Competitions

The regulations of the challenges are available both in English and the Greek languages and they are implemented by the Scientific Committee and the Judges during the execution of the challenge.  Download the regulations of the competitions you are interested and review them carefully in order to prepare your teams accordingly. Also, ensure that you definitely see the page with the frequently asked questions where you will see clarifications on questions submitted by coaches and players about all competitions.  

Robotic Platforms
Teams can use the robotic platforms below to participate in the event. Teams interested to use any other robotic platform may inform the Organizing Committee so that the necessary arrangements can be made.  

• Arduino
• Arm Platform
• Edison
• Engino (Gino Bot Series)
• Kypruino by Robo.com.cy
• Lego (WeDO, Spike Essential, Spike Prime, EV3)
• Makeblock
• Micro:bit
• Raspberry Pi & Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Self-Developed Robots - Aspiring robot designers/builders can use robots they have built themselves or adapted/extended robots based on the above platforms and/or a combination of them.

Age Categories
Teams in the following age categories participate in the event.

• Primary 1st - 3rd (first thre grades of primary school for the Educational Robotics Competition only)
• Primary 4th - 6th  
• Gymnasium
• Lyceum  
• Adults 

In the Adults category the two separate categories of University and Special (Soldiers and Adults) that were in effect until the 2024 edition have been merged. 

• Regulations Bowling (New)
• ​Regulations Maze Line Following (NEW)
• Regulations for Lego Sumo & 3 KG Lego Sumo (Notice 1)
• Regulations Mini Sumo (Notice 1)
• Regulations Girls Firefighting 
• Regulations Colour Picking
• Regulations Educational Robotics 
• Regulations Line Following
• Regulations Enhanced  Line Following
• Regulations Folkrace  

Notice 1: These competitions are given only in English as they appear on Robotex International website. 

Within the framework of our cooperation with the Hellenic Educational Robotics Organization, organizer of the MRC Minoan Robotics Competition Global Olympiad we organize four sports related challenges.