Our Regional events in Iasi and Bucharest are postponed to a later date. The new dates will be communicated to all teams in the months ahead.
The National Championship in Cluj-Napoca is canceled, as well as the participation to the World Championship.
Our decision is based on the current national coronavirus restrictions.
Our official statement is here (Romanian): CoVid-19_INFORMARE-oficiala-NPE-10-03-2020.pdf & English_Official-Announcement-10-03-2020.pdf

We are proud of the 120 teams who attended our Championship showcasing their hard-worked robots, their passion and very creative pits!

Here is the line-up for all the awards – Championship season 2018/2019:

– 1ST PLACE: RO 007, Gear Maniacs, Colegiul National “Samuel Von Brukenthal”, Sibiu.
– 2ND PLACE: RO 123 – North-East Dynamic! – Liceul “Regina Maria”, Dorohoi
– 3RD PLACE: RO 002 Harambe Cartel, Colegiul National “Moise Nicoară”, Arad

– 1ST PLACE: RO 052 ROBOT NAME, Liceul Special “Sfânta Maria” Arad
– 2ND PLACE: RO 0068 THOBOR, Colegiul National Calistrat Hogas din Tecuci, judetul Galati.
– 3RD PLACE: RO-076, Fast Forward Future Team – Colegiul National Avram Iancu.din orașul Ștei, Hunedoara!

– 1ST PLACE: RO 068 TOBOR, Colegiul National Calistrat Hogas, Tecuci
– 2ND PLACE: RO 047 ROBOPAPIU, Colegiul National Elexandru Papiu Ilarian, Tg Mures
– 3RD PLACE: RO 074 CSH, Colegiul National Pedagogic “Carmen Silva” Timisoara

– 1ST PLACE: RO 042 Bionic Royal, Colegiul National “Mircea cel Batran”- Râmnicu Vâlcea
– 2ND PLACE: RO 037 BYTE FORCE, Colegiul National “Vasile Alecsandri”, Galati
– 3RD PLACE: RO 089 ECHO PULSE, Colegiul National “Ferdinand I”, Bacau

– 1ST PLACE: RO 001, XEO, Colegiul National “Horea, Closca si Crisan”, Alba Iulia.
– 2ND PLACE: RO 140 infO1 Robotics, Colegiul National “Ion Luca Caragiale”, Ploiesti
– 3RD PLACE: Echipa RO 032 IDL Electronics, Colegiul Tehnic “Ion D. Lăzărescu”, Cugir

– 1ST PLACE: RO 042 Bionic Royals, Colegiul National “Mircea cel Batran”- Râmnicu Vâlcea
– 2ND PLACE: RO 038 RobotX HD, Colegiul National de Informatică “Traian Lalescu” – Hunedoara
– 3RD PLACE: RO 041, BraveBots, Colegiul National “Mihai Viteazul”, Ploiesti

– 1ST PLACE: RO 109 Homo Sapiens, Colegiul National
– 2ND PLACE: RO 120 Ro2D2 Colegiul National ” Mihai Viteazul”, Ploiesti
– 3RD PLACE: RO 011 Masterminds, Colegiul National “Cantemir Voda”, Bucuresti

– 1ST PLACE: RO 105 Helix, Colegiul National “Nicolae Balcescu”, Braila
– 2ND PLACE: RO 112 UNDEFINED, Colegiul National “Nicolae Grigorescu”, Câmpina
– 3RD PLACE: RO 038 RobotX HD, Colegiul National de Informatică “Traian Lalescu” – Hunedoara

– 1ST PLACE: RO 005 Esentza Robotics, Colegiul National “Petru Rares”, Beclean
– 2ND PLACE: RO 001 XEO, Colegiul National “Horea, Closca si Crisan”, Alba Iulia.
– 3RD PLACE: RO 120, Ro2D2 Colegiul National ” Mihai Viteazul”, Ploiesti

– 1ST PLACE: RO 077 Quantum Robotics, Liceul Teoretic International de Informatica, Bucuresti
– 2ND PLACE: RO 038 RobotX HD, Colegiul National de Informatică “Traian Lalescu” – Hunedoara
– 3RD PLACE: RO 074 CSH, Colegiul National Pedagogic “Carmen Sylva”, Timisoara

Finalist Alliance and Winning Alliance Teams:

– CAPTAIN: RO 021, VIANU LEGENDS, Colegiul National de informatica “Tudor Vianu”, Bucuresti
– 1ST PICK: RO 036, BRICKBOT, Colegiul National “Unirea” , Focsani
– 2nd PICK: RO 010 DIMCANRO, Colegiul National Militar ”Dimitrie Cantemir”, Breaza

– CAPTAIN: RO 055, AUTOVORTEX VOLUNTARI, Liceul Tehnologic “Nicolae Balcescu” , Bucuresti
– 1ST PICK: RO 014 QUBE., Colegiul National “Mihai Viteazul” , Bucuresti
– 2nd PICK: RO 109, Homo Sapiens, Colegiul National “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu”, Buzau

– CAPTAIN: RO 002 HARAMBE CARTEL, Colegiul National “Moise Nicoară” – Arad
– 1ST PICK: RO 068, THOBOR, Colegiul National “Calistrat Hogas”
– 2nd PICK: RO 045, Phantom, Liceul “Voievodul Mircea”, Târgoviste

