Robot Building Competition 2026

SMEE and MECC are running our annual Robot Building Competition!

You will work in a team of ~4 peers, either friends you bring along, new ones you meet - or anything in between - all levels of experience and expertise are welcome. Work together to design and build a robot to solve a problem scenario we give you.

The event consists of three sets of workshops running in the weeks leading up to the final competition. These workshops are comprehensive and will teach you the basics of everything you need to be successful in the competition. The final competition will run over a weekend, your team will use knowledge gained from the workshop to design a robot from the kit provided.

📅 Competition Date: 9:00am-5:30pm Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd August (end of week 4 Semester 2)

🦾 Team size: 3-4 (we can match you with a team if need be!)

🛠️ Workshop Dates: Weeks 2, 3 & 4 and will cover:

• Motors and robot control

• Servo motors and RFID communication

• Mechanical design

Each RBC team should attend one workshop option each week:

Monday 4-6pm

Thursday 5-7pm

Friday 6-8pm

📍 room 231, Learning and Teaching Building

If you have any questions send a message on Instagram or on our Discord!