Frequently Asked Questions

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Who can take part?

Depending on the tournament:

ECER Open/Junior Aerial: here you can participate with your family, friends, schoolmates, etc. without age restrictions. The Junior Aerial competition is aimed at robotics beginners with little or no experience.
Botball: high school students (~13-19) can participate in groups of ~3-7 people.
Junior Botball: middle school students (~10-16) can participate in groups of ~3-7 people.

Until when can I register?

If you want to take part in the Botball competition, registration is necessary by December 22 2024 at the latest because the equipment needs to be shipped from the USA. For the ECER Open competition and the Junior Aerial, you can still register afterwards.

What does the participation cost?

The conference itself is free of charge, but you will need equipment for participating in the different tournaments.

Botball: the purchase of an official Botball set is necessary. If you already have a set from the previous year, you can reuse most of the equipment for a lower price. Contact us at ecer@pria.at for an order form and support in finding the right option for you.
Junior Botball: you can contact one of our partner schools to borrow a Junior Botball set.
Open: you have to organize your own robotics kit of choice.
Junior Aerial: a DJI Tello EDU drone is necessary for participating. Contact our Partner robo4you if you need help getting one.

Accommodation and food must also be organized by yourself.

I would like to know how such a contest could like.

On the Documents page you can find all the documents for ECER 2022 - 2024, there you can already get an idea of how the competitions will proceed and what tasks you can expect. The official documents for ECER 2025 will be available from January 2025.

When will the game documents and call for papers be put online?

Both will be put online in January 2025.

I have a question that has not been answered here.

Simply contact us at ecer@pria.at or on Discord. We will be happy to help you!