NEW ZEALAND ROBOT OLYMPIAD 2023
July 3 – 14, 2023
405-470, City campus, The University of Auckland
Competition Division
Junior S (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4 (who are using blocks)
Junior A (Lower Primary School): Year 1 – 4
Junior B (Upper Primary School): Year 5 – 6
Senior A (Intermediate School): Year 7 – 8
Senior B (High School): Year 9 – 13
Competition Dates
Day 1 (July 3, Mon): Junior S Individuals (Block Battle Cube & Line Tracer)
Day 2 (July 4, Tue): Junior A/B Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 3 (July 5, Wed): Senior Individuals (Battle Cube/Battle Soccer & Line Tracer)
Day 4 (July 6, Thu): Junior/Senior Robot Soccer & Robot Formula Racing
Day 5 (July 11, Tue): Junior/Senior Creative Robot
Day 6 (July 12, Wed): Junior/Senior Robot in Movie
Day 7 (July 13, Thu): Junior/Senior Cyber Robot & Physical Computing
Day 8 (July 14, Fri): Award Ceremony (10am at B405-470)
* No internet allowed during the competition. Will be disqualified if you use the internet without permission.
* Allowed to use ROBOROBO kit for individual categories. Junior S group should use ROBOROBO Block Kit only.
* 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).
* 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 A can select only Battle Cube, not Battle Soccer.
* Junior B and Senior 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.
* Senior B can select both Battle Soccer and Battle Cube, but Battle Soccer is a team game.
* Can participate to Line Tracer regardless of participating to Battle Cube and Battle Soccer.
* 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.
* No Cyber Robot for Senior B.
* For Creative Robot, Robot in Movie, Cyber Robot, and Physical Computing, one team can have max 3 members.
* For Robot Soccer Mirosot, 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 5 and 6 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 – 12:30: Developing round (9:00 – 11:00 Battle Cube / 11:00 – 13:00 Line Tracer on Day 1)
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – ? : Competition round (usually takes 2-5 hours, but it is different from the number of finalists)
Day 1 will be completed around 1pm. No lunch needed.
Day 4 will start at the Level 2 (405-222). No use the main room (405-470).
Day 8 will start from 10am at 405-470.
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/robot/robokit/intro) 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 (https://eng.roborobo.co.kr/products/robot/robokit/intro) except omni/mecanum wheels.
– Size limit: A4 paper size within 20cm height
– 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 (https://eng.roborobo.co.kr/products/robot/robokit/intro).
– 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 (https://eng.roborobo.co.kr/products/robot/robokit/intro) 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.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but 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.
– 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.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Use one of graphics-based logic tools among Scratch, Coding Story and Entry only.
– 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.
– No size and weight limit. No limits for kits and materials, but cannot use sharp and dangerous materials (can be disqualified).
– Make a story with one of graphics-based logic tools among Scratch, Coding Story, and Entry only.
– Can use max 2 devices (IO and/or motor) for Junior A and max 4 devices for Junior B, but no limits for Senior A and B.
– 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 2023 will be held in Athens, Greece (15-10 January 2024)
Application
Eligibility: Open to all students who are officially registered to the schools in NZ
Send application or any enquiries: nzroa1@gmail.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE : 8 May 2023
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.
