Find a team
Form a team with other students in the right age group. Each team consists of 2–3 students.
Getting started
World Robot Olympiad™ is for students, coaches, schools, and independent teams who want to learn by designing, building, programming, and testing robots.
For students
Students take part in teams of 2–3 with an adult coach. Each team chooses a competition category, prepares a robot or prototype, and takes part in the Icelandic national tournament.
Form a team with other students in the right age group. Each team consists of 2–3 students.
A coach can be a teacher, parent, after-school instructor, or older student. Coaches must be at least 18 years old.
Choose RoboMission if you want to solve tasks on a competition field, or Future Innovators if you want to develop a creative robotic solution to a real-world problem.
The team designs, builds, programs, tests, and improves its solution during the spring semester after the season theme and rules are published.
Teams from around Iceland meet at the national tournament, present their solutions, and compete for opportunities to participate in international events.
A new theme and new challenges are published every year. Teams can continue, move to a new age group, or try a different category.
For coaches
A coach helps the team organize preparation, access equipment, find practice time, and work in a structured way. A coach guides the students, but does not solve the challenge for them.
The season
Each WRO® season begins with preparation in schools and communities. The theme and rules are published in January, teams work on their solutions during the spring semester, and the national tournament takes place in spring.
Schools and teams can take part in a joint equipment order so material can be shipped to Iceland in time for autumn practice. See the registration page for details.
Coaches register the number of teams, age groups, and competition categories for the Icelandic national tournament through the registration page.
The new season theme, challenges, and rules are published. This marks the beginning of focused preparation for the spring tournament.
Teams work on robots, prototypes, programming, testing, presentations, reports, and improvements.
Teams from around Iceland meet, present their projects, and compete for opportunities to participate in international events. Read more about the national tournament.
Top teams may have the opportunity to participate in European open events, other international open competitions, or the WRO international final.
Equipment
To take part in WRO®, teams need access to a robotics kit, a computer or tablet for programming, and, depending on the category, practice tables, game fields, and presentation materials.
WRO® is not tied to one brand or one technology platform. Teams may use different robotics systems, as long as their equipment follows the technical rules of the chosen category.
FLL to WRO
Many Icelandic schools have experience with FIRST® LEGO® League. WRO® continues the spirit of learning, teamwork, and creativity, but introduces a different structure and more flexible technology choices.
In FLL, teams took part in several categories during the same season. In WRO®, each team chooses one competition category, such as RoboMission or Future Innovators.
FLL was based on LEGO® equipment. WRO® allows more varied robotics platforms and programming languages, as long as teams follow the rules of their chosen category.
WRO® rules are published in January, the Icelandic national tournament takes place in spring, and international events are held in autumn.
If your school has previously taken part in FLL, WRO® is a natural next step. Start by choosing a competition category and reviewing the equipment you already have access to.
View the competitionNext steps
The next step is to choose a competition category, review the equipment you have access to, and follow the registration deadlines for the national tournament.