Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior 2026 -- Elementary School

VIQRC Hong Kong Championship 2026

Date
14-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-0466
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
99
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Hong Kong
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Standard Registration Opens
13-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
11-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
30-Nov-2025 11:59 EST
Price
FREE
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

最新消息Updates

已更新比賽手冊v1.0於Documents,並同步電郵學校2月14日Teamwork challenge及Judging Session比賽安排,敬請細閱比賽手冊內各項相關資訊。有關比賽日程及專項組評審安排亦已列明在比賽手冊丶Agenda以及Judging Format頁內。

請隊伍檢查 primary coach contact 是否正確以及Parent consent form與技能賽當日出席名單是否一致,如有變動請不遲於2月8日通知秘書處更新([email protected])

Competition Handbook v1.0 has been uploaded on Documents, and sent to all teams via primary coach email for Teamwork challenge and Judging session arrangement. Please reach carefully before coming by at 14 Feb event day. Schedule and Judging arrangement has also been listed on Handbook, Agenda Page and Judging Format Page.

Please cross-check if your primary coach contact are updated and if parent consent form uploaded alligned to your confirmed member list on Skills challenge. Should you have any changes, please notify us via [email protected] by 8 Feb the latest. 

比賽簡介會簡報已上傳 Briefing Session PowerPoint has been uploaded

歡迎參加香港少年工程挑戰賽2026!賽事將於2026年2月14日在香港科學園區第3期大展覽廳舉行。香港少年工程挑戰賽是香港中小學界每年一度的重要比賽,旨在讓學校能更多接觸香港的科學和技術教育的平台,讓香港年輕人發揮創新思維,同時提供更全面的實踐和應用技術和技能機會。「香港少年工程挑戰賽2026」由香港中文大學及亞洲機器人聯盟共同組織,「香港少年工程挑戰賽2026」。我們衷心感謝 「創新及科技基金」撥款資助,以及  香港專業教育學院(李惠利)工程系丶 香港科技園公司 和三菱電機(香港)有限公司的鼎力支持。

最新參賽資格:

  • 本賽事只供已註冊香港隊伍參加,有意參加隊伍必須於比賽前參與至少一場預賽,並在正式開放報名後以先到先得形式報名

預賽日期如下:

11月8日         

香港少年工程挑戰賽 VEX IQ 蔡章閣盃 ES/MS

11月22日     

香港少年工程挑戰賽 VEX IQ - 離島盃 ES/MS

12月3日      

Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior VEX IQ IN THE 852 - VIQRC (ES/MS) Mix & Match Hosted by American International School Hong Kong

12月6日      

NEW!!! 香港少年工程挑戰賽 VEX IQ - 東九龍盃 ES/MS

12月13日    

NEW!!! 香港少年工程挑戰賽 VEX IQ - 李惠利盃 ES/MS

12月14日    

2026 香港機械人公開賽 2026 (ES/MS)

12月20日    

香港少年工程挑戰賽 VEX IQ - 英來盃 ES/MS

未能符合參賽資格的隊伍將會被移除報名。

本年度的Skills Challenge 將繼續獨立於 Qualification Match,以便讓隊伍有更充裕時間作賽。技能賽由於需提早安排隊伍比賽時段,大會將會於比賽報名完結後,1月中向隊伍公布比賽時間(24/1 或 25/1 或 31/1 或 1/2),跟據報名狀況及志願,每隊獲大會分配指定比賽時間。參加技能賽必須同時參加其他賽事。

報名日期:20251213日至111日 12:00 美國東部時間

 

Welcome to the Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior 2026. It will be held on 14/2/2026 at Grand Hall of Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3.

Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior is an important event for local schools to gain more exposure to Hong Kong Science and Technology education. In order to provide more comprehensive platforms for youngsters to practice and apply knowledge and skills in technology, Centre for Innovation and Technology(The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Asian Robotics League work together to organize the "Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior 2026". We sincerely thanks for Innovation and Technology Fund generiou funding and the IVE (Lee Wai Lee) Engineering, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks and Mitsubishi Electric (Hong Kong) Limited in sponsoring the competition.

