NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2019
8-10 & 15-18 July 2019
902-402, Newmarket campus, The University of Auckland
Competition Division
Junior A (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 3
Junior B (Upper Primary School): Year 4 – 6
Challenge A (Intermediate School): Year 7 – 9
Challenge B (High School): Year 10 – 13
* Junior students can bring books or notes for the competition.
Competition Dates and Category
Junior group (Junior A & B): 8-10 July, 2019
Day 1 (Jul 8): Battle Cube & Line Tracer
Day 2 (Jul 9): Creative Robot
Day 3 (Jul 10): Robot in Movie
Challenge group (Challenge A & B): 15-18 July, 2019
Day 4 (Jul 15): Battle Cube & Line Tracer
Day 5 (Jul 16): Creative Robot
Day 6 (Jul 17): Robot Soccer
Day 7 (Jul 18): Robot in Movie
Important Notes
* Allowed to use ROBOROBO kit only except Robot Soccer
* Can participate to the pre-registered categories only (cannot register during the competition period)
* Can select both categories for Day 1 and 4 if you can submit a completed robot for each category
* Only the ones who submit the completed robot within given time can go to the final round
* Should leave robots on Day 2 and 5 if you participate to Day 3 and 6. If you take it out from the competion venue, you should dismantle it for re-entering
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 International Robot Olympiad, represent to NZ
Application
ELIGIBILITY : Open to all students
SEND APPLICATION TO : nzroa1@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE : 5 May 2019
ENQUIRIES : nzroa1@gmail.com
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)
Mavens
Sunny Chae, Barfoot&Thompson
Hi Well Charitable Foundation
Future Insurance & Mortgage
iTechHome
Biostar
GoDeli
IEEE New Zealand North Chapter
IEEE New Zealand, Robotics and Automation Joint Society
AURA
IROC (International Robot Olympiad Committee)
Competition rules and schedule
All participants should read and understand the competition rule before the competition days.
See the brochure includes rules for each game. Also the competition schedule is in the brochure.
Download rules and schedule here: NZRO_Brochure_A4
Previous Competitions
NZRO 2019 Winners
Battle Cube – Junior A
– Gold: Kyo Rae Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School)
- Silver: Anna Shao Zhang (Upper Harbour Primary)
– Bronze: Daniel Zheng (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Ronald Peng (Willow Park Primary School)
Battle Cube – Junior B
– Gold: Sejong Park (Campbells Bay School)
– Silver: Ryan Liu (Pinehill Primary School)
– Bronze: Seojin Ryan An (Murrays Bay School) / Adam Hu (Browns Bay School)
Battle Cube – Challenge A
– Gold: Eun Cheol Jeong (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School)
– Silver: Sihu An (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Bronze: Joel Lee (Rosmini College) / Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
Battle Cube – Challenge B
– Gold: Alvin Kim (Westlake Boys’ High School)
– Silver: Peter Cheong (Kings College)
– Bronze: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Daniel Shin (Kings College)
Line Tracer – Junior A
– Gold: Zidong Oscar Zhao (Sherwood Primary School)
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Bronze: Yan Lin Wu (Silverdale School)
Line Tracer – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Lawrence Wen (Wakaaranga School)
– Bronze: Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School) / Adam Hu (Browns Bay School)
Line Tracer – Challenge A
– Gold: Sihu An (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Silver: Celina Dong (Kingsway School)
– Bronze: Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland) / Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
Line Tracer – Challenge B
– Gold: Sanghoo Kim (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Seokhyun An (Rangitoto College)
– Bronze: Peter Cheong (Kings College)
Creative Robot – Junior A
– Gold: Zidong Oscar Zhao (Sherwood Primary School) / Minjong Park (Campbells Bay School)
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Anna Shao Zhang (Upper Harbour Primary)
– Bronze: Daniel Zheng (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Marcus Liu (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– Bronze: John Back (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Ronald Peng (Willow Park Primary School)
Creative Robot – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School)
– Gold: Lawrence Wen (Wakaaranga School) / Nathan Zheng (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
– Bronze: Sejong Park (Campbells Bay School) / Eddy Gottschen (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Eric Qin (Glamorgan School) / Aidan Chan (Westminster Christian School)
