Humanoid robot fighting in October 2026 so far: what happened, what was published, what is next

Six humanoid-fighting events or announcements landed in the first three weeks of October 2026, from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore to San Francisco. Only some of them produced a result anyone has published. This page lists what happened, in date order, what each promoter has and has not said, and what is next. It reflects what Roboxing could verify on 23 October 2026.

3 OCTOBER: SHADOW COMBAT LEAGUE, NEW DAWN MY, KUALA LUMPUR

Shadow Combat League staged its second card at the Pavilion Arena in Kuala Lumpur. SCL's own release lists seven bouts. The league has also posted a New Dawn MY highlight reel on its YouTube channel. Roboxing carries SCL's results as the promoter's account, not as verified bouts, because one promoter release is one source.

7 OCTOBER: ARC NIGHT SINGAPORE

ARC, the Avatar Robotic Competition run by Katena, fought at *SCAPE in Singapore, with pilots in motion-capture suits driving EngineAI T800 heavyweights and Unitree G1 lightweights. More than 380 people attended. ARC named no winner, and its founder described the night as "a demonstration of the idea". arcleague.com lists the night as its latest event and its next ARC Night as "to be announced", with Dubai and the Americas marked "in planning" and no dates.

9 OCTOBER: REK DEATHMATCH, SAN FRANCISCO

REK staged a robot-against-robot night with arm-mounted blades at REK Arena, a sold-out room at $69 standing. There was no stream; REK said it would post fights on social media. It posted clips and later an official highlights reel. As of Roboxing's last check, REK has named no winner for any fight that night, and the only account of the outcomes is one unconfirmed attendee post. REK's next fight date is unverified, because rek.com/fights loads its content with JavaScript and could not be read.

9 OCTOBER: RFC PREVIEW AT AICON, SINGAPORE

The Robot Fighting Championship appeared at the AICON festival, which described it as a showcase leading up to RFC's official launch. No launch date, season format or result has been published.

16 OCTOBER: REK SIM ON IPHONE

REK opened an iOS beta of REK Sim under the line "Anyone can become a robot pilot". It is a simulator, not remote control of a real robot.

17 AND 19 OCTOBER: ULTIMATE BOTS NAMES CAPTAINS AND TEAMS

Ultimate Bots began naming league captains in short videos on 17 October, and a short titled "4 TEAMS HAVE LOCKED IN! | SEASON 2 UFB SOON!" followed. UFB has not named the four teams.

WHAT IS NEXT, AS PUBLISHED

Ultimate Bots Season 2 opens at TwitchCon San Diego, 12 to 15 November 2026, per ultimatebots.com/schedule, with later stops in Santa Clara (7 to 9 December), Las Vegas (5 to 7 January 2027), Los Angeles (11 to 13 February 2027) and San Jose (15 to 17 March 2027). Tickets are listed as "coming soon". Every other league's next date is unpublished: ARC, REK, RFC and SCL have none, and URKL has not published fixtures for its remaining group stops after Shanghai on 19 September.

THE PATTERN

Three of the four October nights ended without a result the promoter itself has published in full: ARC named no winner, REK has named none, and RFC ran a preview. Promoters in this sport are quick to post clips and slow to post results. Roboxing enters a bout in its results record only when two independent sources agree, so the results page for October is thin by design.

For the full list of upcoming fights see roboxing.tv/schedule. For where each league streams, see roboxing.tv/watch.