Arena971 announced: engage UAE talent, crown the first winner

Arena971 is a year-long competitive challenge built around the Unitree G1 humanoid platform.

The main objective is to engage UAE students, researchers, and engineers in robotic programming — and to find the first Arena971 winner.

Anyone can register. Five teams will be selected from all applicants. Those teams will be provided with a robot, Unitree SDK access and guidelines, and training on how to repair the robots.

Who it is for

• Students, researchers, and engineers
• Universities, research labs, companies, and independent teams
• Anyone ready to program a humanoid for the arena

What comes next

Registration details, the draft ruleset, and a placeholder timeline are now live on this site. Official dates and venue will be confirmed by the organizers.