- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$50 to $300
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Robotics competitions for high school students
Build-and-compete robot leagues for grades 9 to 12. Costs vary enormously between leagues, so read the entry cost on each listing before committing a team.
- Grades7 to 12
- Cost$300 to $3,000
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$300 to $3,000
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World Robot Olympiad
An international robotics competition running in over eighty countries, with categories from age six upward.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$50 to $2,000
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Botball
Fully autonomous robotics where all the programming is done in advance and nothing is driver-controlled.
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FIRST Robotics Competition
Build a 125-pound robot in six weeks, then compete in a stadium alliance game.
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MATE ROV Competition
Build an underwater remotely operated vehicle and run real ocean-industry missions in a pool.
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$500 to $3,000
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$500 to $8,000
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$100 to $3,000
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RoboCupJunior
International robotics with three distinct leagues: robot soccer, disaster rescue, and performance.
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- Grades5 to 12
- Cost$50 to $2,000
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Questions people ask about this
What is the best robotics competition for a beginner?
Start with something rated 1 or 2 out of 5 for difficulty on this page. Those assume no prior competition experience and usually publish past problems or past winning entries so you know exactly what you are walking into.
Are there free robotics competitions?
0 of the 8 listed here have no entry fee for the student. Note that a free entry fee is not the same as a free competition: team-based events can carry materials and travel costs, which each listing states separately.