NATIONAL JUNIOR ROBOTICS COMPETITION
NATIONAL JUNIOR ROBOTICS CONVENTION
The NJRC 2019 was held at Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand on 1 June 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
A total of 9 Categories were entertained, in 2019. With Robot demonstrations, World Robotics Olympiad Trials, special guest speakers from Wits School of Engineering, and entertainment provided by comedian, “Deep Fried Man”. We look forward to highlighting the following categories in 2020:
| Competitions | ||||
| Competitor Classes | Sumo | Battlebots | Capture the Flag | |
| Non-Lego | Antweight |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Featherweight |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| Middleweight |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| Lego | WeDo |
Y |
N |
N |
| EV3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| Open |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
The competitions will be conducted in leagues, as follows:
- School Students – open to all school-going children attending any school in South Africa
- Universities and Professionals – open to all students attending a South African University (regardless of nationality), as well as organisations with Operations in South Africa, and individuals currently living in South Africa.
Leagues are based on skill-level and entrants will be allocated to a league based on the complexity of their robot. Entrants of all ages and skill levels may enter any of the competition classes.
Entry for all participants is free.
Any given team may only enter one robot to the NJRC, except Lego contenders, who may enter 2 robots.
Any given Robot may enter any number of competitions (see table above) for which it is eligible.
COMPETITION DETAILS & RULES
These can be downloaded via the button below: