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World Robot Olympiad 2017

The World Robot Olympiad 2017 is an international - LEGO sponsored - competition which gives young students from all over the world the opportunity to create their own robots in order to contribute in solving environmental problems. 

World Robot Olympiad 2017

The World Robot Olympiad 2017 is an international - LEGO sponsored - competition which gives young students from all over the world the opportunity to create their own robots in order to contribute in solving environmental problems. The finals take place once a year in November and this year it will be hosted in Costa Rica. This year’s subject is “Sustainabots” i.e. robots designed to preserve the planet according to the 3 pillars of Sustainability: Environmental, Social and Economical. There are four Olympiad categories: Regular, Open, WRO Football and Advanced Robotics Challenge, depending on the age of the participants. Ages between 12 and 19 may participate in Regular and Open Category. In the first one, students in Junior level are challenged to create a robot that install renewable energy sources and plant trees to counterbalance the emissions from the industrial processes of a company, whereas students in Senior level have to create a robot that helps to build a wind farm. Concerning the second one, the mission this year is to build a robot that makes the region more sustainable in one of the following four goals: Affordable and Clean Energy, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action and Life on Land. Furthermore, students who are going to participate in WRO Football category have to design and program two robots in order to compete against an opposing pair of robots by kicking an infra-red ball into opposing team’s goal. Finally, college and university students who intend to participate in Advanced Robotics Challenge category have to make a robot that can score as many points as possible in a robot version of the Tetris® game called Tetrastack. Each team consists of one coach and two or three team members who may offer students advice and guidance prior to the competition, but during the finals all work and preparation must be performed by the student members of the team. For more information visit: www.wroboto.org/wro2017

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