SPH
Hi Well Charitable Foundation
Sunny Chae, Barfoot &Thompson
Future Insurance & Mortgage
IEEE New Zealand North Chapter
IEEE New Zealand, Robotics and Automation Joint Society
ROBOROBO
IROC (International Robot Olympiad Committee)
Previous Competitions
NZRO 2023 Winners
Line Tracer Single – Block Kit
– Gold: Hiram Kwon (Campbells Bay School)
– Silver: Ethan Tan (Peninsula Primary School) / Sean Liu (Cockle Bay School)
– Bronze: Lucas Shuang (Blockhouse Bay Primary School) / Rayman Zhang (Whenuapai School) / Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Liam Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea)
Line Tracer Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School)
– Silver: Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
Line Tracer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School)
– Silver: Terry Kim (Campbells Bay Primary School) / Siyoung Park (Forrest Hill School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Bronze: Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School) / Tan Genghao Javier (Elim Christian College)
Line Tracer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell)
– Silver: Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Bronze: William Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Saint Kentigern College) / Ryan Tam (Somerville Intermediate School) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School)
– Tech: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Oscar Yao (Sherwood Primary School) / Patrick Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Connor Wang (Point View School)
Line Tracer Single – High School
– Gold: Keen Leung (Kristin School)
– Silver: Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School) / Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
– Bronze: Samuel Zhan (Macleans college) / Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College)
– Tech:
Line Tracer Relay – Upper Primary
– No one completed their races.
Line Tracer Relay – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School)
Line Tracer Relay – High School
– No one completed their races.
Battle Cube Single – Block Kit
– Gold: Jayden Lim (Newmarket Primary School)
– Silver: Lucas Shuang (Blockhouse Bay Primary School)
– Bronze: William Wu (Saint Kentigern Boy’s School) / Hiram Kwon (Campbells Bay School)
– Tech: Alita Guo (Mount Eden Normal Primary School) / Ethan Tan (Peninsula Primary School) / Rayman Zhang (Whenuapai School)
Battle Cube Single – Lower Primary
– Gold: Winston Penghan Yang (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Audrey Ma (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Lucas Lee (Maungawhau School)
– Tech: Jaeyoon Kim (Marina view school) / Jackson Mu (Sherwood School) / Harry Han (Hobsonville School) / Nathan Chae (Hobsonville School) / Jiayi Lin (Shelly Park School)
Battle Cube Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary)
– Silver: Ocean Wang (Marina view school)
– Bronze: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Jackie Zhang (Campbells Bay School)
– Tech: Pu Zhong Wen (James) (ACG Parnell College) / Celina Qi (Wakaaranga School) / Zion Kim (Cockle Bay School) / Felicity Du (Upper Harbour Primary School)
Battle Cube Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College)
– Silver: Oscar Yao (Sherwood Primary School)
– Bronze: Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Lucas Jinyu Ling (Saint Kentigern College)
Battle Cube Single – High School
– Gold: Jiwan Kwak (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
– Bronze: Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
Battle Cube Pair – Block Kit
– Gold: Sean Liu (Cockle Bay School) / Ellie Wu (ACG Strathallan)
– Silver: Liam Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea) / Muze Xu (Wilbert) (ACG Strathallan)
– Bronze: Jin An (Hobsobville Point Primary School) / Sameul Kim (Marina view school) / Kai An Yao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Ethan Liu (Botany Down Primary School)
– Tech: Nathan Sheng (Stonefields School) / Emily Wu (Saint Kentigern Girls School)
Battle Cube Pair – Lower Primary
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Wang (Kingsway School)
– Silver: Ethan Zhang (Our Lady Star of the Sea School) / Ryan Yu (Mellons Bay School)
– Bronze: Aryan Dewan (Kristin School) / Aarav Dewan (Kristin School) / Ella Huang (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
– Tech: Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Steven Chen (Kristin School) / Brayden Han (Greenhithe School) / Ariel Fu (Point View School) / Isabella Dong (Cockle Bay School) / Roy Han (Willowbank School) / Stephen Liu (Mellons Bay School)
Battle Cube Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia Terrance School)
– Silver: Olivia Lin (Point View School) / Yongjia Zhang (Dean) (Cockle Bay School)
– Bronze: Siyoung Park (Forrest Hill School) / Jisung Kim (Glad stone Primary School) / Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Kai Le Shi (Maungawhau School)
