Robot Uprising is Europe's largest hands-on robotics challenge where gaming, puzzles and storytelling are all combined. Robot Uprising has brought together over 500 techies and robotics enthusiasts to program, design and build robots to compete in our epic arenas. Robot Uprising has been organized for four consecutive years and from 2020 into 2021 we're looking to take the virtual stage!

Robot Uprising is set in 2043 and lore has an important role in our narrative. We offer an immersive alternative reality experience to our participants and partners.

Yes, totally free!

The first competition of this year is on 19.06.2021 in Helsinki, Finland

Robot Uprising is a volunteer-led community that shares a common love for robots and making cool stuff happen. We organize one big hackathon and several smaller events every year. Our team members come from extremely multidisciplinary backgrounds from both students and alumni from the University of Helsinki, Aalto University and abroad. Now our family’s head count is over 30! We are constantly looking for new team members to join our warm and ambitious team! We build everything with our own hands from robotics hardware and battle arenas to marketing and experience design. If you want to join us, check the About Us -page and fill our sign-up form!
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On request, the Computer Science department of the University of Helsinki can give out 2 credits for participants registered to the University of Helsinki. Students outside the University of Helsinki can receive a certificate of participation that they are free to use for independent applying of student credits from their home universities.

Robot Uprising does not provide travel grants or accommodation for the hackathon. If teams wish support finding accommodation discounts, let us know and we’ll see what we can do!

Micro Invaders application period: 20.02.-14.3.2021

This depends on the track you’re applying to. In the Artificial Invaders track you’ll need a team, for the Robot Uprising track having a team is the recommended option but we are happy to find you a team in our upcoming match-making events on August and September 2019! In the Future Visions track we’ll find you a team, no team required.

Depends on the track you’ll apply to! In general, Artificial Invaders is for AI hackers, Robot Uprising for robotics enthusiasts with programming skills and Future Visions for future nerds who would like to focus on concept design.

Depends on the track you’ll apply to! In general, Artificial Invaders and Micro Invaders are for AI hackers, Robot Uprising for robotics enthusiasts with programming skills and Future Visions for future nerds who would like to focus on concept design.

Robot Uprising provides participating teams the necessary robot kits for Micro Invaders track! See the track page for more information!

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Due to Covid-19, we are currently not accepting a physical audience but instead the entire event is streamed to Twitch and YouTube!

The ideas born and developed throughout the program are entirely owned by the teams themselves.

Helsinki Think Company reserves the right to showcase teams and projects at their events. Photographs and video material might be taken during the hackathon and Helsinki Think Company reserves the right to publish them in its channels. If you wish not to be shown in the photos and other materials, let us know.