The Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 handed out free avatar items in two separate waves this year, and they worked nothing alike. One batch came from the voting hub back in late July and early August. The other batch is the ceremony lineup tied to the show itself at The Block, which ran on September 12 during RDC.
Quick answer: The six voting hub UGC rewards stopped being claimable when voting closed on August 11, 2026, at 8:00 PM PST. The RIA26 ceremony accessories — Crown of Rivals, Dueling Defenses, Terminal Torch, and Duck Duck Duo, each with a Silver and a Golden version — are marked on their Marketplace pages as awarded during RIA26. Open Inventory on your Roblox profile and filter to Accessories to confirm exactly which ones landed on your account.
RIA26 ceremony items: Crowns, weapons, torches, and ducks
Four accessories make up the ceremony lineup, and each one exists in three tiers: a standard version, a Silver version, and a Golden version. The Golden and Silver Rivals Domino Crown listings spell it out directly in their descriptions, stating the item is awarded during RIA26.
| Item | Slot | What it does on your avatar |
|---|---|---|
| Crown of Rivals | Hat | A domino crown rendered as a blue wireframe |
| Dueling Defenses | Waist | A sword and a scythe mounted at the hip |
| Terminal Torch | Back | Emits light and particles; the glow only really reads in darkness |
| Duck Duck Duo | Head | A crystal duck pair that glows, with a crown on the top tier |
The Crown of Rivals comes from Sonar Studios, while the Golden Rivals Domino Crown is credited to EvilArtist. The standard crown is the blue wireframe take on the classic domino crown shape, and the Silver and Golden Rivals Domino Crown swap that wireframe for solid metallic finishes.
Dueling Defenses sits on the waist rather than in your hands, so both the sword and the scythe stay strapped to the avatar. The Silver and Golden versions change the metal on both weapon pieces.
The Terminal Torch is the one item where the tier actually changes how the effect looks in motion. It throws off light and particles at all three tiers, but the difference between blue, silver, and gold is far easier to spot at night than it is at midday.
Duck Duck Duo is the head accessory of the set, built as a crystal pair of ducks. The base version glows blue, the middle tier is silver, and the top tier adds a crown.
The six voting hub UGC rewards and what unlocked them
The voting hub lived inside The Block, built by Music on Roblox and opened on July 29, 2026. Every reward fired the moment its badge unlocked, and the item dropped straight into your inventory with no separate claim screen.
| Reward | Objective | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| RIA Voting Hub 2026 – Welcome Cap | Join the hub (awarded automatically) | RIA 2026 Best Audience Award |
| World Builder Hammer | Vote in all 19 categories | RIA 2026 Vote Vote Vote |
| VFX Staff of Wizardry | Enter a nominated game through a portal, then come back | RIA 2026 Interdimensional Travel |
| Aura of Re-Animation | Take one photo with the built-in screenshot button | RIA 2026 Smile, you’re on camera |
| Programmer’s Scrolls | Collect all seven cubes hidden around the space | RIA 2026 Techno Seeker |
| Musical Mindset Aura | Finish the hidden obby inside the hub | RIA 2026 Obby Master |
The hub itself was a neon concert-style lobby. Voting happened at a rotating cube platform reached through a portal just past the large Roblox icon, with arrows to step through each of the 19 categories. Portals on either side of the lobby dropped you into nominated experiences. The seven cubes were scattered along the obby routes at the edges of the map, and the hidden obby branched off that same network of platforms.
Note: the 2026 hub dropped last year’s dedicated photo booth. The Aura of Re-Animation used the standard capture button on the right side of the screen instead.
How to check which RIA26 items you already own
RIA 2026 event timeline
| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Event announced | April 3, 2026 |
| Nominating | July 6 – July 7, 2026 |
| Voting hub opens | July 29, 2026 |
| Voting closes | August 11, 2026, 8:00 PM PST |
| Winners revealed at RDC | September 12, 2026 |
Once voting shut, The Block stopped handing out new hub items and ballots could no longer be cast. The experience stayed online as the venue for the show, complete with its dance floor, stage, and an RSVP prompt for the RIA 2026 livestream listed under its Events tab.
If you missed the August window, there is no workaround. The hub accessories are locked to that period and cannot be earned retroactively. The ceremony tier system is the more interesting part of the 2026 set anyway, since it is the first time the free lineup leaned this heavily on glow and particle effects rather than flat cosmetics — the Terminal Torch in particular is closer to an emitter than an accessory.
