NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2024
July 8 – 19, 2024
405-470, City campus, The University of Auckland
Competition Division
Junior Special (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4 (who are using blocks or AIKIRO)
Junior Low (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4
Junior High (Upper Primary School): Year 5 – 6
Senior Low (Intermediate School): Year 7 – 8
Senior High (High School): Year 9 – 13
Competition Dates
Day 1 (July 8, Mon): Creative Standard (whole day)
Day 2 (July 9, Tue): Robot in Movie (morning) / Robot Formula Racing (afternoon)
Day 3 (July 10, Wed): Cyber Robot (whole day) / Physical Computing (whole day)
Day 4 (July 11, Thu): Junior Individuals (Battle Cube / Battle Soccer / Line Tracer) / Senior Robot Soccer Mirosot
Day 5 (July 12, Fri): Senior Individuals (Battle Cube / Battle Soccer / Line Tracer)
Day 6 (July 19, Fri): Award Ceremony (B260-115 from 17:30)
* No internet allowed during the competition. Will be disqualified if you use the internet without permission.
* Allowed to use ROBOROBO kit and other parts can communicate with ROBOROBO CPU i.e. HuskyLens for all categories
except Robot Soccer Mirosot.
* Junior S group should use ROBOROBO Block Kit (RoboBlock and AIKIRO) only. For example, LEGO blocks are NOT allowed to use.
* Allowed only Coding Story for Cyber Robot and Physical Computing. For example, Scratch is NOT allowed to use.
* All categories are onsite competition, which means you cannot use prebuilt robot and code (except Robot Soccer Mirosot).
* Can be disqualified if you have saved code on your computer or try to use them during the competition.
* Can participate to the pre-registered categories only (cannot register during the competition period), and cannot cancel them.
* Cannot use any specialized kits or non-Roborobo CPUs for Line Tracer. Only can use Roborobo AVR CPUs.
* Block Battle Cube Pair of Junior S group should use only 1 remote controller.
* Junior S Line Tracer will be done in the practice room in the morning,
then Junior S Block Battle Cube will be done in the main hole in the afternoon.
* Junior S and Junior L can select only Battle Cube, not Battle Soccer.
* Junior H, Senior L, and Senior H can select ONLY one of Battle Cube and Battle Soccer (cannot select both of them).
The category, which does not have enough students, can be cancelled.
* Can participate to Line Tracer regardless of participating to Battle Cube and Battle Soccer.
* Junior S cannot participate in Formula Racing.
* Participants can select ONLY one of Cyber Robot and Physical Computing (cannot select both of them).
The category, which does not have enough students, can be cancelled.
* For Creative Standard, Creative Extreme, Robot in Movie, Cyber Robot, and Physical Computing, one team can have max 3 members.
* Junior S and Junior L can select only Creative Standard, not Creative Extreme.
* For Robot Soccer Mirosot, one team can have max 3 members (Only for Seniors).
* Only the participants who submit their completed robots within the given time can go to the final round.
* Cannot take your robots back on Day 1 and 2 if you participate to the next day competitions.
If you take your robot out from the competition venue, you should dismantle it for re-entering and re-make it during the given time.
* Lunch and drinks should be prepared by students. No food will be provided from the competition with dietary issue.
Competition Schedule
8:00 – 8:30: Registration / Entry check (405-470)
8:30 – 9:00: Safety induction / Kit & computer inspection
9:00 – 12:20: Developing round
12:20 – 12:50: Lunch
13:00 – ? : Competition round (usually takes 2-5 hours, but it is different from the number of finalists)
Day 2 will start at the Level 2 (405-222). No use the main room (405-470).
Robot in Movie will be done before lunch. Formula racing starts from after lunch.
Day 6 Award ceremony at OGGB Fisher & Paykel Appliances Auditorium (260-115).
All ceremony starts from 5:30pm.
Competition Category and Rule
Battle Cube
– Make robots can be controlled wired/wireless on site. Cannot use commercial kit specialized for Battle Cube.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit (https://eng.roborobo.co.kr/products) except omni/mecanum wheels.
– Size limit: A4 paper size within 20cm height
– Weight limit: 3Kg
– Competition ground and object types will be announced in the competition.
