{"id":14817,"date":"2024-11-28T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/conditions-of-participation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:19:21","slug":"conditions-of-participation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/conditions-of-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditions of participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">1. Team and coach<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>1.1. When taking part in WRO, children and young people work together in teams. A team consists of two or three team members and a coach. A coach and an individual team member do not form a complete team and therefore cannot participate.<\/p>\n<p>1.2. A coach cannot be a team member at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>1.3. A coach must be of legal age, i.e. at least 18 years old, on the day of registration.<\/p>\n<p>1.4. A coach can supervise several teams at the same time and manage them in the registration tool.<\/p>\n<p>1.5. A coach is responsible for supervising the team members of his\/her team during the competition. WRO Switzerland or its partners will not be responsible for this under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2. Registration for the competition and fees<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>2.1. Registration for the competition takes place exclusively via the registration tool, which can be accessed at <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/2026-season\/registration\/\">https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/registration\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2.2. Registration for the 2026 WRO season is open from December 1, 2025 until  <span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\">March 15, 2026 possible. Registration after this date is not possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>2.3. A registration fee of CHF 150.00 per team is payable for registration. Payment is made by credit card. This amount will be refunded after participation in a Regional Competition. If no bank details are provided for the refund, a deposit will be made into the hardship fund instead. On request, this fund can be used to grant support for participation in our competitions to teams that would otherwise not be able to participate. <\/p>\n<p>2.4. The registration fee includes the following material for the competition, which will be sent out according to availability (probably at the end of January):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\">RoboMission<\/span>: a playing field mat for all teams; the building block set from KKITC (see <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/season-2025\/material-2\/\">here<\/a> for more information) for teams taking part in the competition for the first time.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #a74cdb;\">WRO Starter<\/span>: a playing field mat for all teams; a building block set for teams taking part in the competition for the first time<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #519def;\">Future Engineers<\/span>: one field mat for all teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional play area mats or building block sets can be ordered in our store. <b>Please note: The building block sets<\/b><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">are only available in limited quantities.<\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"> We reserve the right to limit orders for additional sets so that no team is left empty-handed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2.5. Teams of all categories register for one of our locations in one age group. The relevant age limits must be taken into account. Not every category or age group is offered in every competition.<\/p>\n<p>2.6. Registration must be completed in full by <b>10.04.2026 at the latest<\/b>, i.e. all details of teams and participants must be recorded and all declarations of consent (see section 5.2) must be completed. and uploaded. For subsequent additions and corrections, an additional, non-refundable <b>late registration fee<\/b> of <b>CHF 30.00 per team<\/b> will be charged to cover the additional costs. Participation is not possible without this payment before the day of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>2.7. If the complete entry is not made by 14 days before the day of the competition, participation in the competition is no longer possible, as there is not enough time to provide all materials in time.<\/p>\n<p>2.8. If an organization or school registers more than 4 teams for the competition, we reserve the right to review the allocation to the various locations with regard to capacity utilization and a fair competition for all and, if necessary, to adjust it in consultation with the person responsible.<\/p>\n<p>2.9. The following information about the registered teams can be published on our website and\/or the ranking lists: Team name, category, age group.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">3. Unregistering from the competition and refund<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>3.1. If it is not possible for the team to take part in the competition, the team must be deregistered via the registration tool.<\/p>\n<p>3.2. If a team cancels by January 20, 2026 at the latest, a full refund of the registration fee is possible.<\/p>\n<p>3.3. If you cancel your registration after January 20, 2026, you can apply for a partial refund of CHF 50.00, provided that all materials received (playing field mat, building block sets) are returned complete and undamaged.<\/p>\n<p>3.4. Cancellations after the registration deadline will be accepted. There will be no refund of the registration fee. If the deregistration takes place after 10.04.2026, a <b>deregistration fee of CHF 100.00<\/b> will be charged to cover the expenses for the materials already produced or ordered.<\/p>\n<p>3.5. If a team does not show up on the day of the competition without canceling beforehand, a <b>no-show fee of CHF 200.00<\/b> will be charged to cover the expenses incurred (material for the competition day, catering, etc.). The right to a refund of the registration fee also expires.<\/p>\n<p>3.6<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">. If too few teams register for a competition or in a category \/ age group, the event may be canceled. In this case, we offer teams the opportunity to participate at another location. If this is not possible, we will refund the registration fee against return of all materials received.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">4. Competition categories and age groups<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>4.1. The 2026 WRO competitions will be offered in the following competition categories in Switzerland:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color4); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/robomission\/\">RoboMission<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/future-innovators\/\">Future Innovators<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/starting-in-2025-future-engineers\/\">Future Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/wro-starter\/\">WRO Starter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/\">Categories and Age Groups<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>4.2. A team can only participate in one category and only in one age group. The same persons may not participate in several teams, categories or age groups in one WRO season.<\/p>\n<p>4.3. All team members must be in the respective age group, i.e. born in the specified years. No exceptions are made for younger or older team members. The decisive factor is always the year of birth of a team member and not the age on the day of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>4.4. The detailed, binding rules for the respective categories will be available in <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/downloads-cloned\/\">the download area<\/a> from January 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">5. Data protection information and use of images<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>5.1. Data protection and the use of photo and video material are very important to us. As we mainly work with children and young people in our projects, we see ourselves as having a special responsibility. We therefore strive for the greatest possible transparency in the collection, use and disclosure of data and pay attention to the context in which data is processed and photos and videos are used.<\/p>\n<p>5.2. Detailed information on the use of data can be found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/privacy-policy\/\">privacy policy <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>5.3. A signed <a href=\"#\">declaration of consent <\/a>regarding data protection, image rights and disclaimer is required for participation in our competitions. A signature of the legal representative is required for participants who are minors.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">6. behavior as a team and team coach (WRO guiding principles)<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>6.1. With the WRO competitions, we want to give children and young people a great experience and get them interested in robotics and technology. We and the worldwide World Robot Olympiad Association are particularly keen to point out that participants are responsible for building and programming the robots (models) themselves.<\/p>\n<p>6.2. The World Robot Olympiad Association has developed global guiding principles specifically for the teams, which demonstrate the global understanding in this matter. We have translated these guidelines for teams and ask every coach to clearly inform the team about these guidelines. You can find a translated version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wro-guiding-principles\/\">guiding principles<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[],"class_list":["post-14817","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14817"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23010,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14817\/revisions\/23010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=14817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}