ROBOTICS COMPETITION
TWO CHALLENGES
FOUR AGE GROUPS
WORLDWIDE
ONLINE
ERC IS FINALLY BACK!
What is ERC?
This is an unique , online robotics competition, what is specifically designed for the East Central European Network (Edutus Network) countries.
2025 GENERAL RULES AND PROJECT CHALLENGE'S THEME
GAME MAT FOR ENGINEER CAHLLENGE 2025
- The ERC competition is specifically designed for the East Central European Network (Edutus Network) countries. In this respect, we are waiting for registrations from following countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Georgia, Estonia.
- In some cases, we also accept applications from other countries after prior notification by e-mail (hungary@wro.hu) and agreeing on the billing and payment procedure!
- The competition fee is 35 euro for each team
- Each registering team (from countries listed above) will receive a bank transfer invoice in the currency of their country, issued by their local Edutus partner organisation.
- Please note that:
- prepare of invoice may take several days to be issued after registration!
- for registrations after 18th of December, the earliest date for invoicing is 7th of January.
We recommend that you register before 18th of December to receive your invoice as soon as possible, so that you have enough time to transfer the registration fee. - if the registration fee is not received by 10th of January, the team’s registration will be cancelled and the team will not be allowed to participate in the competition.
- If you registered after 19th of December and received the invoice only on 7th of January, please send us a receipt of the payment to hungary@wro.hu to ensure that your team can participate in the tournament.
The paid registration fee is non-refundable!
ENGINEER CHALLENGE
Engineer Challenge is a category that focuses more on programming, but building is still a vital part of completing the tasks. For this category all competitors in the 4 age groups are welcome. After registration the competition participants will get access to the general rules of the category, a list of needed game objects and the official competition mat file. Teams then have to make sure to acquire the game objects and have the game mat printed before the competition period starts. We have chosen everyday items or easy to access objects, because we think these are either already part of an average household or competitors can get them easily and cheap. Exact tasks for each age group will be announced in the morning of the competition period’s first day and we will also share a detailed explanatory video made by our head judges.
Teams will then have some days to program and calibrate their robots to complete the tasks during the competition period.
The competitiors are free to choose from these micro-controllers ( Lego Ev3, Lego Spike Prime, Lego Robot Inventor, Arduino, Microbit) and building platform. Don’t forget to upload your solution within the deadline!
The season’s theme is COMING SOON.
The game mats and rules for each age group will be announced according to the season’s schedule!
PROJECT CHALLENGE
The Project Challenge is only available for two age groups: Kids (10 – 14 years old) and Teens (15 – 19 years old). The official language of the competition is English. After registration teams can start working on their project within the theme that will be announced SOON. Their task is to create an innovative project that shows how programming and robotics can fit the theme from any perspective. Teams have to prepare a video presentation and a documentation of their project that includes the usage of at least one robotic (free choice of micro-controllers and building platforms) solution. Other than that, there is no restriction on materials used to present the project. The aim is to present the most innovative and creative solution to a problem. After submission of documentation judges will have a short online call with all teams to discuss the projects.
CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
In countries where the euro is not the official currency, you can register at the following price:
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- HUF 14.500 – Hungary
- CZK 880 – Czechia
- BAM 68 – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- PLN 150 – Poland
- GEL 100 – Georgia
- RSD 4100 – Serbia
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* Mentor Challenge is the combination of 1 Rookie/Kids/Teens team and one Masters team of which the coach from the underage team is a team member. After the succesfull registration of both teams the coach should inform organizers that they pick the Mentor Challenge option!
Registration fee is to be payed upon the received invoice (BANK TRANSFER.
Registrations are accepted in the order of fully completed registrations, that also includes the payment of registration fee.
PLEASE NOTE:
If a team has registered, received the invoice and paid the registration fee, but fails to upload documents (Project Challenge – documentation and video, Engineer Challenge – video) by the dates specified in the schedule, we will not be able to refund the registration fee paid.
how much does it cost to register?
- € 35
Registration fee is to-be-payed upon the received invoice.
What equipment do I need to compete?
- Teams have to make sure they have all the needed equipment to compete: robot, spare parts, laptop/tablet, software, cables, game mat, game objects etc.
When are engineer and project challenge tasks released?
Exact tasks for each age group will be announced in the morning of the competition’s first day and we will also share a detailed explanatory video made by our head judges. Teams will then have some days to program and calibrate their robots to complete the tasks.
Project Challenge:
When the competition is announced competitors will get to know the theme of this category, the exact competition format and all the deadlines they need to meet with their innovative projects.
Can I apply to both categories?
Yes! If someone wants to compete in both categories, it’s possible to apply as member of max. one Engineer Challenge and max. one Project Challenge teams.*
* In case of applying as a member of two teams it is possible to have different team mates and different team name as well for the two categories (having the exact same team in both challenges is not a criteria nor is it forbidden).
I have a question...
If you have more questions about registration and payment, send us an email to hungary@wro.hu and ask our organizer team.
If you have questions about the competition (games and rules, registration system, uploading files), send us an email to judge@wro.hu and ask our head judges.
SEASON 2023 - RESULTS AND GAME RULES
Engineer Challenge 2023
Project Challenge 2023
You asked…
⬅️ You can find the answers here.
Presentation about the general meeting ➡️
Printable competition mats 2023
Engineer Challenge game mats are printed by the teams. It is not possible to place an order with us.
For information on the size and material of the game board, please refer to the general rules (2.1, 2.3).