– Move different objects on the competition ground to the goal position within a minute.
– Junior students can push the objects, but Senior students should grab and lift the objects to put them into the basket.
– One robot can carry max 3 objects at once, otherwise get penalty.
– Can use wireless as well as wired control, which should be long enough not to pull the robot, otherwise get penalty.
– Penalty is stopping for 10 seconds and restarting from the starting point.
– Scores are different from object types, which will be announced in the competition.
– The team who get more scores within 1 minute will be the winner.
– It is a tournament game.
– Can select one of single (1 vs. 1) and pair (2 vs. 2). Cannot do both.
Battle Soccer
– Make robots can be controlled wired/wireless on site. Cannot use commercial kit specialized for Battle Soccer.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels.
– Size limit: A4 paper size within 20cm height; Less than 2Kg.
– Weight limit: 3Kg
– Competition ground and ball types will be announced in the competition.
– Play a soccer game to make goals and keep the ball for 1 minute.
– Can break the opposite robots as well as your robots can be broken, but cannot use sharp weapons (can be disqualified).
– Robot should have at least 2 sides of cube to open when grabbing the ball, otherwise disqualified.
– The team who get more scores within 1 min will be the winner.
– It is a tournament game.
– Can select one of single (1 vs. 1) and pair (2 vs. 2). Cannot do both.
Line Tracer
– Make robots follow the white line over the dark ground autonomously on site. No manual control allowed.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit.
– Not allowed to use line tracer kits, such as Black line pro.
– Cannot use non-Roborobo CPUs for Line Tracer. Only can use Roborobo AVR CPU series.
– Cannot use any other robot kits (inc. customized materials) that makes the same condition for all participants.
– Size limit: 22cm x 18cm (no height/weight limit).
– Each team has three rounds (1 minute per round).
– Random order for the 1st round, and reorder from the team who has the slowest record from the next round.
– Cannot change your turn to run. If you cannot run, you should give up that round.
– Can try multiple runs until the time is done.
– Select the best lap time among max 3 rounds.
– Can select one of the singles (1 robot) and relay (2 robots).
– Relay should have two robots using buttons to touch physically.
– If the second robot fails, restart from the first robot at the starting point.
Robot Formula Racing
– Make robots can be controlled wireless on site. Cannot use commercial kit specialized for racing.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels.
– Cannot use any other robot kits (inc. customized materials) that makes the same condition for all participants.
– Not allowed to use any racing kits.
– Size limit: A4 paper size within 30cm height (no weight limit).
– Competition track and obstacle types will be announced in the competition.
– Should consider collision, impact, and crash with other robots, but cannot use sharp weapons (can be disqualified).
– The robot arrives at the goal line earlier will be the winner.
– It can be a tournament or multi-round game.
Creative Robot
– Make robots related to the given theme, which will be given in the competition.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels and HuskyLens.
– No size and weight limit. Cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 2 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team. Time can be changed depends on situation.
– Can select “Extreme” category if you want to do problem solving. “Standard” category will be selected as default.
Robot in Movie
– Film a story using robots related to the given theme.
– Only allowed to use ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels and HuskyLens.
– A video running time should be between 30 seconds and 120 seconds, plus max 1 min interview.
– Video should be less than 200MB, but resolution should be higher than 1280 x 720 with only AVI, WMV, MOV and MP4.
– Can use the robots built from the Creative robot category.
– Submit the final video with USB memory stick.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
Cyber Robot
– Make a graphics-based SW related to the given mission, which will be given in the competition.
– Only allowed to use Coding Story and ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels and HuskyLens.
– No size and weight limit. Cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Should use robots. Can use the robots built from the Creative robot category.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 2 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team. Time can be changed depends on situation.
– Prepare a laptop with HDMI port for your demo.
Physical Computing
– Make a graphics-based SW related to the given mission, which will be given in the competition.
– Only allowed to use Coding Story and ROBOROBO Robokit except omni/mecanum wheels and HuskyLens.
– No size and weight limit. Cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Make a story/usecase with Coding Story only.
– Can use max 2 inputs and 2 outputs only for Junior, but no limits for Senior.
– Should do a documentation of your design and develop.
