RoboMission

Category RoboMission

The classic competition.

  • You have a set playing field with known tasks.
  • Your robot solves the tasks autonomously.
  • You have 2 minutes to achieve as many points as possible.

Future Innovators

The research project.

  • You study the season's theme.
  • You come up with ideas how robotics can help solve a specific problem in the real world within the theme.
  • You build a robot prototype.

Starter

WRO Starter

For the first attempts at robotics.

  • For roboticists aged 6 and up.
  • Your tasks are a bit easier than in RoboMission.
  • We offer workshops where you can prepare for the competition.

Future Engineers

The technology project

  • For teens and young adults aged 14 to 22
  • Construction and programming of an autonomous robotic car that can solve a random terrain of 9m2.
  • Free choice of hardware and programming language

Age groups (valid 2026)

 

Age group Ages Years of birth
RoboMission and Future Innovators
Elementary 8 to 12 years 2014 to 2018
Junior 11 to 15 years 2011 until 2015
Senior 14 to 19 years 2007 until 2012
WRO Starter – All 6 to 10 years 2016 until 2020
Future Engineers – All 14 to 22 years 2004 to 2012

Please note:

  1. The decisive factor is the year of birth, not the age on the day of the competition.
  2. No exceptions are made for people who are too old or too young for an age group! (See  Conditions of participation point 4.3)