NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2021
July 12 – 23 2021
405-222/236/240/470, City 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
Day 1 (July 12, Mon): Junior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 2 (July 13, Tue): Senior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 3 (July 14, Wed): Junior/Senior Creative Robot
Day 4 (July 15, Thu): Junior/Senior Cyber Robot
Day 5 (July 16, Fri): Junior/Senior Robot in Movie
Day 6 (July 20, Tue): Robot Soccer
Day 7 (July 23, Fri): Award Ceremony (4:30pm at B405-470)
* Allowed to use ROBOROBO kit only except Robot Soccer.
* Can participate to the pre-registered categories only (cannot register during the competition period).
* Junior A can select only Battle Cube, not Battle Soccer
* Junior B and Challenge A 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.
* Challenge B can select both Battle Soccer and Battle Cube, but Battle Cube is a pair game.
* Can participate to Line Tracer regardless of participating to Battle Cube and Battle Soccer.
* For Creative Robot, Robot in Movie, and Cyber Robot, one team can have max 3 members,
but Challenge B can have max 2 members as a team.
* For Robot Soccer, one team can have max 3 members.
* 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 3 and 4 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.
Schedule
8:00 – 8:30: Registration / Entry check
8:30 – 9:00: Safety induction / Kit check
9:00 – 13:00: First round
13:00 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – ? : Final round
Award ceremony is scheduled on Friday of the next week of the competition (TBA).
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 2021 will be held in Korea (mid-December 2021)
Application
ELIGIBILITY : Open to all students who are officially registered to the schools in NZ
SEND APPLICATION TO : nzroa1@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE : 3 May 2021
ENQUIRIES : nzroa1@gmail.com
WEB: https://cares.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/education/robot-olympiad
Organizers
NZ Robot Olympiad Association
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
Sponsors (TBA)
The University of Auckland
CILab (Creative Imagination Laboratory)
CARES (Centre for Automation and Robotic Engineering Science)
Coding Lab
Sunny Chae, Barfoot&Thompson
Hi Well Charitable Foundation
Future Insurance & Mortgage
IEEE New Zealand North Chapter
IEEE New Zealand, Robotics and Automation Joint Society
AURA
IROC (International Robot Olympiad Committee)
Competition rules and schedule (TBA)
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_2019
Previous Competitions
NZRO 2021 Winners
Line Tracer – Junior A
– Gold: Siyoung Park (Sunnynook Primary School)
Line Tracer – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School)
– Bronze: Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Yihan Lu (Brownsbay School)
– Tech: Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School) / Nathan Ruan (ACG Parnell College) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Allen Zhengzhe Xie (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Eunsol Ahn (Blockhouse Bay Primary) / Joel Kim (Marina View School) / Sihoon Stephen Choi (Campbells Bay School) / Terrence Ying xiang Wang (ACG Strathallan Primary School) / Lucas Qian (Oteha Valley School)
Line Tracer – Challenge A
– Gold: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Borris Pei (Bucklands Beach Intermediate)
– Tech: Samuel Zhan (Mission Heights Junior College) / Charles Wong (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate)
Line Tracer – Challenge B
– Gold: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Phoenix Thong (Botany Downs Secondary College) / Amanda Chaemin Lee (ACG Sunderland)
– Tech: Peter Cheong (Kings College)
Battle Cube – Junior A
– Gold: Oliver Chen (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Darin Dong (Good Shepherd School)
– Bronze: Ethan Kim (Marina view School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Tech: Siyoung Park (Sunnynook Primary School) / Ji Sung Kim (Glad stone Primary School) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea) /
Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School) / Eunice Chung (Meadowbank School)
Battle Cube – Junior B
– Gold: Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School)
– Silver: Alex Li (Epsom Normal Primary School)
– Bronze: Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School) / Terrence Ying xiang Wang (ACG Strathallan Primary School)
– Tech: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Andy Song (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Abigail youyang Ma (St.Cuthberts School) / Oscar Fan (Westminster Christian School)
Battle Cube – Challenge A
– Gold: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Collin Jung (Albany Junior High School)
– Bronze: Donghyun Song (Somerville Intermediate) / April Li (Crimson Global Academy)
– Technical: Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Hajun Park (Northcote Intermediate) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School) / Crystal Tan (St Cuthbert’s College)
Battle Cube – Challenge B
– Gold: Seung Min (Max) Lee (Kingsway School)
– Silver: Amanda Chaemin Lee (ACG Sunderland)
– Bronze: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Kevin Guo (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School) / Tony Hyunseo Lee (Kristin School) / Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
Battle Soccer – Junior B
– Gold: Barry Qu (Campbells bay School)
– Silver: Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School)
– Bronze: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Wakaaranga School)
– Tech: Tiger Zi yao Yu (Kings School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Harvey Zhang (Long Bay Primary School) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia terrace Scool)
Battle Soccer – Challenge A
– Gold: Young Min Ko (Auckland normal Intermediate)
– Silver: Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School) / Celina Dong (Kingsway School)
– Tech: Li Ge (Maique) Pang (Kristin School) / Yiwu Cui (Kristin School) / Yerin Son (Baradene Collage) / Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate)
