WRO CAMBODIA 2023

This is the best opportunity for Cambodian young innovators to present their innovative ideas to both the local and international communities. Their achievements would inspire more and more young innovators to pursue the STEM career path, which aligns with the sustainable development goals set by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). The competition will produce champions that will be nominated to join the competition at the WRO International 2023 in Panama (November 2023).

ROBOMISSION:

Introduction In the WRO RoboMission category teams design robots that solve challenges on a competition field. The robots are fully autonomous. For each age group a new field and mission are developed each year. On the day of the competition a surprise rule adds a new element to the mission. An extra challenge will test the creativity and quick-thinking skills of the teams at national and international events.

Focus Areas

Every WRO category and game has a special focus on learning with robots. In the WRO RoboMission category, students will focus on developing in the following areas: 

• General coding skills & basic robotics concepts (perception of environment, control, navigation).
• General engineering skills (building a robot that can push/lift objects of certain sizes).
• Developing optimal strategies to solve concrete missions.
• Computational Thinking (e.g., tinkering, debugging, collaboration etc.).
• Teamwork, communication, problem solving, creativity. 

Age appropriate missions: The fields and missions are designed with a growing difficulty and complexity from Elementary to Senior age group. The rising complexity is seen in the:

• Route on the field (e.g., line following or only markers).
• Technical complexity of the missions (e.g., pushing, lifting, grabbing game objects).
• Randomness of the game elements (e.g., one or multiple random situations). 
• Variety of game elements (e.g., number of different colored and/or shaped objects).
• Required accuracy of the solutions to the missions (e.g., a big target area or a small spot).
• Overall complexity in the combination of the elements mentioned before. All these aspects lead to different requirements for the mechanical design of the robot and the complexity of the code. When participating in WRO for multiple seasons, the teams can grow and develop with the program, solving increasingly complex missions as they get older. 

Characteristics of Robomission:

• Age: Elementary: 8-12 | Junior: 11-15 | Senior: 14-19
• Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
• Hardware: LEGO® based
• Software: Free choice
• Maximum size: Max. 25 x 25 x 25 cm
• Characteristics: Build and program a robot that solves challenges on a field.

FUTURE INNOVATORS:

*** Missions: link ***

In the WRO Future Innovators category teams develop a robot that helps solve real-world problems. There is a new theme every year, often connected to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. After research into the theme each team develops an innovative and functioning robotic solution. They present their project on the competition day.

Focus Areas

Every WRO category has a special focus on learning with robots. In the WRO Future Innovators category, students will focus on developing in the following areas:

• Research and development: identify a specific problem within the season theme, research and come up with a creative solution.
• Prototyping: turning your idea into a functional robot solution. 
• Technical engineering skills: implementing a robotic solution while using different source of materials (controllers, motors, sensors, 3rd party equipment etc.).
• Software engineering skills: developing a code that supports the robotic solution (e.g., using sensors, interaction between multiple devices).
• Innovation: Think about potential users, the impact and how you could turn your prototype into reality.
• Presentation skills: Prepare a project booth and present the idea to judges & audience.
• Teamwork, communication, problem solving, creativity. Age-appropriate judging All teams in this category are judged on several criteria that fit in tree scoring rubrics. The scoring rubrics have a slightly different weight / importance for the different age groups (e.g., for younger students there is more focus on the presentation, for older students there is more focus on innovation and technical aspects).

Characteristics of Future Innovators:

• Age: Elementary: 8-12 | Junior: 11-15 | Senior: 14-19
• Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
• Hardware: Free choice*
• Software: Free choice
• Maximum size: Must fit in 2x2x2m booth
• Characteristics: Develop a robot project that helps solve real world problems.

(*) Teams at WRO International Final have the option to win the LEGO Education creativity award if they are mainly LEGO branded controllers.

FUTURE ENGINEERS:

In the WRO Future Engineers category teams need to focus on all parts of the engineering process. The teams get points for documenting their process and making a public GitHub repository. The specific challenge will change every 3-4 years.

In the Self-Driving Cars challenge a robotic vehicle needs to drive autonomously on a parkour that randomly changes in each challenge round.

Focus Areas

Every WRO category has a special focus on learning with robots. In the WRO Future Engineers category, students will focus on developing in the following areas:

• Use of computer vision and sensor fusion to estimate the state of the parkours and the vehicle itself.
• A working vehicle with open-source hardware such as electromechanical components and controllers.
• Action planning and control of robots with moving parts and kinematics different from the differential drive (e.g., steering).
• Optimal strategies to solve the mission, including stability of mission solving.
• Teamwork, communication, problem solving, project management, creativity.
• An Engineering journal to show progress and design strategies.

Characteristics of Future Engineers:

• Age: Elementary: 8-12 | Junior: 11-15 | Senior: 14-19
• Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach
• Hardware: Free choice*
• Software: Free choice
• Maximum size: Must fit in 2x2x2m booth
• Characteristics: Develop a robot project that helps solve real world problems.

(*) Teams at WRO International Final have the option to win the LEGO Education creativity award if they are mainly LEGO branded controllers.

AGE CATEGORIES

• Robomission:
  • Elementary: students 8-12 years old (in season 2023: born years 2011-2015)
  • Junior: students 11-15 years old (in season 2023: born years 2008-2012)
  • Senior: students 14-19 years old (in season 2023: born years 2004-2009)
• Future Innovators:
  • Elementary: students 8-12 years old (in season 2023: born years 2011-2015) 
  • Junior: students 11-15 years old (in season 2023: born years 2008-2012)
  • Senior: students 14-19 years old (in season 2023: born years 2004-2009)
• Future Engineers:
  • Students in the age of 14-19 years old (in season 2023: born years 2004-2009)

TEAMS

Teams consist of one (1) coach and two (2) or three (3) team members. Ideally, all team members should  fall within the same age category. It is encouraged to have at least a female team member.

COACHES

• The minimum age of a coach is age 18 at the time of the contest.  
• Coaches may offer students advice and guidance prior to the competition, however during the  competitions, including the international WRO final, all work and preparation must be performed by  the student members of the team.  
• A coach can work with more than one team at the National Round, but they can ONLY accompany  ONE team to the International Round.