World Robotic Olympiad

At World Robotic Olympiad, it is the company's mission to give as many young people as possible the opportunity to develop their creativity and problem solving skills in a fun and engaging way. Starting in 2004, World Robot Olympiad has developed to a truly global competition, with tournaments in more than 65 countries and the WRO international final in November, which is hosted by a different country each year.

Teams can participate in four different categories (Regular, Open, Football and ARC) with different age groups. This allows the participants to develop their robotic skills from a very young age up to being a college or university student. A team consists of two or three students and is guided by a coach. Participating teams need to design, build and program a robot model that is capable to perform a challenge, play soccer or demonstrate a solution for a real-life problem.

For more information visit the official website here. 

Up to 5/5

Anyone can participate, but going through to the final is very competitive: 1 in up to 100, 1 in up to 40 or 1 in up 20 teams are selected

1/5

Entry fee depends on sponsorship but may be about $20; equipment costs may be additional

3/5

Fairly good ability in building and coding required to do well

2/5

Teams prepare for about 4-5 months designing, building and programming a robot

Registration depends on country