The FIRA RoboWorld Cup – for the 30th consecutive year – was organized by the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association (FIRA) from August 11, 2025, in Daegu, South Korea. The event brought together participants from 22 countries in both in-person and virtual formats, covering four main categories: Sport Robots, Challenge Robots, Flying Robots, and Humanoid & Educational Robots, across a total of 22 leagues and three age divisions: under 14 (Kids), under 19 (Junior), and adult/university/open category.
Sadjad University is proud to have had one of its representatives, Mr. Amir Mahdi Zarif – an Industrial Management student – serving as the Head of the Organization and Technical Committee and the Innovation & Business League at the 30th FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2025 in South Korea.
Among his notable achievements and experiences are:
- League Director of the Autonomous Car League from 2020 to 2022
- Co-founder of the AVIS Group of Companies
- Member of the Organizing Committee for FIRA in Canada
- President of the International AVIS Researchers Association
- Selected as the Top Researcher of the Islamic World in Artificial Intelligence in 2022 by the Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation
- Research assistant at the Nature-Inspired Design Systems Laboratory at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
- Holder of more than 10 international and world-level awards in FIRA and RoboCup competitions
FIRA RoboWorld Cup, one of the oldest and most prestigious robotics competitions worldwide, was founded in 1996 by Prof. Jong-Hwan Kim. The competition pursues three core objectives of presenting challenges and inspiring new research in intelligent robotics, equipping school students and university students with valuable skills and hands-on experience, enabling them to become productive contributors and develop careers in the new economy, and introducing young children to the fundamentals of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
The participation of this Iranian judge and team leader in such a major global event brings great pride to Iran, the Iranian robotics community, and Sadjad University.