– Tech: Xiuen Yang (Shawn) (Baverstock Oaks School) / Ken Liu (Mellonsbay School) / Peter Tan (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea) / Eric Lin (Baverstock Oaks School) / Austin Chen (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Phil Zhao (Owairoa Primary School) / Joseph Jiang (Point View Primary School)
Battle Cube Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School)
– Silver: Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
Battle Soccer Single – Upper Primary
– Gold: Terry Kim (Campbells Bay Primary School)
– Silver: Joshua Zhai (Pinehill School) / Pak Lam Chen (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Ivan Zhang (Oteha Valley School) / Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School)
– Tech: Chanhyuk Noah Kwon (St Paul School) / Lee Turner (Pukekawa Primary School) / Duncan Luo (Botany Downs School)
Battle Soccer Single – Intermediate
– Gold: Yilong Dallas Chang (ACG Parnell College)
– Silver: John Back (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Bronze: Dohyun Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Seungjun Kim (Auckland Normal Intermediate)
– Tech: Ryan Tam (Somerville Intermediate School) / Dohyun An (Kristin School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School) / Sitong Luna Chen (Kristin School)
Battle Soccer Single – High School
– Gold: Jae Min Ye (Kings College)
– Silver: Samuel Zhan (Macleans college)
– Bronze: Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School)
– Tech: Heon Choi (Westlake Boys High School)
Battle Soccer Pair – Upper Primary
– Gold: Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Silver: Ziqi (Lewis) Zhang (Hauraki Primary School) / Zimo (Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland)
– Bronze: Seongjun Jeong (Meadowbank School / Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School) / Jihun An (Kristine) / Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School)
– Tech: Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School) / Kangjin Eric Cho (Milford Primary School) / Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Gilbert Liu (Manurewa Central) / Marcus Shi (Maungawhau School) / Daniel Wu (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jayden Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Tan Genghao Javier (Elim Christian College)
Battle Soccer Pair – Intermediate
– Gold: Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst School) / Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School) / Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell)
– Bronze: Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School) / Isaac Jianghao Zhou (Westminster Christian School) / Patrick Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Connor Wang (Point View School)
– Tech: Carson Liang (Albany Junior High School) / Kyung Hwan Lee (KingswaySchool) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Jayden Kim (Northcross Intermediate School) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
Battle Soccer Pair – High School
– Gold: Borris Pei (Macleans colleage) / Liam Zeng (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Benjamin Chan (Macleans college) / Cody Nguyen (Botany Secondary College)
Formula Racing – Lower Primary
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School)
– Silver: Osmond Wang (Kingsway School)
– Bronze: Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Tech: Aarav Dewan (Kristin School)
Formula Racing – Upper Primary
– Gold: Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School)
– Silver: Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan)
– Bronze: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / Kangjin Eric Cho (Milford Primary School) / Ethan Tam (Our Lady Star of the Sea School)
– Tech: Joshua Zhai (Pinehill School) / Jihun An (Kristine) / Kenneth Du (Mairangi Bay School) / Ivan Zhang (Oteha Valley School)
Formula Racing – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Bronze: Ryan Tam (Somerville Intermediate School) / Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)
– Tech: Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst School)
Formula Racing – High School
– Gold: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Samuel Zhan (Macleans college)
– Bronze: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Jae Min Ye (Kings College)
– Tech: Hajun Park (Westlake Boys School) / Heon Choi (Westlake Boys High School)
Creative Standard – Lower Primary
– Gold: Aryan Dewan (Kristin School) / Aarav Dewan (Kristin School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin School)
– Silver: Audrey Ma (Kristin School) / Winston Penghan Yang (Pinehurst School)
– Bronze: Ariel Fu (Point View School) / Isabella Dong (Cockle Bay School)
– Bronze: Roy Han (Willowbank School) / Stephen Liu (Mellons Bay School)
– Tech: Ella Huang (Bucklands Beach Primary School) / Maggie Kuang (Bucklands Beach Primary School)
Creative Standard – Upper Primary
– Gold: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School)
