A registration fee of CHF 150 per team must be paid when registering. This fee includes the playing field mat (worth approx. CHF 68) and, for teams taking part for the first time, the building block sets for the playing field objects.
As we want to keep the hurdles for participation in our competitions as low as possible, the registration fee will be refunded after participation in a Regional Competition. We have decided to go down this route instead of simply waiving participation fees because we want to avoid teams simply registering but then not taking part. After all, our regional partners have a lot of organizational and financial work to do to stage the competitions, and the number of places is limited. We believe that this variant leads to greater commitment and still keeps the hurdles low.
In addition to the registration fee, there are further costs for the teams:
In particular, a robotics set, e.g. Lego Spike Prime or a comparable set from another manufacturer, is required. This can be purchased in retail outlets, e.g. from our partner Educatec. And WRO Switzerland offers inexpensive sets for rent in its web store.
Each team bears the costs of traveling to and from the competitions. However, there is a hardship fund that can be used to provide a subsidy for travel and accommodation costs in justified individual cases.