Children and Youth Technology Festival 2026
Jelgava Robotics Championship
REGULATIONS
Objective – The objective of the Jelgava Robotics Competition is to foster children’s and young people’s interest in engineering and robotics, to develop technical knowledge and skills, and to promote the development of robotics and mechatronics education in Latvia.
Rules – The rules comply with the updated regulations of the Latvian Robotics Championship.
Rules of the Latvian Robotics Championship: https://robotuskola.lv/en/latvian-robotics-championship-rules/
Venue – "Zemgale" Sports Complex, Rīgas iela 11, Jelgava. (GPS 56.660760, 23.743441)
Date – June 6, 2026.
Event Updates: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJFdWopJ_BzcLFQSexlEjEXiIuYTPDFnTz-P9-m6sqI/edit?tab=t.mqbbpx9peur8
Participants and Organization
Participation in the competition is free of charge.
The competition is open to participants in technical innovation extracurricular education programs, enthusiasts, and members of robotics clubs in the following groups:
Lego Sumo Junior (up to 12 years old)
Lego Sumo Senior (13 to 18 years old)
Lego Sumo PRO (Students/Amateurs/PRO)
Mini Sumo Students (Grades 1–12)
Mini Sumo PRO (Students/Amateurs/PRO)
RC Mini Sumo
Robot Battle 200 g
Robot Battle 454 g
Robot Battle 907 g
Line Following Students (Grades 1–12)
Line Following PRO (Students/Amateurs/PRO)
FOLKRACE for students
FOLKRACE PRO
Drone racing
Participants compete in teams consisting of no more than one adult coach and three participants.
If there are six or fewer teams in a group, teams from that group may be combined with teams from another group.
Registration
Teams register for the competition electronically by filling out the application form. The link to the form will be available no later than May 1, 2026. Registration may close one week before the competition.
Schedule
Participants must arrive no earlier than 9:00 a.m. and leave no later than 8:00 p.m.
The competition begins at 11:00 a.m.
Each team is provided with a preparation area.
LEGO Sumo competitions consist of 2 or 3 rounds.
A round consists of all attempts made by all teams.
An attempt is the robot’s performance of a task on the field following the referee’s start signal and continuing until the end of the maximum time allotted for the task, until the task is fully completed, or until the referee makes a decision.
The final competition format (opponents and match order) is determined on the day of the competition by dividing the approved robots that have passed technical inspections into groups and pairing them using random selection principles.
During a trial, only referees and the operators of the robot participating in that specific trial are allowed in the competition zone.
Before the start of the trial, the robot must be turned off and placed in the starting zone. The judge then gives a signal to turn on the robot and select the program, but not to start it. If starting the program means that the robot begins operation immediately, the team must wait for the judge’s signal to start the program.
If launching the program does not mean that the robot immediately begins operating, the team may run the program until the judge gives the start signal, but may not influence the robot’s operation thereafter. The judge must oversee the robot’s startup procedure, and the start signal may only be given after the judge’s approval.
For the Line Followers, the winner will be determined by the best track time from 3 attempts.
In the Folkrace discipline, the division will be determined based on the number of participants during the competition.
Judging
The organizers’ judging committee has the right to make changes to the competition rules, provided that these changes do not give an advantage to any of the teams.
Results are verified and compiled by the panel of judges in accordance with the regulations.
The competition is organized to foster interest among students and young people while upholding the principles of “good conduct”; therefore, all questions, disagreements, and issues are resolved in a courteous manner with the assistance of the referees. If there are any complaints regarding the judging, a team has the right to verbally challenge the ring judge’s decision to the head judge no later than the end of the current round. The head referee’s decision is final and binding. The referees have full authority throughout the competition. All participants must comply with the referees’ decisions.
The referee may use additional rounds to resolve contentious situations.
A rematch may take place following a referee’s decision and only if there has been outside interference with the robot’s operation, if damage occurred due to poor field conditions, or if the referees made an error.
Team members and the team captain may not interfere with the operation of either their own team’s robot or the opposing team’s robot, either physically or remotely. Interference results in immediate disqualification.
Awards
The top three places in each group will be awarded.
Publicity. By participating in the competition, participants and other attendees agree that they and/or their performance may be photographed and/or filmed for publication on the website and/or social media for publicity purposes.
Contact information: robotechjelgava@gmail.com
Competition coordinators: Aldis Pecka, Gvido Bērziņš
February 22, 2026