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Program of Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025

The Organizing Committee announces the programme for this year's ROBOTEX MRC Cyprus 2025 event. Coaches are reminded to arrive on time for the accreditation of their teams and the players for their own accreditation at the Registration Desk. The event is open to the public and admission is free of c [...]

Robotex MRC 2025: Robots playing chess and bowling, educational drones, and other STEAM activities at Cyprus’ largest educational robotics festival!

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) invites you to Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025, the premier educational robotics festival in Cyprus! The event will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June 2025, (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m)., at the University of Cyprus Sports Centre. PROGRAMME Welcoming remarks will [...]

Train the Trainers Kypruino and Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025

Σας προσκαλούμε σε ένα εισαγωγικό, πρακτικό και δυναμικό  εργαστήριο ειδικά σχεδιασμένο για εκπαιδευτικούς, εκπαιδευτές/εκπαιδεύτριες και μέντορες που προετοιμάζονται για τον Παγκύπριο Διαγωνισμό Robotex MRC 2025. Είτε είστε έμπειρος/η εκπαιδευτής/τρια ή μέντορας είτε είστε αρχάριος/α στο χώρο τη [...]

Cyprus Presence at MRC Crete 2025

Cyprus Presence at MRC Crete 2025 International Awards for Robotics Teams from Public and Private Institutions The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) proudly announces that Cyprus had a strong presence at the MRC (Minoan RobotSports Competition) Global Olympiad 2025, held in Crete from April 11 to [...]

Robotex International’s FIRST Summer Camp

Robotex International is launching its first Summer Camp in Tallinn, Estonia from August 5–8, 2025 (travel days: August 4 & 9). Aimed at youth aged 14–17, the 5-day hackathon-style camp will focus on robotics, engineering, and programming, while building 21st-century skills like teamwork, creativ [...]

Robotex MRC 2025: Registrations are now open!

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) announces that registrations for Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025 are now open! The 8th Robotex Cyprus and the 2nd Minoan RobotSports Competition (MRC) will take place simultaneously at the University of Cyprus Sports Centre over the weekend of 28–29 June 2025. The larges [...]

Robo x CCS Kypruino Discount 2025

Dear robotics enthusiasts, We are proud to announce the inclusion of Kypruino as an official platform in Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025! To celebrate, Robo.com.cy, in collaboration with the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), is offering:  30% DISCOUNT for a limited time Use the code: WE_LOVE_ROBOTEXCY [...]

Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025 Official Announcement

The Organizing Committee of Robotex Cyprus announces The 8th Pancyprian Robotex Robotics Competition and the 2nd Pancyprian MRC (Minoan RobotSports Competition) will be held in parallel at the premises of the Sports Center of the University of Cyprus on the weekend of 28 & 29 June 2025.   See the [...]

New Arrangements for Team Categories

From this year's event the teams' categories  are differentiated as below, the older categories "University" and "Special (Soldiers & Adults)" have been merged into the new category Adults which now includes university students, professionals, teachers and trainers, parents etc.   Primary (1st [...]

New Robotic Platforms

The aim of the Robotex MRC Cyprus event is to remain inclusive, open and accessible by offering the opportunity for coaches to choose robotic platforms that, where possible, are affordable compared to the prices at which well-known international robotic platforms are available to take part in the la [...]

New Challenge: Maze Line Following & Field for Practice!

The Maze Line Following challenge is a variation of the well-known Maze Solving challenge, except that the maze is bounded by various forms of black lines that the robot must interpret, avoid the various dead-ends that may exist, in order to follow the correct path to reach the exit of the labyrinth [...]

New Challenge: Bowling & Field with Free Pins!

Let's try something different, something we all know how to play and those who don't have it, let's try for the best. We're talking about the new bowling competition where the robot will try to roll the ball and knock down the pins to score points! This competition simulates in a simple way a sma [...]