– Do presentation with demo within 2 mins plus 2 mins Q&A as a team. Time can be changed depends on situation.
– Prepare a laptop with HDMI port for your demo.
Robot Soccer Mirosot
– Make a soccer robot system including vision, strategy and robots as a team (max 3 members).
– Follow the FIRA Mirosot rule.
Awards
Certificate to Top 3 of each division & each category
Certificate to the Finalists of each category
Top ranked students get the opportunity to compete in the International Robot Olympiad, represent to NZ (if we have it)
The International Robot Olympiad 2024 will be held in Busan, Korea (Mid-January 2025)
Application
Eligibility: Open to all students who are officially registered to the schools in NZ
Registration: Done
Any enquiries: nzroa1@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE : 10 May 2024 (extended)
WEB: https://cares.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/education/robot-olympiad
Organizers
NZ Robot Olympiad Association
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
Sponsors
The University of Auckland
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
CARES (Centre for Automation and Robotic Engineering Science)
Coding Lab
Afterscool Co.
Crimson Education
IEEE New Zealand North Chapter
IEEE New Zealand, Robotics and Automation Joint Society
ROBOROBO
IROC (International Robot Olympiad Committee)
Hi Well Charitable Foundation
SPH
Sunny Chae, Barfoot &Thompson
BE6
Pegasus Riding
N & C
Future Insurance & Mortgage
TANG food
Fresh Valley
Previous Competitions
NZRO 2024 Winners
Student of the Year – Lower Primary
– Roy Han (Willowbank School)
– Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School)
– Junwei Wang (MichaelPark School)
Student of the Year – Upper Primary
– Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school)
– Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest hill primary school)
Student of the Year – Intermediate
– Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst)
– Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate)
– Jane Yoo (Hobsonville point primary school)
Student of the Year – High School
– Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst)
– YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar)
– Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College)
Line Tracer Single – KIRO
– Gold: Junwei Wang (MichaelPark School)
– Silver: Ethan Tan (Peninsula Primary School)
– Bronze: Joshua Ha-Won Jang (Sunnybrae Normal School) / Liam Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School)
Line Tracer Single – Block
– Gold: Eli Hung (Macleans Primary)
– Silver: Kendrick Li (Mellons Bay Primary
– Bronze: Hannah Zheng (St Cuthbert’s College)
– Tech: Jaden Gao (Westminster Christian School) / Henry Chen (Cocklebay school)
Line Tracer Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Ryan Yu (St kentigern boy school)
– Silver: Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School)
– Bronze: Wilbert Muze Xu (ACG Strathallan)
Line Tracer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Silver: Arthur Xuanhao Zhang (Campbells bay school)
– Bronze: Ken Liu (Mellons Bay Primary School) / Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school)
– Tech: Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest Hill Primary) / Joshua Marange (Pinehill school) / Winston Penghan Yang (PINEHURST)
Line Tracer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: John Yohan Back (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Silver: Oscar Zhang (Farm Cove Intermediate) / Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate)
– Bronze: Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Evan Hu (Southwell School) / Emily Huai (Northcross Intermediate School)
– Tech: FangYan Zhang (Buckland beach intermediate) / Ethan Song (Marina View School) / Eason Shen (King’s School Remuera) / Jane Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
Line Tracer Single – High School
– Gold: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School) / Jamie Ye (King’s College)
– Bronze: YOUNG-MIN KO (AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL) / Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College)
– Tech: Samuel Zhan (Macleans College) / Borris Pei (Macleans College) / Lerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst School)
Line Tracer Relay – Intermediate
– Gold: Jihun An (Kristin) / Kangmin David Na
Line Tracer Relay – High School
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College)
Battle Cube Single – KIRO
– Gold: Junwei Wang (MichaelPark School)
– Silver: Matthew Tang (King’s school)
