A truly global robotics competition
dedicated to science, technology and education
Our mission is to help young people develop their creativity and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging way. We do this by organizing robotics competitions in four different categories for students aged 8-19 years.
World Robot Olympiad™ Association is an independent non-profit organization. All revenue from sponsorships and fees is invested in support of our mission, which is to promote robotics in STEM education worldwide.
WRO® tournaments are organized in over 85 countries worldwide.
The WRO® Competitions
4 categories with different age groups
Robo
Mission
WORLD ROBOT
OLYMPIAD ™
Robo
Sports
WORLD ROBOT
OLYMPIAD ™
Big numbers 2019
From the start in 2004 WRO® has grown fast, including more countries and more children and young people each year.
75,000+
and more students
the tournament has been going since
2004
number of countries, the judges at international final came from:
35
75+
countries have joined WRO
number of involved teams
28,000+
8 – 19
age of participants
2,750+
people attended the final
number of adult helpers were involved
35,000+
Our partners
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Highlights of WRO®