– Silver: Peter Tan (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Silver: Jackie Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary) / Terry Kim (Campbells Bay Primary School)
– Bronze: Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School) / Kangjin Eric Cho (Milford Primary School) / Chanhyuk Noah Kwon (St Paul School)
– Bronze: Joshua Zhai (Pinehill School) / Jihun An (Kristine) / Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School)
– Bronze: Ziqi (Lewis) Zhang (Hauraki Primary School) / Zimo (Luca) Wang (ACG Sunderland)
– Tech: Siyoung Park (Forrest Hill School) / Jisung Kim (Glad stone Primary School) / Yoonhoo Lee (Forrest Hill School)
– Tech: Felicity Du (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Jaydy Guo (Campbells Bay Primary School) / Ivan Zhang (Oteha Valley School)
– Tech: Jayden Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Tan Genghao Javier (Elim Christian College)
– Tech: Shine Wang (Freemans Bay School) / Kai Le Shi (Maungawhau School) / Austin Chen (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
Creative Standard – Intermediate
– Gold: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Sitong Luna Chen (Kristin School) / Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Silver: Jayen Long (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Lucas Jinyu Ling (Saint Kentigern College) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Bronze: Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School) / Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School)
– Tech: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College) / Stanley Ren (ACG Parnell College)
– Tech: Isaac Jianghao Zhou (Westminster Christian School) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
Creative Standard – High School
– Gold: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Beilin Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Hunter Howe (Wellington High School)
Creative Extreme – Lower Primary
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Wang (Kingsway School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Silver: Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jaeyoon Kim (Marina view school)
– Bronze: Jackson Mu (Sherwood School) / Steven Chen (Kristin School)
Creative Extreme – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / John Xu (Pinehurst School) / Pu Qing Wen (Jennifer) (ACG Parnell College)
– Silver: Zion Kim (Cockle Bay School) / Olivia Lin (Point View School) / Yongjia Zhang (Dean) (Cockle Bay School)
– Bronze: Joowon Choi (Forrest Hill School) / Daniel Tan (Peninsula Primary School) / Pu Zhong Wen (James) (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Alex Xue (Remuera Primary School) / Ocean Wang (Marina view school)
– Tech: Hal Zhenhao Huang (Marina view School) / Andrew Wang (Whenuapai School) / Ryan Zhang (Whenuapai School)
– Tech: Tyler Guan (Longbay Primary) / Kenneth Du (Mairangi Bay School) / Pak Lam Chen (Kristin School)
– Tech: Xiuen Yang (Shawn) (Baverstock Oaks School) / Ken Liu (Mellonsbay School) / Celina Qi (Wakaaranga School)
Creative Extreme – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Silver: Carson Liang (Albany Junior High School) / Kyung Hwan Lee (KingswaySchool) / Dohyun Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Patrick Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Connor Wang (Point View School) / Dohyun An (Kristin School)
– Tech: Oliver Gao (Northcross Intermediate) / Lucas Qian (ACG Parnell College) / Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School)
Creative Extreme – High School
– Gold: Samuel Zhan (Macleans colleage) / Benjamin Chan (Macleans colleage) / Cody Nguyen (Botany Secondary College)
– Silver: Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Leona An Yao (Saint Kentigern College)
– Bronze: Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Hajun Park (Westlake Boys School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School)
Robot in Movie – Lower Primary
– Gold: Aryan Dewan (Kristin School) / Aarav Dewan (Kristin School) / Hugo Zhang (Kristin School)
– Silver: Kingsley Jiao (Westminster Christian School) / Osmond Wang (Kingsway School) / Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School)
– Bronze: Audrey Ma (Kristin School)
Robot in Movie – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / John Xu (Pinehurst School) / Pu Qing Wen (Jennifer) (ACG Parnell College)
– Silver: Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia Terrance School) / Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School)
– Silver: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School)
– Bronze: Peter Tan (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Bronze: Jayleen Long (Saint Kentigern Girls School) / Marcus Shi (Maungawhau School) / Daniel Wu (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Tech: Sunny Wang (Pinehurst School) / Kangjin Eric Cho (Milford Primary School) / Chanhyuk Noah Kwon (St Paul School)
