RoboCup Junior New Zealand

RoboCup Junior is a national and international Robotics Competition open to all primary and secondary students.

Robocup is a unique event that excites and motivates students. Students form teams and develop robots to compete in one or more of the Rescue, Dance and Soccer competitions.

Christchurch RoboCup Junior Competition 2009

Planning for the 2009 Christchurch event has began with the date and venue set.

This year Selwyn House School in Merivale will be host the event on Sunday August the 9th.
Get your teams together, start planning your Dance routines, or building your Rescue Bots.

Christchurch RoboCup Junior Competition 2008

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2008 Christchurch regional Robocup Junior Competition. It was great to see the awesome entries in both the rescue and dance competitions. Congatulations to the rescue winners Selwyn House Rescue (Caroline Pearson and Georgia Canning) and Sam Butcher from Middleton Grange. The senior dance competition was won by Nick Johns from Hillmorton High School and Clementine Boyle from Selwyn House won a very close competition in the primary dance.

Well done to everyone who entered this years competition!

Congratulations to Nick Johns from Hillmorton High School who placed 2nd in the secondary dance competition at the Robocup Junior Nationals in Auckland on the 6th of September. Nick's Robo-Elton John was a hit with the crowd at Point View Primary School in Auckland.

See more photos in our Robocup photo section.

Robocup Junior

If you're new to the competition then read on to find out more. Find answers to frequently asked questions, get hints and tips, find dates and times for Robocup Junior workshops at Science Alive!, check out this years important dates, view photos from last years Christchurch regional and New Zealand Robocup Junior competitions.

• Workshops at Science Alive! - Check out the dates and times for these workshops where you can work on your robots, get help & advice and talk to other students entering this years Christchurch regional competition.
• FAQ - Not 100% sure of what you're doing? If you've got questions regarding the Robocup Junior competition like "what competition should I enter?", "what equipment can I use?" or "where can I get help?", then check out our Robocup Junior FAQ section for all the answers.
• Hints and Tips - Get some useful hints and tips to help you with your Robocup Junior project. There's advice for the dance, rescue and soccer Robocup Junior competitions as well as some programming tips and advice if you're using Lego Mindstorms to make your robots.
• Photos - Check out the action with photos from last years New Zealand Robocup Junior competition. Get some creative building ideas or just see how much fun entering the competition is!

For official entry details and rules please visit the New Zealand Robocup Junior website.

For any other questions or information, send an email to robotics@sciencealive.co.nz or ring (03) 3534574.