– Bronze: Ling Xi Song (Pinehurst) / Liam Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School)
– Tech: Jason Seojin Ock (St Johns Mairangi Bay) / Patrick Yu (Hobsonville School) / Jasper Wang (Pinehurst School)
Battle Cube Single – Block Kit
– Gold: Zeying Kou (Owairoa Primary School)
– Silver: Henry Chen (Cocklebay school)
– Bronze: Yuyang Wu (PINEHURST SCHOOL) / Hannah Zheng (St Cuthbert’s College)
– Tech: Jaden Gao (Westminster Christian School)
Battle Cube Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Hiram Kwon (Campbells Bay School)
– Silver: David Wen (Greenhithe School)
– Bronze: Jaemin Yoo (Hobsonville point primary school) / Alita Guo Mount (Eden Normal Primary School)
– Tech: Matthew Xu (Marlborough Primary School) / Sophia Seo Yoon (Milford Primary) / Sameul Kim (Marina view school) / Doyun Kim (Marlborough primary school)
Battle Cube Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Olivia Lin (Point View School)
– Silver: Eric Kangjin Cho (Milford school)
– Bronze: Winston Penghan Yang (PINEHURST) / Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school)
– Tech: Darius Kasperavicius (Mairangi Bay School) /Joshua Williams (Matua Ngaru School) /Brayden Zexi Han (Greenhithe School) / Andy Cheng (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
Battle Cube Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Oscar Yao (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Emily Huai (Northcross Intermediate School) / Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan)
Battle Cube Single – High School
– Gold: YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto college)
– Tech: Lucas Zhang (Saint Kentigern College) / Natalia Gonzales (Carmel College)
Battle Cube Pair – Block/KIRO
– Gold: Ethan Liu (Botany Downs Primary School) / Liam Cho (Botany Downs Primary School)
– Silver: Joshua Ha-Won Jang (Sunnybrae Normal School) / Yicheng (Jeremy) Wang (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Ethan Tan (Peninsula Primary School) / Phoenix Mi (Hobsonville point primary) / Jason Zhu (Marina View School) / Haokang Huang (Marina View School)
– Tech: Eli Hung (Macleans Primary) / Kendrick Li (Mellons Bay Primary)
Battle Cube Pair – Lower Primary
– Gold: Roy Han (Willowbank School) / Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School)
– Silver: Axl Jianuo Yan (Saint Kentigern Boys’ school) / Gavin Tan (St Kentergin)
– Bronze: Sean Liu (Cockle bay School) / Ethan Zhao (Elim Christian College) / Ryan Yu (St kentigern boy school) / Wilbert Muze Xu (ACG Strathallan)
Battle Cube Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Ken Liu (Mellons Bay Primary School)
– Silver: Siyoung Park (Forrest hill primary school) / Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest hill primary school)
– Bronze: Yongjia (Dean) Zhang (Cockle Bay) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School) / Zimo(Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Arthur Xuanhao Zhang )Campbells bay school)
– Tech: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School) / Ariel Fu (Point view school) / Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Albert Yifei Huang (saint kentigern boys’ school) / Justin (Qianhao) Lin (ACG parnell) / Zi Jun Wang (Jayden) (Pinehurst School) / Austin Lee (Pinehurst school)
Battle Cube Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Ethan Yang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Arielle MinHee Kim (Rosehill Intermediate School)
– Silver: Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Hongxi (Jayden) Li (Northcross intermediate)
– Bronze: Eason Shen (King’s School) / Yilin Liu (ACG Parnell College) / FangYan Zhang (Buckland Beach Intermediate) / Celina Yuejiao Qi (Farm Cove Intermediate)
– Tech: James puzhong Wen (ACG parnell college) / Mateo Palliser (Pinehurst School) / Felicity Du (ACG Sunderland) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst) / Chelsea Xin (Kingsway School) / Jennifer Wen (ACG Parnell College) / Hal Huang (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Ethan Song (Marina View School)
Battle Cube Pair – High School
– Gold: Dohyun An (Kristin) / Je Won Ryu
– Silver: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College)
Battle Soccer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Hongxi Shuang (Lucas) (Blockhouse Bay Primary School)
– Silver: Jason Wu (Takapuna Primary School)
– Bronze: Eric Hu (Cornwall Park District School) / Aiden Hung (Cornwall Park District School)
– Tech: Kingsley Young (Kristin)
Battle Soccer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Felix Zhou (St. Peter’s College Auckland)
– Silver: Dongshuo Li (William Li) (ACG Parnell college)
