Represent India

    The champion flies to Solo for the international week.

Organized by Doordarshan with host institutions

  • Doordarshan

    Organizer

  • IIT Delhi

    Host institution

  • STPI

    Partner

The international edition belongs to ABU — Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, hosted 2027 by TVRI · UMS · NHK · NHK Enterprises.

The game

The Pursuit of Mustika Nusantara

Ancient temple circuits across the archipelago, rebuilt as one energy network — a three-minute marathon of relentless vertical logistics.

The objective

Build the temple towers. Claim the Sanctuary Mandate. Enshrine the Mustika.

Two Complete Towers — including one in the Shared Area — unlock the right to enshrine the Mustika. The full three minutes are always played — every block counts until the buzzer.

TR — Transporter Robot

Manual or automatic. Harvests blocks and the Mustika, carries up to 3 blocks.

BR — Builder Robot

Fully automatic. Builds towers on two elevated levels, carries up to 2 blocks.

Unlock

Sanctuary Mandate

A Complete Tower is 2 Earth Blocks + 1 Sky Block, team color up. Towers in the Shared Area count double duty.

Earth Blocks

350 mm cardboard cubes — 20 per team, team-supplied.

10–40

points

Sky Blocks

12 shared cubes, one red face, one blue — flippable. Points follow the color up.

40–80

points

The Mustika

A Mikasa V300W volleyball enshrined atop the Central Pillar.

250

points

Robot constraints

  • 50 kg max per robot
  • 24 V nominal supply
  • No drones
  • Red emergency stop required

ABU Robocon 2027 · Official dates

One week in Solo.

The official ABU Robocon 2027 international week. India's qualifier — DD Robocon 2027 — runs on its own calendar, announced separately.

ABU Robocon 2027 — international week · Solo, Indonesia

  1. Fri 27 AugArrival of teams
  2. Sat 28 AugOrientation · test run · rehearsal · welcome reception
  3. Sun 29 AugContest day — Preliminary League + Final TournamentContest day
  4. Mon 30 AugFriendship Exchange Programme · ABU General Assembly
  5. Tue 31 AugDeparture

DD Robocon 2027 — India edition

Dates and registration for DD Robocon 2027 India will be announced here.

To be announced

What's at stake

  • ABU Robocon Award
  • Grand Prix
  • First Runner-up
  • Second Runner-ups (2)
  • Idea Award
  • Design Award
  • Technical Award
  • Special Awards

Start here

The rulebook is out.

Every dimension, every score, every violation — the complete game in one PDF.

Rulebook v1.1

28 pages · PDF · official ABU Robocon 2027 rules

Download the PDF

Questions on a rule?

Direct to the international committee — up to three per submission.

Open the rule question form

While you wait

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