– Tech: Jackie Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary) / Terry Kim (Campbells Bay Primary School)
– Tech: Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Gilbert Liu (Manurewa Central) / Lee Turner (Pukekawa Primary School)
Robot in Movie – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Silver: Lucas Jinyu Ling (Saint Kentigern College) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Jayen Long (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: William Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Oscar Yao (Sherwood Primary School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)
– Bronze: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College) / Stanley Ren (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Jayden Kim (Northcross Intermediate School) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Arthur Zhai (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Tech: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Sitong Luna Chen (Kristin School) / Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Tech: Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– Tech: Patrick Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Connor Wang (Point View School)
Robot in Movie – High School
– Gold: Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Beilin Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Bronze: Borris Pei (Macleans colleage) / Liam Zeng (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College) / Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School)
– Tech: Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Leona An Yao (Saint Kentigern College)
Cyber Robot – Upper Primary
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Forrest Hill Primary School) / John Xu (Pinehurst School) / Pu Qing Wen (Jennifer) (ACG Parnell College)
– Silver: Joshua Zhai (Pinehill School) / Jihun An (Kristine) / Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School)
– Bronze: Jackie Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary) / Terry Kim (Campbells Bay Primary School)
– Bronze: Luke Yu (Our Lady Star of the Sea) / Eric Lin (Baverstock Oaks School)
– Tech: Hal Zhenhao Huang (Marina view School) / Andrew Wang (Whenuapai School) / Ryan Zhang (Whenuapai School)
– Tech: Felicity Du (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Jaydy Guo (Campbells Bay Primary School) / Ivan Zhang (Oteha Valley School)
Cyber Robot – Intermediate
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Claire Lee (Kristin School) / Ryan Liu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Silver: Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Sitong Luna Chen (Kristin School)
– Bronze: Oliver Gao (Northcross Intermediate) / Lucas Qian (ACG Parnell College) / Aiden Bae (Wairau Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Isaac Jianghao Zhou (Westminster Christian School) / Jimmy Wang (Oteha Valley School) / Justin Deng (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Tech: Jayden Kim (Northcross Intermediate School) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School) / Arthur Zhai (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
Cyber Robot – High School
– Gold: Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Lerissa Xulerissa Xu (Saint Kentigern College) / Leona An Yao (Saint Kentigern College)
– Bronze: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College) / Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School)
Physical Computing – Lower Primary
– Gold: Nathan Chae (Hobsonville School) / Brayden Han (Greenhithe School) / Harry Han (Hobsonville School)
Physical Computing – Upper Primary
– Gold: Wilson Liu (Mt Eden normal Primary School) / Lucas Kulatunga (Kohia Terrance School) / Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School)
– Silver: Arielle Minhee Kim (Papakura Central School) / Ethan Yang (Willowbank School)
– Bronze: Peter Tan (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Cyrus Tong (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
– Bronze: Terrence Yinxiang Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Gilbert Liu (Manurewa Central) / Lee Turner (Pukekawa Primary School)
– Bronze: Duncan Luo (Botany Downs School) / Seongjun Jeong (Meadowbank School) / Elvis Chung (Meadowbank School)
– Tech: Alex Xue (Remuera Primary School) / Ocean Wang (Marina view school)
– Tech: Jayden Liao (Pigeon Mountain Primary School) / Tan Genghao Javier (Elim Christian College)
Physical Computing – Intermediate
– Gold: Lucas Jinyu Ling (Saint Kentigern College) / Zidong Oscar Zhao (Pinehurst School) / Joshua Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: William Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate School) / Oscar Yao (Sherwood Primary School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)
– Bronze: Jerry Lin (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Andy Song (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Darnell Jia (Chelsea Primary School) / Ethan Cao (Murrys Bay Intermediate School) / Chelsea Xin (Kingsway School)
