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---
layout: page
title: Compete
permalink: /compete/
---
<div class="panel panel-header panel-arena">
<div class="hero-container panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width">
<div class="hero-text">
<h1 class="header">Form a team, build a robot, compete</h1>
<a class="button button-hero" href="#signup">Start a team</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel">
<div class="panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width">
<h2 class="text-center">How it works</h2>
<div class="row">
<div class="column s-4-12">
<img
class="image"
src="{{ '/images/kickstart.jpg' | prepend: site.baseurl }}"
alt="Room full of competitors sat at computers reading documentation" />
<h3 class="text-center">Kickstart</h3>
<p>
Kickstart is around mid-October to early November. We provide you
your kit and go some basic exercises to teach you how to use it. We
also introduce the game you'll be playing at the competition.
</p>
</div>
<div class="column s-4-12">
<img
class="image"
src="{{ '/images/tech-day.jpg' | prepend: site.baseurl }}"
alt="Competitors planning strategy with a marker and paper"/>
<h3 class="text-center">Mentoring and Tech Days</h3>
<p>
After Kickstart, you won't be completely on your own. We match up
volunteers to teams for mentoring. Throughout the year we also run
several tech days. You bring your robot, we help you get it ready
for the competition.
</p>
</div>
<div class="column s-4-12">
<img
class="image"
src="{{ '/images/awards-2015.jpg' | prepend: site.baseurl }}"
alt="Prize giving ceremony at competition. Robots, awards and a presenter in an arena with competitors watching" />
<h3 class="text-center">The Competition</h3>
<p>
In the spring we host the annual Student Robotics competition. Teams
put their robots to the test in a weekend of tinkering and matches.
Successful teams advance into the knockout stages, and can go on to
win prizes.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel panel-highlight">
<div class="panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width text-center">
<div class="row">
<div class="column d-12-12 m-4-12 text-left">
<h2>Jaw-dropping moments</h2>
<p>
After a year of working hard on their robots, teams compete in the
annual Student Robotics competition. Two frenzied days of
tinkering and matches gives every team their fair share of suspense,
heartache and triumph.
</p>
<p>
Watch this video and see for yourself!
</p>
</div>
<div class="column d-12-12 m-8-12">
<iframe
title="Video of the Final from SR2022"
class="center video"
src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xiDS58Htuh4?rel=0"
width="560" height="315"
frameborder="0">
</iframe>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel">
<div class="panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width">
<div class="row text-center">
<h2>Valuable skills for young people</h2>
<p>
Student Robotics primes participants for good careers in engineering.
Participants assemble a team, build a robot, and compete. All the while
gaining valuable technical and soft skills to help their future careers.
</p>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column option s-4-12">
<img src="{{ '/images/icons/cogs.png' | prepend: site.baseurl }}" alt=""/>
<h3>Working as a team</h3>
<p>
For a team to succeed at Student Robotics, it needs to work
together. For many participants, this is the first time they're in a
team setting. This practical experience is invaluable for their
future careers.
</p>
</div>
<div class="column option s-4-12">
<img src="{{ '/images/icons/computer.png' | prepend: site.baseurl }}" alt=""/>
<h3>Writing real code</h3>
<p>
Without some serious code, even the most masterfully built robots
can't do very much. With the help of our kit, teams will program
their robot in Python to compete in the competition.
</p>
</div>
<div class="column option s-4-12">
<img src="{{ '/images/icons/robot.png' | prepend: site.baseurl }}" alt=""/>
<h3>Building a robot</h3>
<p>
There's nothing quite like building something and bringing it to
life. Using our kit, teams will build a fully autonomous robot. The
best teams pour their imagination into the design and the look of
their robots.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel">
<div class="panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width text-center">
<a name="signup"></a><h2>Want to compete?</h2>
<div class="column m-8-12 m-offset-2-12 text-left">
<p>
Registration for the SR2025 competition year has now closed.
</p>
<p>
If you would like to register your interest in applying for a place in
a future competition, please enter your details below and we'll
contact you once applications have opened.
</p>
<p class="text-heavy">
You must be over 18 to run a Student Robotics team and so you must also be over 18 to fill in this form.
</p>
{% include team-signup.html %}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel">
<div class="panel-container">
<div class="fixed-width">
<a name="faq"></a><h2 class="text-center">Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<div class="row">
<div class="column m-6-12">
<p class="question">Who can join a team?</p>
<p>
Teams usually consist of 4-6 students aged 16-19, plus an adult
team supervisor who is able to take responsibility for the competitors;
usually a teacher. However, the team doesn't necessarily need to
represent a school, any group of 16-19 year-olds, with a responsible
adult, can enter.
</p>
<p class="question">How much does it cost?</p>
<p>
Thanks to our sponsors, teams can enter the competition for free.
Teams are loaned a Student Robotics kit, which we reclaim at the
competition. While this kit includes the electronics to make the
robot function, it does not include any motors, sensors or other
materials to build the robot itself.
</p><p>
Teams' costs are typically split between transport to and from
events and the materials for their robot. The latter is often around
£75, though teams are often able to re-use components such as
motors from year to year.
</p>
</div>
<div class="column m-6-12">
<p class="question">Do team supervisors need any technical skills?</p>
<p>
No, team supervisors don't need any technical skills. Thanks to our
volunteers, we try to give all of our teams mentors. We also have
a Student Robotics Discord server, and we put on tech days to help teams tackle problems.
Team supervisors only need to make sure teams get help from these
channels when needed.
</p>
<p class="question">How much time does it take?</p>
<p>
Kickstart and Tech Days are usually limited to one day each, while
the competition takes a weekend. Aside from these, the amount of
time invested is usually up to the team to decide. Many teams work
on their robot in weekly after-school sessions, this varies with the
academic year.
</p>
<p class="question">Where can I get support?</p>
<p>
Teams can get support from various channels. We aim to provide as
many teams with mentors as we can. For teams without mentors, there
is always our Discord server.
</p>
<p>Team supervisors who need support can
<a href="mailto:{{ site.emails.teams }}">contact us</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>