{"data":{"id":"guide-what-is-urkl","slug":"what-is-urkl","canonical_path":"/guides/what-is-urkl","article_type":"guide","title":"What is URKL? An autonomous combat league","standfirst":"Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend is EngineAI’s full-size humanoid robot combat programme, launched publicly in 2026 around a standard T800 platform and autonomous in-bout decision-making.","answer_summary":"URKL is a real EngineAI-operated competition project. Its opening gala and rules are documented; its complete season roster, exact play-in days and final venue are not yet fully published.","answer_status":"confirmed","body":{"schema":"project-h.guide.v1","kicker":"League primer","title":"What is URKL?","accent":"An autonomous combat league","mediaId":"youtube-XtggY9LRISw","documentary":true,"modules":[{"label":"Operator","title":"EngineAI","body":"The Shenzhen humanoid-robot manufacturer is the named operator and supplies the standard T800 competition platform.","signal":"Confirmed entity"},{"label":"Control","title":"Autonomous in-bout decisions","body":"The published rules distinguish training and deployment support from the autonomous decision-making required during the competitive bout.","signal":"Rules contract"},{"label":"Season","title":"A record still forming","body":"The gala result is documented. The four-city play-in window and later phases are announced, but exact play-in days, a complete roster and final venue remain gated.","signal":"Mixed confidence"}],"links":[{"label":"URKL league file","href":"/leagues/urkl","meta":"Canonical entity"},{"label":"Rules reference","href":"/leagues/urkl/rules","meta":"Translated source"},{"label":"Is URKL real?","href":"/guides/is-urkl-real","meta":"Evidence answer"}],"feature":null},"questions_answered":[],"limitations":"Evidence boundaries remain visible in the linked sources.","method_summary":"Project H source-led guide based on the audited semantic corpus.","last_verified_at":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","no_index":false,"locale":"en","published_at":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","first_published_at":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","_links":{"canonical":"https://robot-fighting-championship.com/guides/what-is-urkl","markdown":"https://robot-fighting-championship.com/ai/v1/articles/what-is-urkl.md"}},"meta":{"snapshot":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","source":"fixture"}}