QSITE (The Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education) – Far North Queensland Chapter extends an invitation to local High Schools and Primary Schools to enter the FNQ Regional RoboCup Junior Robotics Competition. RoboCup Junior is the first Robotics event to be conducted by QSITE in 2025.

Any robotics platform may be used including EV3, Spike Prime, Vex, Bee Bots (Junior Primary) etc.

Enquiries about this may be directed to the FNQ Robotics Coordinator Herman Rijken.

When: Saturday 21^st June, 2025

Where: Bentley Park College

Registration Cost: $20 per team (schools will be invoiced after the event)       

Time: 8:00 am (for registration)

Registrations Close: Monday 16^th June, 2025

What is RoboCup Junior?

The RoboCup Junior Robotics Competition offers young students an exciting introduction to the field of robotics, a new way to develop technical abilities through hands-on experience with electronics, hardware and software, and a highly motivating opportunity to learn about teamwork while sharing technology with friends.

RoboCup Junior provides a unique opportunity for participants with a variety of interests and strengths to work together as a team to achieve a common goal.

This year the FNQ Regional Competition will be in two main disciplines…

• Rescue Line for Upper Primary Years 4-6; for Junior Secondary Years 7-9 and for Senior Secondary for Years 10-12.
• Upper Primary Rescue is designed for Primary aged students in Years 4 to 6.
• Robots compete by following a winding black line on a series of white tiles to a designated rescue area. On the way, the robot could encounter obstacles, bridges and short cut opportunities that will challenge the most intrepid programmer. After negotiating the randomly selected path (which becomes more difficult at each round of the challenge), the robot arrives at a green-coloured area, which indicates a chemical spill. While the clock is still ticking, the robot must find “the victim” (a soft drink can) before pushing them out of the quicksand to safety.
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• Junior Secondary Rescue is for Secondary aged students in Years 7 to 9.
• Robots compete on the same field as the Primary Rescue and play under the same rules, however, when Secondary Rescue teams reach the chemical spill, they need to find “the victim” and control it (contain or lift) and then maneuver it out of the chemical spill. Finally, they need to save the robot and exit the chemical spill from where they entered.
• Senior Secondary Rescue is suitable for Senior Secondary students in Years 10-12.
• Robots use the same tiles as Primary/Secondary Rescue, however, this time the robots can encounter some extra tiles including the challenging “gridlock”. Once in the chemical spill, the Senior Secondary Rescue robot is required to find and lift the victim out to the safety of a raised platform. Finally, they need to save the robot and exit the chemical spill from where they entered.
• RoboCup OnStage Performance for Lower Primary Years P-3; Upper Primary Years 4-6; Junior Secondary Years 7-9 and Senior Secondary for Years 10-12.
• RoboCup OnStage Performance is a stunning integration of Science, Technology and the Arts. Participants challenge themselves to design, build and program their robots to move with music. This performance can be in the form of a dance in time with the beat of the music, storytelling or even a theatrical presentation. Competitors are encouraged to decorate their entries and motorize robot limb movements, to give their robots real personality and the performance real appeal. RoboCup OnStage Performance may be approached in a number of ways with creative new ideas appearing every year. Some previous ideas have been robotsdancing together in tightly choreographed teams, students interacting with their robots, students creating their own music to dance to and students telling a story while the robots act it out. The OnStage Performance Challenge is a real team effort with each student playing their role to design, program, create and perform. Google this RoboCup Dance section for numerous examples of sample presentations.

Register by completing the RSVP details Now

For further information contact:

Enquiries about this may be directed to the FNQ Robotics Coordinator Herman Rijken hrijk1@eq.edu.au; Mark Holland mholl45@bigpond.net.au