– Bronze: Samuel Sohn (Pinehurst School) / Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Zachary Dong (Westminster Christian School)
– Tech: Patrick Wu (Bucklands Beach Intermediate School) / Connor Wang (Point View School) / Dohyun An (Kristin School)
– Tech: Ethan Wu (ACG Parnell College) / Eugene Yi (ACG Parnell College) / Stanley Ren (ACG Parnell College)
– Tech: Jayen Long (Saint Kentigern Girls’ School) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College) / Austin Lin (ACG Parnell College)
Physical Computing – High School
– Gold: Brian Wang (Rangitoto College) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Beilin Zhang (Pinehurst School)
– Silver: Borris Pei (Macleans colleage) / Liam Zeng (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Samuel Zhan (Macleans colleage) / Benjamin Chan (Macleans colleage) / Cody Nguyen (Botany Secondary College)
– Tech: Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Hajun Park (Westlake Boys School) / Jonathan Gong (Kristin School)
– Tech: Adrian Kwon (Auckland Grammar School)
Robot Soccer – open
– Gold: Siyun Moon (Rangitoto College) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Hyun Joon Lee (Rangitoto College)
IRO 2023 Winners
Creative Category – Junior Low
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Brayden Han (Greenhithe School)
– Silver: Kingsley Jiao (Westminister Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School)
Creative Category – Junior High
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / John Back (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Silver: Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Yinxiang Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary)
Creative Category – Senior Low
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Hyun Joon Lee (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
Creative Category – Senior High
– Gold: Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
Creative Idea – Junior Low
– Silver: Audrey Ma (Kristin School) / Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
Creative Idea – Junior High
– Gold: Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
Creative Idea – Senior Low
– Silver: Benjamin Chan (Macleans Colleage) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College)
– Silver: Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)
Creative Idea – Senior High
– Silver: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College)
Robot in Movie – Junior Low
– Gold: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Brayden Han (Greenhithe School)
– Silver: Kingsley Jiao (Westminister Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School)
– Tech: Audrey Ma (Kristin School) / Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
Robot in Movie – Junior Low
– Silver: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / John Back (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Silver: Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Bronze: Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Yinxiang Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary)
Robot in Movie – Senior Low
– Silver: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Hyun Joon Lee (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Bronze: Benjamin Chan (Macleans Colleage) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)
Robot in Movie – Senior High
– Silver: Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Bronze: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College)
Physical Computing – Junior Low
– Gold: Kingsley Jiao (Westminister Christian School) / Osmond Ho Wang (Kingsway School)
– Silver: Haoxuan (Ethan) Wei (Upper Harbour Primary School) / Brayden Han (Greenhithe School)
– Silver: Audrey Ma (Kristin School) / Albert Yifei Huang (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Alston Cai (Saint Kentigern Boys School)
Physical Computing – Junior High
– Gold: Zoe Seohyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / John Back (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
– Silver: Arthur Zhang (Campbells Bay School) / Yinxiang Terrence Wang (ACG Strathallan) / Hong Xi Li (Jayden) (Long Bay Primary)
– Silver: Yilin Liu (Epsom Normal Primary School) / Jisoo Yoon (Saint Kentigern Boys School) / Oscar Li (Murrays Bay Intermediate)
Physical Computing – Senior
– Gold: Ella Jihyeon Ahn (Pinehurst School) / Keen Leung (Kristin School) / Hyun Joon Lee (Rangitoto College)
– Silver: Young Min Ko (Auckland Grammar School) / Hyungyoon Kevin Noh (Auckland Grammar School)
– Silver: Benjamin Chan (Macleans Colleage) / Natalia Gonzales Taboada (Carmel College) / Abigail Lin (ACG Parnell College)
– Bronze: Benny Wang (ACG Parnell College) / Bobin Zhang (Rangitoto College)
– Tech: Allen Zhengzhe Xie (ACG Parnell) / Collin Jung (Long Bay College) / Barry Qu (Murrays Bay Intermediate School)
– Tech: Luke Wang (Westlake Boys School) / Tiger Ziyao Yu (Kings School)