World Robot Olympiad 2023

What is WRO?

Held since 2004, the World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) is a competition where young people from all over the world between 8 and 19 years old, use Lego Mindstorms to overcome challenges in 4 different categories.

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8-19

Age range

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+85

Participating countries

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2004

Inaugural year

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4

Documentary WRO Germany 2022

results 2022

News of our success

WRO 2023 Theme

The theme of the WRO® for 2023 is "Connect the world".

In 2023, the teams will learn about the logistics of maritime transport and about the infrastructure of our digital technology. They will investigate how robots can help make both transportation and digital technology infrastructure safer, more sustainable, and more efficient.

WRO Categories

robbery mission

Age: Elementary: 8-12 | Juniors: 11-15 | Senior: 14-19
Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
Hardware: Based on LEGO
Software: Free choice
Maximum size: Max. 25x25x25cm
Features: Build and program a robot that solves challenges in a field.

WRO® RoboMission is a competition based on challenges. Students must design, build, and program an autonomous robot that can solve specific challenges in a field. All robot parts, including controller, motors and sensors, must be from LEGO® (MINDSTORMS® NXT or EV3, SPIKE PRIME or Robot Inventor).

FUTURE INNOVATORS

Age: Elementary: 8-12 | Juniors: 11-15 | Senior: 14-19
Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
Hardware: Free choice *
Software: Free choice
Maximum size: Max. 2x2x2cm
Features: Develop a robot project that helps solve real-world problems.

Our Innovative Futures category is a project-based competition. Students create their own innovative smart robotics solution related to the current theme of the season. There are no restrictions on the use of materials. This includes the free choice of controllers, motors, sensors, etc.

THEFT SPORTS

Age: 11-19
Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
Hardware: Based on LEGO
Software: Free choice
Maximum size: Max. 20x20x20cm
Features: The teams design 2 robots that compete with the robots of another team.

With the WRO® RoboSports category we introduce a fun and exciting game in which two teams each have two autonomous robots on the field playing a sports game. The robot must be built with LEGO® materials, including the controller, motors and sensors (MINDSTORMS® NXT or EV3, SPIKE PRIME or Robot Inventor). The game changes every 3 or 4 years and the current one is Double Tennis.

FUTURE ENGINEERS

Age: 14-19
Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
Hardware: Free choice
Software: Free choice
Maximum size: Max. 30x30x30cm
Features: Advanced robotics following current research trends.

With WRO® Future Engineers we have created an exciting category for older students. With this new format, we want to bring today's research challenge to schools and teach students an engineering workflow by solving real-world problems. Teams can use any robot, controller and materials that conform to the rules.