2024 The 8thInternationalrobotics
competitionsfor kids
across the world!

Compete in person★
and online!
Reach the World Finals in JapanThe Universal Robotics Challenge is designed to foster and interest inand passion for robotics, bringing together kids from across the world
to compete using robots they create and program themselves. This
year's competition features two divisions, including a face-to-faceﬁnal competition for Real Robotics.

RealRobotics

Idea
ContestMake your own original
project and upload a video of
it you YouTube!

Follow the rulebooks to build yourown robot and compete for the highscore in person and online!

Preliminaries
Submitonline!

VirtualRobotics

Test your programming skills using anonline robotics simulator right from yourInternet browser!

FinalsCompetein person!

Submitonline!

Competeonline!

★ Images from the 2023 Universal Robotics Challenge.

Compete for lots of great prizes!
Find out
more athttps://urc21.org/en/★ Prizes shown from 2023 competition.
Actual apperance of prizes may vary.

Hosted by the Artec Co., Ltd. UNIVERSAL ROBOTICS CHALLENGE Executive Committee2024
The 8thThe Universal Robotics Challenge

Inspiring passion for robotics by bringing kids across the world together
to compete in building and programming their own robots.

All competitions use the ArtecRobo platform and Artec Blocks.

RealRobotics

IdeaContest

VirtualRobotics

The Challenge
Transporting Packages

The Challenge

The Challenge

Visit a factory or construction siteand you'll ﬁnd machines like forklifts
and excavators that help humans
move heavy objects. In thiscompetition, participants will design
and build a factory robot that cantransport packages!

A Better World for All(SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being)

Inspired by Sustainable Development Goal3, which works to promote good healthand well being for people of all ages, thiscompetition challenges participants todesign, develop, and build an innovativemachine, robot, or system that makes theworld a better place for everyone!

Dates

Regular and Advanced Divisions

World Finals
September 22 (Sun), 2024
Otemon Gakuin Otemae
Junior & Senior High School
Osaka, Japan

Entry Fee

Contact your local Universal
Robotics Challenge Partner fordetails!

Dates

Junior and Senior Divisions

Contact your local
Universal Robotics
Challenge partner for
submission dates!

Results will be published on theoﬃcial website!

Entry Fee

Contact your local Universal
Robotics Challenge Partner fordetails!

Robo Health Heroes
Program and compete with ArtecRobo
in a fully-3D robotics simulator. The
Virtual Robotics Division challenges
partitipants to clear missions acrossmultiple stages and get the highest
score possible within the time limit!
★ Programming in the GoTechUp robotics
simulator is based on Scratch 3.0.

Dates

Junior and Senior Divisions

World Finals
September 7 (Sat), 2024

Compete from anywhere in the world!

Entry Fee

Contact your local Universal
Robotics Challenge Partner for
details!

★ Adopted by the United Nations in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets which aim to use sustainable
development to drastically reduce environmental problems, discrimination, poverty, and human rights issues by 2030.

The oﬃcial website goes live on April 1, 2024!
Find out more details at https://urc21.org/en
Sponsors

Media Sponsors

Special Thanks

Contact us at:https://www.artec-kk.co.jp/en/contact/

Hosted by the Artec Co., Ltd. UNIVERSAL ROBOTICS CHALLENGE Executive Committee

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