RoboCup is the premiere annual international competition for autonomous robotics, featuring teams competing from over 45 countries across a wide variety of challenges. I have been involved in RoboCup for over 15 years. My current roles include leading multiple RoboCup teams at RMIT (in the Soccer and Flying leagues), and roles within the RoboCup organisation.
- RoboCup Humanoid Soccer League
- RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League
- RedBackBots (Soccer Leagues)
- RedBackBots (@Home League)
- RedBackBots (Flying League)
- RoboCup Sydney 2019
- Former Teams and Results
RoboCup Humanoid Soccer League (2025 - Present)
I am currently a member of the Executive Committee for the RoboCup Humanoid Soccer League. My current term is from 2024-2028.
RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League (2017-2025)
I was a member of the Executive Committee for the RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League, which was merged into the HSL.I was a member of the Technical Committee (TC) for the RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League from 2017 - 2022.
RedBackBots (Soccer Leagues)
I am currently the academic supervisor and team lead for the RedBackBots Soccer team, that participates in the RoboCup HSL (Humanoid Soccer League). Our team previously competed in the RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League with the Nao V6, before moving in 2026 to the HSL with the Booster K1. More information about our team, including how to join, is available on our homepage. RedBackBots was formed in 2020, and has competed at RoboCup since 2022. Our results are:
| Year | Location | League | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Incheon, South Korea | HSL | Quarter Finalist (8th Place Round-Robin), Middle Size Division |
| 2025 | Salvador, Brazil | SPL | Open Research Challenge Winner Innovation Award Winner 11th Place, Combined Cup (Division 1) |
| 2024 | Eindhoven, The Netherlands | SPL | 3rd Place, Challenge Shield (Division 2) |
| 2023 | Bordeaux, France | SPL | 5th Place, Challenge Shield (Division 2) |
| 2022 | Bangkok, Thailand | SPL | (Competed Remotely) 8th Technical Challenges. Best result: 3rd Visual Referee Challenge |
Code Releases and Team Reports
RedBackBots annually releases our software at the conclusion of each RoboCup competition on the RMIT GitHub Organisation. We annually publish our team report on our progress and contribution for each year. Our latest 2025 software and team report are available at:
- Our 2025 Team Report
- Our 2025 RoboCup Soccer SPL software
- GameSight - our Augmented Reality visualisation system for RoboCup SPL Soccer Games
We additionally maintain a history our past code releases, also available on the RMIT GitHub Organisation.
| Year | Team Report | Soccer code release | GameSight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2025 | Team Report | Under Tag coderelease2025 | - |
| 2024 | Team Report | Under Tag coderelease2024 | Under Tag coderelease2024 |
| 2023 | Team Report | Under Tag coderelease2023 | - |
Current Team (2026, Incheon, South Korea)
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: : Aiden Brundell, Stephanie Byars, Benjamin Chandler, Tom Ellis, Mark Field, Sam Griffiths, Peter Hong, Yashal Hookmani, Ronit Israni, Shahira Jasmine Binti Yahaya, Thamadi Kulathunga, Karen Laurentia, Gianluca Monsone, Luke Mullan, Kim Nguyen, Murray Owens, Eric Pham, Devika Sheeja, James Thomson, Rishi Verma and Kurniawan Zhong Zhen.
Results: Quarter Finalist (5-8th Place), HSL, Middle Size Division
Previous Teams
2025, Salvador, Brazil
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: : Sera Babayigit, Michael Chatham, Kairus Delgado, Tom Ellis, Mark Field, Benjamin George, Samuel Griffiths, Shannon Hanidar, Peter Hong, Yashal Hookmani, Brayden Killeen, Thamadi Kulathunga, Karen Laurentia, Prawal Lohani, Luke Mullan, Murray Owens, Minh Hoang Pham, Clayton Phillips, Arturo Sandoval, Jonathan Theofilas, James Thomson, Rishi Verma, and Kurniawan Zhong Zhen.
