WRO El Salvador 2023 launch event

The representatives of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) El Salvador, with the help of Academia Británica Cuscatleca and Highlands International School, launched last Thursday, April 20th, the 2023 National Robotics Competition under the theme "Connecting the World". The launch took place in the ABC Learning Resources Centre. The event's objective is to promote the interest and talent of young Salvadorans in the field of educational robotics, as well as encourage the development of creative, collaborative scientific,  and technological skills.

According to the WRO website: 

"The WRO® theme for 2023 is Connecting the World. [...] Teams will learn about shipping logistics and about the infrastructure for our digital technology. They will investigate how robots can help both shipping and digital technology infrastructure to be more safe, more sustainable and more efficient"

 

El Salvador's National Robotics Competition 2023 will take place at Highlands International School San Salvador on August 29, and will encourage the participation of teams of different educational levels, which will compete in 3 different age groups and 4 categories as follows.

Age groups:

Elementary (8 -12 years old)
Junior (11 - 15 years old)
Senior (14 - 19 years old)

Categories:

• Future Engineers: Build an autonomous vehicle capable of traversing a game map in the shortest possible time while avoiding and following the directions of all obstacles. Participants may use any materials, software, and hardware platforms, as long as the solution is not a commercial product designed for that specific task. 
• Future Innovators: Identify a project and develop a robotic solution for it that could help promote automation and/or encourage global connectivity. As with  Future Engineers, participants may use any materials, software, and hardware platforms, as long as the solution is not a commercial product designed for that specific task. Older participants will be asked to create a business plan to mass produce the robotic solution.  
• Robo Mission: Design and build a LEGO®-based* autonomous robot to complete tasks on a given map as quickly as possible. Participants will bring their own parts completely disassembled to build, test, and complete the tasks on the day of the competition. 
• Robo Sports: Play double tennis with two LEGO®-based* autonomous robots against another team. This category follows a tournament format to select the winner.

* Only official LEGO pieces are allowed. 

The winners of each category and age group may be eligible to participate in the WRO International Final 2023 in Panama in November. 

This fun and educational experience is open to all students aged 8-19. Students can join teams of two or three participants by filling out this form. For more details, follow "WRO El Salvador" on social networks or contact the LRC.