Organised jointly by the NCSM under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and the India STEM Foundation from 25-27 Nov 2016, the 13th World Robot Olympiad will be held in India for the first time. The venue of the olympiad is at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
More than 2000 students from 54 nations will participate in the event to find innovative ways using robotic technology for reducing, managing and recycling waste.
The
theme for the 13th World Robot Olympiad is
“Rap The Scrap”. The theme is in congruence with the Swachch Bharat Mission of the Indian government.
Theme asks students to talk about waste management and come up with innovative ideas to reduce, manage and recycle or rap the scrap.
The World Robot Olympiad is a global robotics commission held for youngsters. It uses LEGO windstorms manufactured by LEGO education.
The 12th World Robot Olympiad was held in Doha, Qatar in Nov 2015- the theme for this year was “Robot Explorers”.
In
2017, the Olympiad will be held in
Costa Rica.
World Robot Olympiad - Know More!- First held in Singapore in 2004
- Formally established in 2003
- Founders: China, Singapore, Japan and Korea
- Categories: Regular, Open, College and Soccer