New Entry requirement:

  • ONLY REGISTERED HONG KONG teams PARTICIPATE and PERFORMING in one of the our local qualifying events to be eligible for the VIQRC Hong Kong Regional Championship on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

Qualifiers: 

Nov 8      

VIQRC Choi Cheung Kok Cup ES/MS

Nov 22    

VIQRC Outlying Islands Cup ES/MS

Dec 3

Hong Kong Tech Challenge Junior VEX IQ IN THE 852 - VIQRC (ES/MS) Mix & Match Hosted by American International School Hong Kong

Dec 6      

NEW!!! VIQRC East Kowloon Cup ES/MS

Dec 13    

NEW!!! VIQRC Lee Wai Lee Cup ES/MS

Dec 14    

2026 Hong Kong Open Robotics Tournament - VIQRC (ES/MS)

Dec 20     

VIQRC Ying Loi Cup ES/MS

Teams fail to comply to the eligibility will be removed from application 

Like last year, the Skills Challenge match day (Jan 24, Jan 25, Jan 31, Feb 1) will be seperated from the qualification match day in order to let teams have more time to attend. The Skills Challenge pre-assigned time slot arrangement for each team will be announce in mid-Jan. Teams will be allocated to assigned timeslot according to their registration time and availability etc.Team who participate in Skills Challenge must Fully committed to participate in other scheduled activities. 

Application Period: Dec 13 – Jan 11 12:00 EST

 

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: In-Person Interviews & Engineering Notebooks Submission

 


Grade Level: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 14-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
Hong Kong Science Park Phase 3; Science Park West Avenue
New Territories, Hong Kong

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Agenda

08:30                           報到及流程簡介  Team Check-in at Reception

08:30-10:30                 檢測 Inspection

09:30-10:30                 專項獎評審環節  Judging Section

10:30-10:45                 公佈賽程及選手會議時間  Announce Event Rundown and Driver Meeting

10:45-12:30                  資格賽 Qualification Match / 專項獎評審環節  Judging Section

12:30-13:30                  午膳時間  Lunch 

13:30-17:00                  資格賽 Qualification Match / 專項獎評審環節  Judging Section

17:00-17:15                  決賽聯隊召集  Finals Alliance Assembly

17:15-17:45                  決賽 Finals

** The Competition Rundown is subject to change; the exact end times of the competition may shift depending on real-time circumstances. The competition check-in time remains unchanged (08:30 am).

  • 8 rounds for each team at the Teamwork Challenge Qualification Match and 1 round only for the Finals. Teams, please be aware of your team competition time and call-in; no extra rounds will be provided should teams miss their rounds.
  • Teams that have submitted their engineering notebook will be given priority to complete their judging session. We will announce the queuing period for the open judging session on-site, but please note that the quota will be very limited. The Judging Session will close around 17:00 on the competition day.
  • Please self arrange your lunch during lunch time and come back the venue on-time. 

 

Volunteer

Welcome to join volunteer! 

Please contact the following person for recruitment:

Miss Alexis Chu:

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +852 3943 9395

Mr Andy Lo: 

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +852 6580 2600

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Competitions will be cancelled when Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is hoisted.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

The team registration fee will not be refunded once the team is registered

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

The team registration fee will not be refunded once the team is registered

Judging Format

  • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks (PDF format) will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Please submit your notebook on or before 8 Feb 2026.
  • You may follow the submission guideline: (here
  • Digital Engineering Notebook Template: (here)
  • You must ensure that the folder/file is publicly accessible and viewable. Late submissions are not accepted. For organisations, please make sure your file name format is: Team number_Organisation name.pdf
  • More instruction on Engineering Notebook and its requirement: (here)
  • On the competition day, teams that have submitted their engineering notebook will have priority in Judge Interviews. The judges will call teams with prior engineering notebook submission to join the interview first, then gradually open for queue up upon the judges’ announcement.

  • On-site hardcopy or original copy submission are not accepted. However, teams may show their latest notebook to the judges during the interview.
  • The judging sessions will offer Cantonese, English and Mandarin options if possible.
  • The judging panel will close at 17:00. Please pay attention to the scheduled deadline as the tournament and Judge Interviews will happen at the same time. Registration after the deadline will not be accepted, as it must be completed before Finals according to game rules.
  • For teams who wish to compete for the INNOVATE AWARD, you must fill in a self-nomination form and attach it after the last page of your engineering notebook and submit it together with your notebook. You can find the self-nomination form here: https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/17319258476439-Judging-Resource-Innovate-Award-Submission-Information-Form