What you should know
Have you already competed in robotics or built a strong team dynamic? If so, the Botball competition could be perfect for you! Even if you’re a new or less experienced team, Botball welcomes your participation. Botball is a collaborative, non-destructive robotics competition designed to provide equal opportunities for all teams. Each team receives a standardized robotics kit, including metal and LEGO components, sensors, actuators, two controllers, and 3D printing equipment. The annual challenge is unveiled at the season’s kickoff workshop, ensuring all teams have equal time to design, strategize, and build. The competition emphasizes planning, documentation, and technical excellence. In addition to overall winners, awards are given for best programming, mechanical design, documentation, and more. Team-oriented, fair, and exciting – Botball is the ultimate robotics experience!
The game will be released in January, all information about the official Botball tournament is then available to teams at www.kipr.org/botball. For a rough estimate of what tasks you might face, you can find all the documents from last year here.
This interactive program was developed to teach STEM fundamentals and help students of all levels achieve subject mastery through engaging and exciting hands on robotics activities! The JBC curriculum was developed by teachers for teachers and the KISS Institute provides all educators with professional development to help ensure the successful integration of this STEM education opportunity.
More information can be found at www.kipr.org/jr-botball
Do you have little or no competition experience, but would like to be part of a competition event? Maybe you already have a robot set and a few friends who think like you? Or you just don’t want to be limited to a given set and want to live out your creativity freely?
The OPEN competition is designed for anyone who wants to try robotics and learn something new! Unlike Botball, there are no restrictions on the components used here, provided they are not too expensive. This means no extensive kit is necessary, just the parts you actually want to use. In the OPEN competition, apart from the allowed materials, the same rules apply as in the Botball competition.
The game will be released in January and all rules will be available here. For a rough estimate of what tasks you might face, you can find all the documents from last year there.
Designed for beginners, this challenge guides students as they learn to write simple code to control drone movements and complete basic aerial tasks. Through engaging, hands-on activities, participants develop foundational programming skills and gain exposure to drone technology, sparking their interest in STEM fields in a fun and interactive way.
Are you ready for this aerial challenge?
This event is organized in cooperation with robo4you. You can find the challenge rules at aerial-challenge.org.
The Robo4you Aerial Senior Challenge is an exciting drone-building and programming competition for senior high school students. Participants work in teams to design, build, and program drones capable of completing various aerial tasks and challenges. This competition fosters skills in engineering, coding, and teamwork, allowing students to apply STEM concepts in a hands-on environment. Through the challenge, students enhance their problem-solving abilities and gain practical experience with drone technology, preparing them for future careers in robotics, technology, and engineering.
This event is organized in cooperation with robo4you. You can find the challenge rules at aerial-challenge.org.
Apart from robotics competitions, research is a fundamental part of ECER! Every year, we invite established researchers to shed light on recent advances in robotics and related fields. Furthermore, our Call for Papers invites everyone, including students, to present their experiences in a paper, or even give a talk at the conference.
The Call for Papers is published in January. Paper submissions will be handled via our eLearning platform.