– Bronze: Liam Nam (Pinehurst) / Jihun An (Kristin)
– Tech: Oscar Zhang (Farm Cove Intermediate) / Taonga SHI (Belmont Intermediate School) / Ohnyu Cho (Don Buck School) / Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate)
Battle Soccer Single – High School
– Gold: Jamie Ye (King’s College)
– Silver: Maique Pang (Kristin)
– Bronze: Soyoon Jang (Rangitoto college) / Samuel Zhan (Macleans College)
– Tech: Adrian Wang Kwon (Auckland Grammar) / Seungjun Kim (Auckland Grammar) / Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst)
Battle Soccer Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Samuel Sun (Royal oak primary school) / Joshua Marange (Pinehill school) / Daniel Yao (Cornwall park district school)
– Bronze: Pak Lam Chen (Kristin) / Kenneth Du (Mairangi Bay School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin) / Charlie Lin (Mairangi Bay School)
– Tech: Elvis Yeeshun Chung (Meadowbank School) / Kai le Shi (Maungawhau) / Seongjun Jeong (Meadowbank School) / Alston Guo (Meadowbank Primary School) / Jiexin(Jason) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Aglaia Deng (Sunnybrae School) / Eayon Shao (Ficino) / Tongji Qu (St Thomas School)
Battle Soccer Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Isaac Zhou (KingsWay School) / Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School)
– Silver: Kangmin David Na / Dohyun Kim (Takapuna normal intermediate school)
– Bronze: Evan Hu (Southwell School) / Lucas Hanting Zou (Albany Junior High School) / Austin Chen (ACG Parnell) / Lee Turner (ACG Strathallan)
– Tech: Patrick Jin Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Duncan Luo (Somerville Intermediate School) / Derek Jialiang Shi (Kings School) / Jayden Hu (Saint Kentigern) / Phil Zhao (Bucklands beach intermediate) / Connor Wang (Somerville Intermediate School) / Jimmy Wang (Pinehurst) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay intermediate)
Battle Soccer Pair – High School
– Gold: Allen Xie (ACG Parnell) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Borris Pei (Macleans College) / Bo Bin ZHANG (Rangitoto college)
– Bronze: Hajun Park (Westlake Boys High School) / Kyle Nam (Pinehurst) /Luke Wang (Westlake Boys High School) / Brio Zhang (Rangitoto College)
Formula Racing – Lower Primary
– Gold: Roy Han (Willowbank School)
– Silver: Jaeyoon Kim (Marina view school)
– Bronze: Ryan Yu (St kentigern boy school) / Wilbert Muze Xu (ACG Strathallan)
– Tech: Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School) / Sean Liu (Cockle bay School) / Doyun Kim (Marlborough primary school)
Formula Racing – Upper Primary
– Gold: Winston Penghan Yang (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Darius Kasperavicius (Mairangi Bay School) /Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school)
– Bronze: Charlie Lin (Mairangi Bay School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School) / Seongjun Jeong (Meadowbank School)
– Tech: Hanzhi Xu (Johnathan) (Cockle Bay School) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School) / Arthur Xuanhao Zhang (Campbells bay school) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin) / Albert Yifei Huang (saint kentigern boys’ school) / Kingsley Young (Kristin)
Formula Racing – Intermediate
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Jimmy Wang (Pinehurst) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay intermediate) / Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– Bronze: Dohyun Kim (Takapuna normal intermediate school) / Phil Zhao (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Hongxi (Jayden) Li (Northcross intermediate) / Javier Geng Hao Tan (Elim Christian College)
– Tech: Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate) / Lucas Hanting Zou (Albany Junior High School) / FangYan Zhang (Buckland Beach Intermediate) / Oscar Zhang (Farm Cove Intermediate)
Formula Racing – High School
– Gold: Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto college)
– Silver: Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Samuel Zhan (Macleans College) / Lucas Zhang (Saint Kentigern College) / Jamie Ye (King’s College)
– Tech: Brio Zhang (Rangitoto College) / Seungjun Kim (Auckland Grammar) / Barry Qu (Westlake boy high school) / Natalia Gonzales (Carmel College)
Creative Standard – Special
– Gold: Bowen You (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Ethan Liu (Botany Downs Primary School) / Liam Cho (Botany Downs Primary)
– Silver: Junwei Wang (MichaelPark School) / Liam Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School) / Jason Seojin Ock (St Johns Mairangi Bay)
