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Common questions
Is robocup.org legit or a scam?
robocup.org was registered Mar 26, 1996 (30 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns robocup.org?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for robocup.org. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was robocup.org registered?
robocup.org's registration dates to Mar 26, 1996 (30 years old), per public registration records. Network Solutions, LLC is the registrar on record today.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
Registered 1996 · site is live · HTTPS valid
RoboCup.org encourages AI & robotics development with soccer-playing robots
RoboCup.org organizes an international competition that develops autonomous robots capable of playing soccer, with the stated goal of creating a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can compete against human world champions. The initiative brings together researchers and engineers working in artificial intelligence and robotics. The RoboCup Federation, based in Tokyo, Japan, has maintained the project for over 30 years.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 26, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Network Solutions, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 1, 2026).
Authority 67/100— ahead of 67% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
67 is a percentile: higher than 67% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #150,892)+5
Verified continuity: 30.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+13
Model score: 34/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 67/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 3 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 3 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What robocup.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Aims to develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
✓ domain continuity 30 years registered✓ live verified Nov 13, 2026
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · robocup.org over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Aug 24, 2011 · 2 registrant changes since 2011 · last checked Nov 10, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMar 26, 1996robocup.org was registered on Mar 26, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described robocup.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006
Registrar
Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR)Aug 24, 2011Registrar Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR) in the registration data recorded on Aug 24, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Network Solutions, LLC
Registrant
Registrant recordsAug 24, 2011 – Jun 24, 2026Registration records for robocup.org are held from Aug 24, 2011 to Jun 24, 2026 (58 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Aug 2011 – Jan 2017Nameservers: dreamhost.comAug 24, 2011Registration records listed dreamhost.com nameservers (ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com) for robocup.org from Aug 24, 2011 to Aug 24, 2011.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptJul 16, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 166 certificates for robocup.org from Jul 16, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 10, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 18, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 18, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
Mar 26, 1996Registration: robocup.org was registered on Mar 26, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described robocup.org from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Aims to develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Aug 24, 2011Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR) in the registration data recorded on Aug 24, 2011.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Aug 24, 2011 – Jun 24, 2026Registrant: Registration records for robocup.org are held from Aug 24, 2011 to Jun 24, 2026 (58 records). 2 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 24, 2011Zone file: Registration records listed dreamhost.com nameservers (ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com) for robocup.org from Aug 24, 2011 to Aug 24, 2011.
“Aims to develop a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world soccer champion team.”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 3, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Network Solutions, LLC
Jan 13, 2017 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 13, 2017 and most recently on Nov 13, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
Registrant changeMay 30, 2021The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 30, 2021. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Registrant changeJun 12, 2022The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 12, 2022. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
2 registrant changes, 2011–2026
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jan 13, 2017 – Jun 24, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1061.awsdns-04.org, ns-1949.awsdns-51.co.uk, ns-266.awsdns-33.com…) for robocup.org from Jan 13, 2017 to Jun 24, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jan 13, 2017robocup.org's nameservers moved from dreamhost.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Aug 24, 2011 and Jan 13, 2017. Last seen at dreamhost.com: Aug 24, 2011 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jan 13, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 5 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Google Trust Services
Sep 4, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for robocup.org from Sep 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 26, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 13, 2017 – Nov 13, 2026Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 13, 2017 and most recently on Nov 13, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
Jan 13, 2017 – Jun 24, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1061.awsdns-04.org, ns-1949.awsdns-51.co.uk, ns-266.awsdns-33.com…) for robocup.org from Jan 13, 2017 to Jun 24, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 13, 2017Zone file: robocup.org's nameservers moved from dreamhost.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Aug 24, 2011 and Jan 13, 2017. Last seen at dreamhost.com: Aug 24, 2011 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jan 13, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 5 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
May 30, 2021Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 30, 2021. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jun 12, 2022Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 12, 2022. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 3, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 16, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 166 certificates for robocup.org from Jul 16, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 10, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 18, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 18, 2026
Sep 4, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for robocup.org from Sep 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 26, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)