Battle Soccer Team – Challenge B
– Gold: Tony Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Peter Cheong (Kings College)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Amanda Chaemin Lee (ACG Sunderland)
– Bronze: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School) / Kevin Guo (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Seung Min (Max) Lee (Kingsway School) / Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland)
Creative Robot – Junior A
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
– Silver: Nathan Huang (Mellons Bay School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School)
Creative Robot – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Yoonseo Lee (Takapuna Primary School) / Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Yihan Lu (Brownsbay School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School)
– Silver: Alice Li (St.Cuthberts School) / Abigail Youyang Ma (St.Cuthberts School)
– Bronze: Ryan Liu (Pinehill Primary School) / Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School) / Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School)
– Bronze: Barry Qu (Campbells bay School) / Lucas Qian (Oteha Valley School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Campbells bay School)
– Bronze: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (St. Joseph School Takapuna) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School)
– Bronze: Austin Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Peter Tan (Victoria Avenue School) / Monica Qian (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School)
– Tech: Tiger Zi yao Yu (Kings School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Wakaaranga School) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
– Tech: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Nathan Ruan (ACG Parnell College) / Leo Hongji Zhong (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Tech: Felix Lu (Milford School) / Harvey Zhang (Long Bay Primary School) / John Xu (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Alex Li (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Justin Pan (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan Primary School)
– Tech: Owen Guo (Campbellsbay School) / Joel Kim (Marina View School) / Arthur Zhai (Pinehill School)
Creative Robot – Challenge A
– Gold: Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Timothy Chen (AGE School) / Adam Hu (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Li Ge (Maique) Pang (Kristin School)
– Silver: Yiwen Cui (Kristin School) / Yiwu Cui (Kristin School) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Eric Qin (Kristin School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School) / Michael Yang (Saint Kentigern College)
– Bronze: Borris Pei (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Liam Zeng (ACG Parnell College) / Matthew Taegyeong Lee (Gleneden Intermediate)
– Bronze: Yerin Son (Baradene Collage) / Rebecca Luo (St Cuthbert’s College)
– Tech: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School) / Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Tech: Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Leon Kwak (Remuera Intermediate School)
– Tech: Dong Hyun Song (Somerville Intermediate) / Charles Wong (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate)
– Tech: Jinkyu Lee (Albany Junior School) / Chris Kumala (Northcross Intermediate School) / Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate)
Creative Robot – Challenge B
– Gold: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Daniel Sung Hyun Shin (Kings College)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Zion Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Phoenix Thong (Botany Downs Secondary College)
– Bronze: Seung Min (Max) Lee (Kingsway School) / Yisen Cui (Kristin School) / Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland)
– Tech: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School) / Kevin Guo (Pinehurst School)
Robot in Movie – Junior B
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School) / Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Barry Qu (Campbells bay School) / Lucas Qian (Oteha Valley School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Campbells bay School)
– Bronze: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (St. Joseph School Takapuna) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Yihan Lu (Brownsbay School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School)
– Tech: Tiger Zi yao Yu (Kings School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Wakaaranga School) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
Robot in Movie – Challenge A
– Gold: Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School) / Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Eric Qin (Kristin School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School) / Michael Yang (Saint Kentigern College)
– Bronze: Celina Dong (Kingsway School) / Sherrie Li (Pinehurst School) / Crystal Tan (St Cuthbert’s College)
– Bronze: Timothy Chen (AGE School) / Adam Hu (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Li Ge (Maique) Pang (Kristin School)
– Tech: Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Leon Kwak (Remuera Intermediate School)
– Tech: Borris Pei (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Liam Zeng (ACG Parnell College) / Matthew Taegyeong Lee (Gleneden Intermediate)
– Tech: Daniel Wang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Samuel Zhan (Mission Heights Junior College) / Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College)
– Tech: Yerin Son (Baradene Collage) / Rebecca Luo (St Cuthbert’s College) / April Li (Crimson Global Academy)
Robot in Movie – Challenge B
– Gold: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Daniel Sung Hyun Shin (Kings College)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Zion Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Phoenix Thong (Botany Downs Secondary College)
