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| Formerly | International Robot Olympiad |
|---|---|
| Sport | Robotics-related games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| First season | 2004 |
| Motto | To bring together young people all over the world to develop their creativity, design & problem solving skills through challenging & educational robot competitions and activities |
| No. of teams | 28,000 (2019) |
| Countries | See below |
| Venue(s) | See Below |
| Most titles | Unknown; possibly Taiwan, Malaysia or Thailand |
| Qualification | By winning the national/state competition |
| Related competitions | |
| Official website | https://wro-association.org |
The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is a global robotics competition for young people. The World Robot Olympiad competition uses Lego Mindstorms manufactured by LEGO Education.[1] First held in 2004 in Singapore, it now attracts more than 28,000 teams from more than 85 countries.[2]
The competition consists of 4 different categories: RoboMission, RoboSports, Future Innovators, Future Engineers.[3] and for the RoboMission and Future Innovators categories, it consists of three different age groups: Elementary, Junior High and Senior High. Participants below the age of 13 are considered as Elementary, participants from ages 11 until 15 years old are considered Junior High, and participants between 14 and 19 are considered Senior High.
- ^ "WRO-Robotic Solution". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Home - WRO Association". Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Categories - WRO Association". August 18, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.