– CAPTAIN: RO 023 WattsUp, Colegiul National “Dinicu Golescu”, Câmpulung Muscel
– 1ST PICK: RO 077 Quantum Robotics, Liceul Teoretic International de Informatica, Bucuresti
– 2nd PICK: RO 128 Fuse, Colegiul National “Costache Negruzi”, Iasi

– CAPTAIN: RO 055, AUTOVORTEX VOLUNTARI, Liceul Tehnologic “Nicolae Balcescu” , Bucuresti
– 1ST PICK: RO 014 QUBE., Colegiul National “Mihai Viteazul” , Bucuresti
– 2nd PICK: RO 109, Homo Sapiens, Colegiul National “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu”, Buzau

– CAPTAIN: RO 023 WattsUp, Colegiul National “Dinicu Golescu”, Câmpulung Muscel
– 1ST PICK: RO 077 Quantum Robotics, Liceul Teoretic International de Informatica, Bucuresti
– 2nd PICK: RO 128 Fuse, Colegiul National “Costache Negruzi”, Iasi

– Andrei Stefan Istudor – RO 036, BRICKBOT, Colegiul National “Unirea” , Focsani
– Raluca Rusu – RO 005 Esentza Robotics, Colegiul National “Petru Rares”, Beclean
– Adrian Vasile Negoita – RO 063 Wafy, Colegiul Tehnic “Constantin Brâncusi”, Petrila

– 1ST PLACE: Echipa RO 038 RobotX HD, Colegiul National de Informatică “Traian Lalescu” – Hunedoara
– 2ND PLACE: Echipa RO 001 XEO, Colegiul National “Horea, Closca si Crisan”, Alba Iulia
– 3RD PLACE: Echipa RO 077 Quantum Robotics, Liceul Teoretic International de Informatica, Bucuresti

Dear FIRST Tech Challenge teams and supporters in Romania…

The National Robotics Championship is the biggest robotics event in Romania that is held annually. This championship aims to develop the Romanian High- School students’ STEM abilities through learning by doing, having fun while developing a robot and working in a team.
This year’s edition took place between March 23-25, 2018 – at Sala Polivalenta, Bucharest
90 national teams from 49 cities in Romania participated here, over 1400 high-school students and 2 international teams from Russia.

During our event, 4 of the national competition teams qualified to the World Robotics Championship that took place in Detroit, USA (April 25-28, 2018).
The stages that the high school students went through included national events that took place in Iaşi, Cluj, Timişoara and Bucharest and the number of those that signed up for this competition now, in the second edition, grew exponentially. On top of the 90 teams of 1400 students each from 49 cities in Romania, in 2018 (54 teams and 800 students from 33 cities in 2017), the event also included 300 mentors (100 in 2017) and 200 volunteers (100 in 2017).
Winners:
Inspire Award 1 – Team RO001 Xeo Alba Iulia, Horea Closca si Crisan National College, Alba Iulia
Inspire Award 2 – Quantum Robotics – RO 077, International Theoretic Informatics High School in Bucharest
Winning Alliance Captain – QUBE.., Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest
Winning Alliance 1st Pick – Technogods Robotics Team, Ecaterina Teodoroiu National College, Targu-Jiu

„You are part of the first wave of this movement that will bring forth an important change in your country, that will change your lives and that will help you change the world. Right now, you are joining a community that includes 500.000 students and 150.000 volunteers that participate every year at FIRST events and these numbers grow year after year. Everything is based on technology and innovation nowadays. You are the people that solve problems and I guarantee you that out of the 1400 students that are here now, in 10 maybe 15 years, all of them will uncover new cures for certain diseases that don’t exist nowadays.” stated Ken Johnson, Director World Wide FIRST Tech Challenge.
Ken Johnson attended BRD FIRST Tech Challenge Romania 2018. See here a clip with his remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoKpbqKFrnM

You can relive all your favorite moments from the competition here: Highlight video Grand Final – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuc2R74IX7E

The World Robotics Championship, the grand final of the FIRST competition season was held this year in Detroit, USA (April 25 – 28, 2018). 128 international FIRST Tech Challenge teams attended from multiple countries around the world. 6 Romanian teams attended the championship. In total, over 80 students and mentors from some of the most prestigious High-Schools in Romania participated in this championship.
After months and months of hard work, during which the contestants designed their robots, the teams that qualified to the World Championship after being awarded during BRD FIRST Tech Challenge Romania 2018 were:
– Team RO001 Xeo Alba Iulia – Horea Closca si Crisan National College, Alba Iulia
– Quantum Robotics – RO 077 International Computer High School of Bucharest
– QUBE – Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest
– Technogods Robotics Team – Ecaterina Teodoroiu National College, Targu-Jiu
– Autovortex Romania, Bucharest
– Autovortex Fan Courier, Bucharest

There were 2 Romanian teams that played in the Semi-Final.
Technogods Robotics Team reached 4th place in their division and secured their spot in the Semi-final. They chose in their alliance one Romanian Team – Team Xeo and one American Team.
„I am very proud of all the children that participated in this championship and who worked for months and months, sometimes during the night too to build these robots” said Dana Războiu, the founder of the „ EducationNatie Prin Educatie” Association.
All the matches played at the World Championship, the special events and the overall teams experience have brought many tears of joy to the students that represented Romania in Detroit at the greatest Robotics Championship, First FIRST Tech Challenge, where they competed against teams from all over the world.
Congratulations to all the Romanian teams that attended the event!

Here you can find some highlights from the Championship – https://www.facebook.com/NatiePrinEducatie/videos/888848784630647/