– Bronze: Ethan Tan (Peninsula Primary School) / Phoenix Mi (Hobsonville point primary) / Patrick Yu (Hobsonville School)
– Tech: Joshua Ha-Won Jang (Sunnybrae Normal School) / Yicheng (Jeremy) Wang (Kristin School)
Creative Standard – Lower Primary
– Gold: Jaeyoon Kim (Marina view school) / Sameul Kim (Marina view school) / Jinung An (Hobsonville point primary school)
– Silver: Matthew Xu (Marlborough Primary School) / Sophia Seo Yoon (Milford Primary) / David Wen (Greenhithe School)
– Bronze: Roy Han (Willowbank School) / Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School) / Jaemin Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
– Tech: Sean Liu (Cockle bay School) / Ethan Zhao (Elim Christian College) / Hiram Kwon (Campbells Bay School)
Creative Standard – Upper Primary
– Gold: Hugo Zhang (Kristin) / Charlie Lin (Mairangi Bay School) / Jason Wu (Takapuna Primary School)
– Silver: Jiexin(Jason) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Aglaia Deng (Sunnybrae School)
– Silver: Seongjun Jeong (Meadowbank School) / Alston Guo (Meadowbank Primary School) / Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys’ school)
– Bronze: Zi Jun Wang (Jayden) (Pinehurst) / Austin Lee (Pinehurst) / Kingsley Young (Kristin)
– Bronze: Eayon Shao (Ficino) / Tongji Qu (St Thomas School)
– Bronze: Zimo(Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Arthur Xuanhao Zhang (Campbells bay school)
– Tech: Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Samuel Sun (Royal oak primary school) / Eric Hu (Cornwall Park District School)
– Tech: Ariel Fu (Point View School) / Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Ella Huang (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
– Tech: Joshua Williams (Matua Ngaru School)
Creative Standard – Intermediate
– Gold: Jimmy Wang (Pinehurst) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay intermediate) / Oscar Yao (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Chelsea Xin (Kingsway School) / Jennifer Wen (ACG Parnell College) / Emily Huai (Northcross Intermediate School)
– Silver: Ethan Yang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Arielle MinHee Kim (Rosehill Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Eva Yuan (Buckland Beach Intermediate) / FangYan Zhang (Buckland Beach Intermediate) / Celina Yuejiao Qi (Farm Cove Intermediate)
– Bronze: Daniel Yantong Wu (St kentigern boys school) / Marcus Shi (Auckland Normal Intermediate) / Eason Shen (King’s School)
– Bronze: Austin Lin (ACG Parnell) / Wilson Liu (Auckland Normal Intermediate) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia terrace school)
– Tech: Daniel Tan (Peninsula Intermediate) / Hal Huang (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Ethan Song (Marina View School)
– Tech: Austin Chen (ACG Parnell) / Lee Turner (ACG Strathallan) / Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– Tech: Shine Wang (Auckland Normal Intermediate School) / Derek Jialiang Shi (Kings School) / Jayden Hu (Saint Kentigern)
Creative Standard – High School
– Gold: Natalia Gonzales (Carmel College) / Lerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Rebecca ZiQi Wang (Macleans College)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Pinehurst) / Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College) / Soyoon Jang (Rangitoto college)
– Bronze: Dohyun An (Kristin) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst) / Maique Pang (Kristin)
– Tech: Allen Xie (ACG Parnell) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst) / Barry Qu (Westlake boy high school)
Creative Extreme – Upper Primary
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School) / Eric Kangjin Cho (Milford school)
– Silver: Darius Kasperavicius (Mairangi Bay School) / Aiden Hung (Cornwall Park District School)
– Bronze: Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school) / Siyoung Park (Forrest hill primary school) / Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest hill primary school)
– Bronze: Hanzhi Xu (Johnathan) (Cockle Bay School) / HONGYU LIU (Wakaaranga school) / Andy Cheng (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– Tech: Brayden Zexi Han (Greenhithe School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Ken Liu (Mellons Bay Primary School)
Creative Extreme – Intermediate
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate) / Jane Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
– Silver: Yilin Liu (ACG Parnell College) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern boys school)
– Bronze: Dongshuo Li (William Li) (ACG Parnell college) / Claire Jin Xuan Zhong (Northcross Intermediate)
