World Robot Olympiad qualifier at Liberty Science Center on August 4th still has open spots. 16 teams are currently registered. It’s not too late to sign up a team. We already have one LRC team, Exit 5A Robotics busy getting ready for the qualifier.

Deadline to register is Friday July 27.

• Build your robot in the morning, compete in the afternoon!
• No coach or parent involvement at the event
• Challenge rules are online at https://www.wro-usa.org/
• 2 to 3 students per team
• Mindstorms EV3
• Competition Categories:
  • WeDo (using Lego WeDo system)
  • Elementary Regular (EV3)
  • Middle School Regular (EV3)
  • High School Regular (EV3)
  • Open Category (similar to FLL Project portion)
  • Soccer (EV3)

Spots are currently open for a few more teams. In 2017, three Livingston Robotics Club teams (Livebot – Elementary Category, Exit 5A Robotics – Junior Category, Exit 5 Robotics – Senior Category) qualified for WRO Nationals and two moved on to WRO World Finals in Costa Rica. This year’s World Finals will be held in Thailand in November 2018.

Sponsors: Lego Education, Juniper Networks, National Instruments

Contact blam@wro-usa.org for more information