WRO Future Innovators

The Best Way to Showcase STEM Teaching Achievements

Bring your creative works to the 2026 STEM Conference and exchange with outstanding teams worldwide!

WRO Future Innovators program requires teams to design a robot to solve a challenge in the real world. Teams should conduct research on the theme to propose solutions and create an innovative, functional robot. During the competition, teams will present their robots to the judges, who will provide suggestions for program optimization while evaluating the teams' innovation, teamwork, and ability to present their creative ideas.

Centering competition themes around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a core feature of WRO Future Innovators. The 2026 theme "Robots Meet Culture" further deepens and innovates this concept. Based on culture's key role in sustainable development, the theme emphasizes that culture is not only an important part of development but also a powerful transformative force shaping the future of sustainable development.

For the theme "Robots Meet Culture," participating teams can explore the following directions to translate the multi-dimensional significance of SDGs education into concrete actions:

Focus on the dynamic development of cultural heritage, explore the modern transformation of traditional wisdom, emphasize the inclusiveness of cultural services, promote the innovative development of cultural industries, build bridges for global cultural dialogue... For example, design robots that help visually impaired people "perceive" the contours of cultural relics, develop interactive systems to promote cross-cultural communication...

• Specific rules for "Robots Meet Culture" will be released globally on January 15, 2026.
• Team Composition: 2-3 members + 1 coach
• Conference Dates: November 5, 2026 – November 8, 2026
• Robot Size: The overall project must fit into a 2×2×2m booth
• Submission Requirements
  1. Project Summary and Schedule: Word format. Maximum 1,000 words, including project summary and progress schedule.
  2. Project Report: PDF format. 20 single-sided pages (10 double-sided pages), including appendices (excluding cover page, table of contents, and source list). File size must not exceed 15MB.
  3. Project Video: Formats allowed - .avi, .mpeg, .wmv, .mp4 (maximum 100MB). Content must introduce team members and demonstrate how the robot works. Duration: maximum 90 seconds.
• Deadlines
  • Project Summary Submission: May 1, 2026
  • Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2026
  • Project Report and Video Submission: October 31, 2026 (Please bring a printed copy of the project report to the competition venue)
• Awards
  1. Awards will be granted by age group.
  2. Awards will be presented based on team scores on the final day of the conference.
  3. Total score: 200 points. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards will be awarded according to the following score ranges:

For more information, please visit the official WRO website: https://wro-association.org/ to download the WRO Future Innovators Rules.