WRO Cyprus 2026 - National Robotics Competition

The WRO Cyprus 2026 National Robotics Competition takes place on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at European University Cyprus in Nicosia. It is the Cypriot national round of the World Robot Olympiad, organised by the Cyprus Computer Society under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, in collaboration with STEM Education Hellas and IET Cyprus, with XM as Tech Partner. Theme - "Robots Meet Culture": the 2026 season asks teams to explore how robots can help shape, protect and grow art and culture in today's world. Who takes part: primary and secondary school students, competing in three age categories - Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary. Teams design, build and program a robot to solve the field challenges set for their category. What's new in 2026:

• Open robotics platforms - teams are no longer limited to LEGO hardware.
• Pre-assembled robots are allowed.
• A surprise rule is announced shortly before the competition, so teams must be able to adapt on the day.

What the winners get: the top team in each age group represents Cyprus at the WRO International Final 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (8-10 December 2026), while the runner-up in each group goes to the WRO Open Championship Europe 2026 in Zagreb, Croatia (13-16 October 2026). Registration is via the organisers' online form.

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