– Bronze: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School) / Kevin Guo (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Seung Min (Max) Lee (Kingsway School) / Yisen Cui (Kristin School) / Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland)
Cyber Robot – Junior B
– Gold: Yihan Lu (Brownsbay School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School)
– Silver: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School) / Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Bronze: Ryan Liu (Pinehill Primary School) / Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School) / Kyorae Lee Kim (Hobsonville Point Primary School)
– Bronze: Tiger Zi yao Yu (Kings School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Wakaaranga School) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
– Bronze: Jerry Lin (Elm Park Primary School) / Andy Song (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Andi Liu (Campbells Bay School)
– Bronze: Eunsol Ahn (Blockhouse Bay Primary) / Sihoon Stephen Choi (Campbells Bay School) / Jinwoo Lee (Albany Primary School)
– Tech: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (St. Joseph School Takapuna) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Nathan Huang (Mellons Bay School) / Jeremy Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
– Tech: Dohyun An (Kristin School) / Jihun An (Kristin School)
Cyber Robot – Challenge A
– Gold: Eric Qin (Kristin School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School) / Michael Yang (Saint Kentigern College)
– Gold: Timothy Chen (AGE School) / Adam Hu (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Li Ge (Maique) Pang (Kristin School)
– Silver: Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School) / Lucas Zhang (Kristin School) / Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Leon Kwak (Remuera Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Celina Dong (Kingsway School) / Sherrie Li (Pinehurst School) / Crystal Tan (St Cuthbert’s College)
– Tech: Daniel Wang (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Samuel Zhan (Mission Heights Junior College) / Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College)
Cyber Robot – Challenge B
– Gold: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School)
– Silver: Seung Min (Max) Lee (Kingsway School) / Yisen Cui (Kristin School) / Chen Xi Sun (ACG Sunderland)
– Bronze: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Zion Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Phoenix Thong (Botany Downs Secondary College)
Robot Soccer – open
– Gold: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Daniel Sung Hyun Shin (Kings College)
– Silver: Hyun Seo Lee (Kristin School) / Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Jeongyun Kim (Auckland Grammar School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School)
IRO 2021 Winners
Creative Robot – Junior
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School) / Sihoon Stephen Choi (Campbells Bay School) / Jamie Ye (Auckland Normal Intermediate)
– Bronze: Barry Qu (Campbells Bay School) / Lucas Qian (Oteha Valley School) / Zac Stevenson Li (Campbells Bay School)
– Tech: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Monica Qian (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Ryan Liu (Pinehill Primary School) / Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School ) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
– Tech: Timothy Chen (AGE School) / Adam Hu (Murrays Bay Intermediate) / Jack Zeng (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Borris Pei (Bucklands Beach Intermediate) / Liam XiangYu Zeng (ACG Parnell College) / Matthew Taegyeong Lee (Gleneden Intermediate)
– Highly Recommended: Yihan Lu (Browns Bay School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Greenhithe School)
– Highly Recommended: Samuel Zhan (Mission Heights Junior College) / Benjamin Chan (Bucklands Beach Intermediate)
– Highly Recommended: Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Nathan Huang (Mellons Bay School) / Jeremy Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School)
Creative Robot – Challenge
– Gold: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Tony Hyunseo Lee (Kristin School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Daniel Sung Hyun Shin (Kings College)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Zion Wang (ACG Sunderland) / Lucas Zhang (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Kevin Guo (Pinehurst School)
– Tech: Paul Choi (Westlake Boys High School) / Phoenix Thong (Botany Downs Secondary College) / Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– Tech: Celina Dong (Kingsway School) / Sherrie Li (Pinehurst School) / Amanda Chaemin Lee (ACG Sunderland)
Robot in Movie – Junior
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Claire Lee (Takapuna Primary School) / Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Ryan Liu (Pinehill Primary School) / Jin Jeon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Minjong Park (Murrays Bay School)
– Bronze: Sejong Park (Pinehurst School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Remuera Intermediate School) / Siyun Moon (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Tech: Jayden Kim (Sunnynook Primary School) / Monica Qian (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School))
– Tech: Siyoung Park (Sunnynook Primary School) / Jisung Kim (Gladstone Primary School) / Ethan (Haoxuan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Highly Recommended: Elvis Yeeshun Chung (Meadowbank School) / Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan Primary School) / Bobin Zhang (Northcross Intermediate School)
– Highly Recommended: Jerry Lin (Elm Park Primary School) / Andy Song (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea)
Robot in Movie – Challenge
– Gold: Joey Sehan Back (Rangitoto College) / Daniel Sung Hyun Shin (Kings College)
– Silver: Peter Cheong (Kings College) / Tony Hyunseo Lee (Kristin School) / Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School)
– Tech: Eric Qin (Kristin School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School) / Michael Yang (Saint Kentigern College)