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 95 countries.
The WRO® Competitions
4 categories with different age groups
Robo
Mission
WORLD ROBOT
OLYMPIAD ™
Robo
Sports
WORLD ROBOT
OLYMPIAD ™
Numbers 2023
60,000+
students involved
the tournament has been running since
2004
countries that judges at International Final came from
47
95+
countries have joined WRO
number of involved teams
20,000+
8 – 19
age of participants
2,500+
people attended the International Final
number of adult helpers involved in WRO