As a part of the British Council’s continuous support to its partner Schools across Egypt, we are excited to launch the Robotics Competition!
In this competition, students work in teams to design, build, and program their own autonomous racing robot. The robots will race on a track with straight paths, curves, and ramps. The goal is to complete the track as fast and accurately as possible without any help from humans.
This challenge gives students hands-on experience in robotics, coding, and teamwork while encouraging creativity and problem-solving.
Through this experience, students will:
- Develop and showcase their Autonomous Racing Robots.
- Apply scientific or engineering concepts in a creative and hands-on way
- Build communication and presentation skills
- Compete for exciting awards and recognition
Get ready to design, build, and race your very own autonomous robot – and bring your science and engineering ideas to life!
Participation Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a British Council Partner School.
- Studying in Grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.
- Passionate about technology, innovation, and problem-solving.
- Ready to work in a team.
Competition Journey:
- Registration: Students to submit their application before the deadline here.
- Filtration: Initial screening of applications to select eligible participants for the training and workshop phase.
- Online Training and Workshop: successful applicants will attend the face-to-face workshops and online sessions, where you will have the opportunity to share, learn, and network together with a professional expert.
- Video Assessment: All team members to collaborate in recording a 3-5 min video presentation, and 100 students to be shortlisted for the next stage.
- Masterclass Training: The top 100 students will attend an exclusive Masterclass at Coventry University: Learn how to use real hardware for building robots, refine your ideas with expert mentorship - Winners will be selected to advance to the final round!
- Final competition: By mid-February 2026, the top finalists will compete together at the ceremony, with our influential jury, attendees, and the chance to win British Council prestigious awards.
Awards:
- Certificates from the British Council and Coventry University.
- Winners receive internship opportunities at Coventry University Schools of Engineering & Computing – Coventry University to host the 3 winning teams for a one-week internship offer by the schools of Engineering & Computing + Guided Campus and lab tour.
- Application fees waiver for the 50 shortlisted students successfully completing the on-campus competition.
- 10% tuition fee discount to the first-place winners (5 students) of the final competition.