Results: Open Research Challenge Winner, Innovation Award Winner, 11th Place, Combined Cup (Division 1)
2024, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: Rithvik Abothu, Syed Ali, Jasper Avice Demay, Hirday Bajaj, Chaitanya Bhide, Hin Yeung Samuel Chan, Tom Ellis, Mark Field, Max Foord, Roohollah Ganji, Darian George, Samuel Griffiths, Christopher Lamb, Prawal Lohani, Luke Mullan, Murray Owens, Aruto Rodriguez, Jed Pauckner, Rafael Perez, Mark Putter, Vansh Shah, Joel Stephens, and James Thom.
Results: 3rd-place Challenger Shield
2023, Bordeaux, France
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: Vyomaa Bhaskar, Jasper Avice Demay, Tom Ellis, Samuel Griffiths, David Hermanto, Adhiraj Jain, Lewis Matthews, Luke Mullan, Murray Owens, Kah Hie Toh, Ryan Samarakoon, James Sun.
Results: 5th-place Challenger Shield
2022, Bangkok, Thailand
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: Axel Ahmer, Shrestha Gosh, Robert Lamont, Prawal Lohani, Joshua Mackay, Syam Mohan, Arlo Rostirolla, Manoj Sharma, Romarico JR Vargas.
Results: (Competed Remotely) 8th Technical Challenges. Best result was 3rd Visual Referee Challenge
2021
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah.
Team Members: Luke Davoli, Nikita Tuyet-Nhung Phung, Daniel Spivak, Vaibhav Rameshbhai Thumar.
Results: Withdrew due to Melbourne COVID-19 lock-down.
2020
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. John Thangarajah, Dr. Ruwan Tennakoon.
Team Members: Joesph Williams, Milindi Kodihara, Sam Komesarook, Talal Meshari.
Results: RoboCup 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
RedBackBots (@Home League)
I am the academic supervisor and team lead for our combined RoboCup@Home team, in partnership with UNSW Sydney. Our team was formed in 2026 to participate with the Fourier GR1 robot, in collaboration with the School of Mechanical Engineering. Our results are:
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Incheon, South Korea | Participants |
Current Team (2026, Incheon, South Korea)
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Dr. Ehsan Asadi, Dr. Claude Sammut.
Team Members: Sara Al Fahdawi, David Hinwood, Abhijeet Kumar, Ryan Pennings, Cheng Mao Yap.
Results: Participants
RedBackBots (Flying League)
I am the academic supervisor and team lead for the RedBackBots Flying team, that participated in the RoboCup Flying Demo League. Our team is a joint team between the School of Computing Technologies and the Discipline of Aerospace Engineering at RMIT. Our demo league team was formed in 2025 for the first iteration of the flying league demo at the international RoboCup Competition. Our results are:
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Salvador, Brazil | Participants |
Current Team
The Flying Robot League is not currently active in the International RoboCup Competition.
Previous Teams
2025, Salvador, Brazil
Supervisors: Dr. Timothy Wiley, Prof. Jennifer Palmer.
Team Members: Duong Dinh Hoang Anh, Ishpreet Arora, Armaan Gill, Himansha Madanayake, Fionn Roberton, and Shevon Silva.
Results: Participants
RoboCup Sydney 2019
I was the LOC representative for the RoboCup Soccer Standard Platform League at RoboCup Sydney 2019, which was the held at the Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Former Teams and Results
UNSW | Academic SupervisorSchool of Computer Science and Engineering | Faculty of Engineering | UNSW Sydney
I supervised the UNSW RoboCup Soccer SPL team (rUNSWift). The team's results at the 2018 international competition were:
- Quarter Finalists, Champions Cup
- Winner, Mixed-Team competition, in collaboration with B-Human
I also been apart of:
- UNSW@Home, UNSW RoboCup@Home DSPL team
- CASualty, the UNSW RoboCup Rescue team.
The team won- Best-in-Class Autonomy (2010, 2011)
- Best-in-Class Mobility (2010)
