Submissions Open: Robotics for Good Youth Challenge
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The leading UN-based educational robotics championship, inspired each year by a global challenge where robots provide innovative, practical solutions to real-world problems.
The competition promotes the use of open-source software and hardware, allowing participants full freedom in assembling and programming their robots. Its mission is to democratize access to robotics and AI education, helping to bridge the digital skills gap. The challenge also encourages the use of recycled materials and the development of environmentally friendly technologies, emphasizing the importance of building sustainable robots.
Recognizing the significance of this issue, the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2024- 2025, based on the ROBOCAT 2024, organized by El Racó dels Robotaires, has a primary focus on natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge features two age-based teams: Junior (born 2010-2013) and Senior (born 2006-2009). This division ensures age-appropriate challenges, fostering engagement and learning for all participants.
Benefits
- Grand Finale Ticket
- Represent your country at the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026.
- Complimentary General Passes to the AI for Good Global Summit
- Participate at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, with a complimentary daily lunch pack during the Geneva Finale, provided for each participating team member and mentor.
- Youth Zone Exhibition Space
- Showcase your project at a dedicated exhibition space at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026.
- Network with Global Leaders
- Connect with UN representatives and key partners.
- Dedicated Blog Article
- Gain recognition with an exclusive blog article highlighting the team journey and achievements.
- Media Exposure
- Opportunity to gain awareness through global media coverage.
Eligibility Criteria
- The competition encourages participants to design a robot centered around managing a seismic emergency, while reflecting on the current and future state of robot technologies and their application in disaster situations.
- They urge the younger generations to contemplate and create new possibilities for robotics in disaster response. Participating teams can contribute to developing innovations, which are much needed in the field of prevention, prediction, rescue, and recovery in affected populations.
- Participants have the opportunity to take part in the Competition. The Competition can take place in person if there is a National Organizer in the participant’s country or region. In the absence of a physical event, participants can prepare for the Competition individually and submit their results in video format for the panel of judges to review by 1 April 2026 (2025-2026 edition).