Creative Robot – Challenge A
– Gold: Sihu An (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)/ Kevin Guo (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Young Min Ko (Auckland normal Intermediate) / Joel Lee (Rosmini College)
– Bronze: Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Zion Wang (Marinaview School)
– Bronze: Terrence Liu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Ian Zhang (Albany Junior High School)
Creative Robot – Challenge B
– Gold: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Peter Cheong (Kings College)
– Silver: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Jae Kim (Westlake Boys’ High School)
– Bronze: Seokhyun An (Rangitoto College) / Sanghoo Kim (Auckland Grammar School)
Robot in Movie – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Campbells Bay School) / Eddy Gottschen (Kristin School)
– Silver: Yiwen Cui (Kristin School) / Yiwu Cui (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Timothy Chen (Murrays Bay School) / Adam Hu (Browns Bay School)
Robot in Movie – Challenge A
– Gold: Young Min Ko (Auckland normal Intermediate) / Joel Lee (Rosmini College)
– Gold: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)/ Kevin Guo (Pinehurst)
– Silver: Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland) / Benny He (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Sihu An (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst)
– Bronze: Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Zion Wang (Marinaview School)
– Bronze: Terrence Liu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Ian Zhang (Albany Junior High School)
Robot in Movie – Challenge B
– Gold: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School)
– Silver: Daniel Shin (Kings College) / Alvin Kim (Westlake Boys’ High School)
– Bronze: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Jae Kim (Westlake Boys’ High School)
Robot Soccer – open
– Gold: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Seokhyun An (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Peter Cheong (Kings College)
– Bronze: Daniel Shin (Kings College) / Hyun Joon Lee (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Sihu An (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Young Min Ko (Auckland normal Intermediate)
IRO 2019 Winners
Creative Robot – Junior
– Silver: Young Min Ko (Auckland Normal Intermediate) / Joshua Choi (Remuera Intermediate School) / Ji Hyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Bronze: Sihu An (Murrays Bay School) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst School) / Seo Hyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Bronze: Adam Qin Yu Hu (Browns Bay School) / Timothy Chen (Murrays Bay School) / Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School)
– Technical award: Hyunjoon Lee (Murraysbay Intermediate) / Sejong Park (Campbells Bay School) / Yoonseo Lee (Takapuna Primary School)
– Technical award: Zachary Dong (Westminster Christan School) / Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland) / Lucas Zhang (Kristin School
Creative Robot – Challenge
– Silver: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Sanghoo Kim (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Seokhyun Ahn (Rangitoto College) / Daniel Sunghyun Shin (Kings College)
– Bronze: Robert Han (Westlake Boys High School) / Euncheol Jeong (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Zihao Wang (Marinaview School)
Robot in Movie – Junior
– Silver: Timothy Chen (Murrays Bay School) / Adam Qin Yu Hu (Browns Bay School)
– Bronze: Ji Hyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Yoonseo Lee (Takapuna Primary School)
– Bronze: Young Min Ko (Auckland Normal Intermediate) / Joshua Choi (Remuera Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Sihu An (Murrays Bay School) / Charles Shen (Pinehurst School)
– Technical award: Hyunjoon Lee (Murraysbay Intermediate) / Sejong Park (Campbells Bay School)
– Technical award: Terrence Cheng Ru Liu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Lawrence Wen (Wakaaranga Primary School)
– Technical award: Maique Lige Pang (Kristin School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Sherwood Primary School)
Robot in Movie – Challenge
– Silver: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Daniel Sunghyun Shin (Kings College)
– Bronze: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Peter Cheong (Kings College)
– Bronze: Robert Han (Westlake Boys High School)
– Technical award: Euncheol Jeong (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Zihao Wang (Marinaview School)