Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
The UN-based educational robotics championship is an annual event inspired by global challenges, where participants create robots that offer practical solutions to real-world problems. This competition encourages innovation and learning by promoting open-source software and hardware, giving participants the freedom to build and program their robots as they wish.
The initiative aims to democratize access to robotics and artificial intelligence education, helping to bridge the global digital skills gap. It also promotes sustainability by encouraging the use of recycled materials and the creation of environmentally friendly technologies in robot design.
For the 2024–2025 edition, the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge, based on ROBOCAT 2024 and organized by El Racó dels Robotaires, focuses on natural disasters, with a particular emphasis on earthquakes. The competition is divided into two age categories: Junior (born 2010–2013) and Senior (born 2006–2009), ensuring that challenges are tailored to different learning levels.
Participants in this challenge will have the opportunity to represent their country at the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale 2026. They will also receive complimentary general passes to the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, along with daily lunch packs for each team member and mentor during the Geneva Finale.
Each participating team will be provided with exhibition space at the Youth Zone of the summit, where they can showcase their projects. The event offers valuable networking opportunities with United Nations representatives and key global partners. Additionally, teams will be featured in a dedicated blog article that highlights their journey and accomplishments, alongside potential media exposure to raise awareness of their work.
The competition invites youth to design robots that address seismic emergencies, encouraging creative thinking about the role of robotics in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Participants are challenged to envision and develop robotic solutions that can improve prevention, prediction, and rescue efforts.
Teams can join the competition through a national event if a local organizer is present. In countries or regions without a national organizer, participants can prepare individually and submit a video of their project by 1 April 2026 for evaluation in the 2025–2026 edition.
For more information, visit AI for Good.
