UNIVERSAL ROBOTICS CHALLENGE 2024
Real Robotics Competition Overview
Published April 1 (Mon), 2024
The top three teams from each country will proceed to the World Finals in Osaka.

１． Dates[Preliminaries] Contact your local Universal Robotics
Challenge representative for details[World Finals] September 22 (Sun), 2024

２． Venue[World Finals] Otemon Gakuin Otemae
Junior & Senior High School
1-3-20 Otemae, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan
540-0008

３． Qualifications

Must be an elementary or middle school student

４． Entry Fee

Contact your local Universal Robotics Challengerepresentative for details

５． Application PeriodContact your local Universal Robotics Challenge
representative for details

６． Results

The results of the World Finals will be announced at thecompetition site on September 22 (Sun), then published
online on October 30 (Wed), 2024.

７． How to Apply① The Regular Division is intended for younger students while the Advanced Division is open tostudents of all ages. Elementary school-aged students are eligible to participate in either
division. Junior high school-aged and older students are only eligible to participate in theAdvanced Division. Follow the links below to find the rulebooks for each division.
Regular Division
Advanced Division★ While the basic rules for each division are identical, the Regular Division allows participants
to handle their robot during the competition while it’s in the starting area. In the Advanced
Division, the robot has to be fully autonomous and participants will not be able to touch it
once it’s left the starting area.

1② Follow the rules in the rulebook to build your robot or machine. Follow the link below toview a sample video:Sample Video③ Contact your local Universal Robotics Challenge representative for details.

８． Notes When Applying● Be sure to apply as a team.
● A team can be 1-5 members.
● Real Robotics participants should apply with the expectation that they can attend theWorld Finals if they win the preliminary round. Participants unable to attend should
consider applying to the Idea Contest instead.
● Submissions of robots or machines with identical movements and features will beconsidered as a duplicate submission even if submitted by different teams. You may beasked to withdraw in the event this happens.

2９． The World Finals● The top three teams in each domestic division are expected to proceed to the World Finals(this number is subject to change).
● The World Finals will also host the top participants from 11 countries overseas (this numberis subject to change).
● Rules will be identical in the preliminaries and the World Final with the exception thatparticipants will get one minute to place objects on the course before moving their robot.
While participants can use the same robot or machine in the preliminaries and World Finals,
they can also create a different one if they wish to aim for a higher score.
● Courses made using official competition materials will be made available prior to the WorldFinals. Contact your local Universal Robotics Challenge representative for availability.
● No time will be given to build robots or machines on the day of the World Finals.
Participants must build theirs in advance.
● Participants will be given two rounds, and the highest score between these two rounds willbe their score for the competition. While participants won’t be allowed to make any changes
to their robot between each round, they will be given 20 minutes before the round for a trial
run and fine tuning.

Find out more about the Universal Robotics Challenge athttps://www.urc21.org/en3