African Open Robotics Competition

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Grade Level: College

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Date: 29-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:

Addis International Convention Center | አዲስ ኢንተርናሽናል ኮንቬንሽን ማዕከል
Addis Ababa, 1000
Ethiopia

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Time	Event Description
08:00–09:00 AM	Team Check-in, Pit Setup, Inspections
09:00–09:30 AM	Practice Fields Open
09:30–12:00 PM	Workshop: Sensors, Code Tuning, Match Strategy
12:00–12:30 PM	Opening Ceremony (CEO, Delegates, Sponsors)
12:30–01:30 PM	Lunch Break
01:30–04:30 PM	Skills Challenge Open (Driving & Programming)
04:30–05:00 PM	Pit Area & Venue Closed

Time	Event Description
08:00–09:00 AM	Pit Opens, Final Inspections
09:00–10:30 AM	Workshop: Sensors, Scouting, Driver Control
10:30–12:00 PM	Qualification Matches Begin
12:30–01:30 PM	Lunch Break
01:30–04:30 PM	Qualification Matches Continue
04:30–05:00 PM	Pit Area & Venue Closed

Saturday, January 31

Time	Event Description
08:00–08:30 AM	Pit Opens / Final Qualification Matches
08:30–09:00 AM	Alliance Selection
09:00–09:40 AM	Round of 16 (4 matches, 10 min each)
09:40–10:10 AM	Quarterfinals (2 matches, 15 min each)
10:10–10:40 AM	Semifinals (2 matches, 15 min each)
10:40–11:10 AM	Final Match
11:10–12:30 PM	Lunch Break
12:30–01:30 PM	Awards & Closing Ceremony

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All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.

All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

Remote Initial Team Interviews / In-Person Engineering Notebooks: Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, possibly before the date of the event. Engineering Notebooks will still be submitted in person the day of the event to be evaluated by judges.

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.