15 Cypriot Robotics Teams Travel to Crete for the MRC Global Olympiad 2025

A dynamic Cypriot robotics delegation, consisting of 15 teams, 58 students, and 8 coaches, is preparing to travel to Crete to represent Cyprus at the Minoan RobotSports Competition (MRC) – Global Olympiad, taking place from April 11 to April 14, 2025. The participating students are the winners of [...]

Call for Volunteers

Cyprus Computer Society organizes the  8th Robotex Cyprus and the 2nd Minoan RobotSports Competition (MRC) will take place simultaneously at the University of Cyprus Sports Centre over the weekend of 28–29 June 2025. The largest robotics festival in Cyprus employs more than 100 volunteers and jud [...]

Theme of Educational Robotics: Robots and the World of Water

This year's theme for Educational Robotics categories of ENGINO, LEGO and MAKEBLOCK will be «ROBOTS AND THE WORLD OF WATER». Water as a precious and necessary resource for the survival of humans and all animal organisms, for the preservation and development of the environment and for the development [...]

Educational Robotics: Open Category

The Educational Robotics Open Category is being organized again this year. In this challenge  the use of any combination of types of equipment is allowed (e.g. indicatively Raspberry Pi and Arduino and Lego together in one construction) , number of controllers, motors, sensors and other materials li [...]

Athletic Robots Challenges of Minoan Robotsports Competition

Following the agreement for cooperation between the CCS and HERO (Hellenic Educational Robtics Organization), four athletic related challenges will also be offered in the 2025 edition of Robotex MRC Cyprus; namely Rally, Drones, Archery and Shot-Put.  Teams that will excel in the above challenges [...]

Models for the Drones Competition

To facilitate the Drone market research that those interested in participating in the Drone competition are expected to undertake, a number of Drone models and potential suppliers are presented below.The models are indicative and it is up to the participant to select the appropriate equipment for pa [...]

Technical Information for the MRC Challenges

We all know and recognize how demanding is for coaches in terms of time and effort to start preparing for a new challenge! So, in order to give coaches interested to prepare their teams for the new MRC archery, shot-put and rally challenges a head start and a push we advise them to review the techni [...]

FIREFIGHTING: A Challenge Exclusively for Girls!

Despite efforts to promote diversity, the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Methematics) and particularly in ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) positions remains an important issue in Europe. Only 1 in 3 STEM graduates is a woman, and women make up only 17% of ICT spe [...]

Cyprus Shines at Robotex International 2024

The largest Cypriot robotics delegation achieved great success at Robotex International 2024, hosted in Estonia. With 95 competitors from 31 teams, Cyprus secured top positions, showcasing its strength in the STEM field. The participation of public schools and the strong presence of girls highlighte [...]

The Largest Cypriot Robotics Delegation Departs for Robotex International in Estonia!

The Cypriot robotics delegation embarked today on its journey to Tallinn, Estonia, where the Robotex International 2024 will take place on December 6-7 in the festive atmosphere of Christmas-time Tallinn. The delegation consists of 14 organizations, 16 coaches, 31 teams, and 95 competitors, total [...]

Robotex MRC 2024 - Award Ceremony

Winners of Robotex and MRC Cyprus 2024 Awarded at the Bank of Cyprus The winners of the 7th Robotex Cyprus and the 1st Minoan RobotSports Competition MRC Cyprus that took place last June under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, were honored. The Robotex MRC C [...]

Robotex MRC 2024: An Unforgettable Weekend of Robotics and Innovation

The Robotex MRC 2024, the largest educational robotics festival in Cyprus, concluded successfully this weekend, June 29-30. The festival, organized by the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), was hosted at the Sports Center of the University of Cyprus, attracting hundreds of participants and visitors. [...]

In Summary the Changes in the Regulations

In this year's Robotex Cyprus event new regulations are applied which are explained in detail in the main announcement of the event. In summary the regulations are: Each team of an Organization is entitled to participate in up to six challenges. The challenges of the Educational Robotics and t [...]

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