– Tech: James puzhong Wen (ACG parnell college) / Mateo Palliser (Pinehurst School) / Chanhyuk Noah Kwon (Rosmini College)
– Tech: Jack Taylor (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Phil Zhao (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Connor Wang (Somerville Intermediate School)
Creative Extreme – High School
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College) / YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar)
– Silver: Samuel Zhan (Macleans College) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst) / Borris Pei (Macleans College)
– Bronze: Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Lucas Qian (Rangitoto College)
– Tech: Bo Bin ZHANG (Rangitoto college) / Luke Wang (Westlake Boys High School) / Brio Zhang (Rangitoto College)
Robot in Movie – Lower Primary
– Gold: Sean Liu (Cockle bay School) / Ethan Zhao (Elim Christian College) / Hiram Kwon (Campbells Bay School)
Robot in Movie – Upper Primary
– Gold: Brayden Zexi Han (Greenhithe School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Ken Liu (Mellons Bay Primary School)
– Silver: Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school) / Siyoung Park (Forrest hill primary school) / Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest hill primary school)
– Silver: Albert Yifei Huang (saint kentigern boys’ school) / Justin (Qianhao) Lin (ACG parnell)
– Bronze: Jiexin(Jason) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Aglaia Deng (Sunnybrae School)
– Bronze: Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Samuel Sun (Royal oak primary school) / Eric Hu (Cornwall Park District School)
– Bronze: Pak Lam Chen (Kristin) / Kenneth Du (Mairangi Bay School) / Hongxi Shuang (Lucas) (Blockhouse Bay Primary School)
– Tech: Zimo(Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Arthur Xuanhao Zhang (Campbells bay school)
Robot in Movie – Intermediate
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate) / Jane Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
– Silver: Yilin Liu (ACG Parnell College) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern boys school)
– Silver: Chelsea Xin (Kingsway School) / Jennifer Wen (ACG Parnell College) / Emily Huai (Northcross Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Jihun An (Kristin) / Kangmin David Na / Dohyun Kim (Takapuna normal intermediate school)
– Bronze: Austin Chen (ACG Parnell) / Lee Turner (ACG Strathallan) / Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– Bronze: Ethan Yang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Arielle MinHee Kim (Rosehill Intermediate School)
– Tech: Felicity Du (ACG Sunderland) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst) / Shinuo (Shiloh) Ma (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– Tech: Isaac Zhou (KingsWay School) / Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School) / Ohnyu Cho (Don Buck School)
Robot in Movie – High School
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College) / YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar)
– Silver: Allen Xie (ACG Parnell) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst) / Barry Qu (Westlake boy high school)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Pinehurst) / Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College) / Soyoon Jang (Rangitoto college)
– Bronze: Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto college) / Hajun Park (Westlake Boys High School) / Kyle Nam (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Stanley Ren (King’s College) / Eugene Yi (ACG parnell)
– Tech: Samuel Zhan (Macleans College) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst) / Borris Pei (Macleans College)
– Tech: Natalia Gonzales (Carmel College) / Lerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Rebecca ZiQi Wang (Macleans College)
Cyber Robot – Upper Primary
– Gold: Pak Lam Chen (Kristin) / Kenneth Du (Mairangi Bay School) / Hongxi Shuang (Lucas) (Blockhouse Bay Primary School)
– Silver: Jisung Kim (Gladstone primary school) / Siyoung Park (Forrest hill primary school) / Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest hill primary school)
– Silver: Winston Penghan Yang (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Samuel Sun (Royal oak primary school) / Eric Hu (Cornwall Park District School)
– Bronze: Zimo(Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Arthur Xuanhao Zhang (Campbells bay school)
– Tech: Yongjia (Dean) Zhang (Cockle Bay) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea School) / Olivia Lin (Point View School)
Cyber Robot – Intermediate
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Jayden KIM (Northcross Intermediate) / Jane Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
– Silver: Daniel Tan (Peninsula Intermediate) / Hal Huang (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Ethan Song (Marina View School)
– Silver: Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Hongxi (Jayden) Li (Northcross intermediate) / Liam Nam (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: James puzhong Wen (ACG parnell college) / Mateo Palliser (Pinehurst School) / Chanhyuk Noah Kwon (Rosmini College)
– Bronze: Jihun An (Kristin) / Kangmin David Na / Dohyun Kim (Takapuna normal intermediate school)
– Tech: Felicity Du (ACG Sunderland) / Sunny Wang (Pinehurst) / Shinuo (Shiloh) Ma (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– Tech: Evan Hu (Southwell School) / Lucas Hanting Zou (Albany Junior High School) / Taonga SHI (Belmont Intermediate School)
Cyber Robot – High School
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Ryan Liu (Rangitoto College) / YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar)
– Silver: Allen Xie (ACG Parnell) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst) / Barry Qu (Westlake boy high school)
– Bronze: Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto college) / Hajun Park (Westlake Boys High School) / Kyle Nam (Pinehurst)
Physical Computing – Lower Primary
– Gold: Roy Han (Willowbank School) / Isabella Jiayin Dong (Cockle bay School) / Jaemin Yoo (hobsonville point primary school)
Physical Computing – Upper Primary
– Gold: Elvis Yeeshun Chung (Meadowbank School) / Kai le Shi (Maungawhau) / William Junshao Wu (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Silver: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School) / Eric Kangjin Cho (Milford school)
– Silver: Albert Yifei Huang (saint kentigern boys’ school) / Justin (Qianhao) Lin (ACG parnell)
– Bronze: Hugo Zhang (Kristin) / Charlie Lin (Mairangi Bay School) / Jason Wu (Takapuna Primary School)
– Bronze: Joshua (Marange Pinehill school) / Daniel Yao (Cornwall park district school)
– Tech: Hanzhi Xu (Johnathan) (Cockle Bay School) / HONGYU LIU (Wakaaranga school) / Andy Cheng (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– Tech: Ariel Fu (Point View School) / Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Ella Huang (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
Physical Computing – Intermediate
– Gold: Austin Lin (ACG Parnell) / Wilson Liu (Auckland Normal Intermediate) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia terrace school)
– Silver: Felix Zhou (St. Peter’s College Auckland) / Oscar Zhang (Farm Cove Intermediate) / Javier Geng Hao Tan (Elim Christian College)
– Silver: Jimmy Wang (Pinehurst) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay intermediate) / Oscar Yao (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Dongshuo Li (William Li) (ACG Parnell college) / Claire Jin Xuan Zhong (Northcross Intermediate)
– Bronze: Austin Chen (ACG Parnell) / Lee Turner (ACG Strathallan) / Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– Bronze: Ethan Yang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Arielle MinHee Kim (Rosehill Intermediate School)
– Tech: Patrick Jin Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Duncan Luo (Somerville Intermediate School) / Daniel Tao (ACG Parnell)
– Tech: Yilin Liu (ACG Parnell College) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern boys school)
Physical Computing – High School
– Gold: Sejong Park (Pinehurst) / Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College) / Soyoon Jang (Rangitoto college)
– Silver: Natalia Gonzales (Carmel College) / Lerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Rebecca ZiQi Wang (Macleans College)
– Silver: Bo Bin ZHANG (Rangitoto college) / Luke Wang (Westlake Boys High School) / Brio Zhang (Rangitoto College)
– Bronze: Samuel Zhan (Macleans College) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst) / Borris Pei (Macleans College)
– Bronze: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Stanley Ren (King’s College) / Eugene Yi (ACG parnell)
– Tech: Dohyun An (Kristin) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst) / Maique Pang (Kristin)
– Tech: Adrian Wang Kwon (Auckland Grammar) / Seungjun Kim (Auckland Grammar) / Lucas Zhang (Saint Kentigern College)
Robot Soccer – open
– Gold: YOUNG-MIN KO (Auckland Grammar) / Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst) / Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto college)
– Silver: Hyunjoon Lee (Rangitoto College) / Soyoon Jang (Rangitoto college) / Collin Jung (Long Bay College)
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