ROBOTICS
There’s no other Australian event that is part of the Sphero Global Challenge: the ultimate Robotics competition where winners will progress through to the World Championships!
The Sphero Global Challenge – presented by STEM It Up Sports – is an opportunity for students to go deeper with computational thinking, engineering, and programming skills.
It challenges learners to become master programmers, stealthy problem solvers, and top-notch teammates. With Mission Objectives designed for student agents of all ability levels, learners will grow and have a blast on this undercover adventure.
Students will compete in groups of 5, with at least two female team members per team. Teams of all abilities are encouraged to work together to identify problems and develop solutions centered around the season’s theme.
Through this challenge, students will work to accomplish their goals at the Energy Breakthrough’s State Final competition before the winners can progress to the World Championships. Wow.
The 2024 Sphero Global Challenge is titled BOLT: Time Travel Odyssey
Join the ultimate STEM competition for its 5th season: Sphero Time Travelers!
The Sphero Global Challenge is a competition that inspires creativity, innovation, and teamwork. With Events for primary school to early secondary students of all ability levels, this journey through time will challenge participants to wormhole their way through complex problems and work together as a team to achieve success.
Skills:
Students take BOLT and Blueprint on a journey through time, completing fun and challenging Missions in the past, present, and future — while learning different skills, including:
- Loops
- Conditionals
- Variables
- Functions
What You’ll Need:
- Enter a ‘Robotics’ team via the MyEB portal to receive your Sphero Global Challenge kit via the Energy Breakthrough.
(IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT register directly with the Sphero Global Challenge website. The Energy Breakthrough team will provide you with your access code AFTER you enter through the MyEB portal.) - 2 x Sphero BOLT robots per group (sold separately)
- 1 x Sphero Global Challenge Season 5 Blueprint Kit (sold separately)
- 1 x BOLT Maze and Grid Mat (recommended not required; Coaching Guide provides alternatives & printable instructions)
- 1 x 6′ x 9’ hard & flat surface for the Competition Field + materials for marking the field
- 1 x Video recording device (such as a smartphone)
- 2 x programming devices with the Sphero Edu app installed
Join the Energy Breakthrough Robotics challenge, take on the world.
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GET INVOLVED
ENTRIES:
To get started, please enter a ‘Robotics’ team via the MyEB portal to receive your Sphero Global Challenge access code via the Energy Breakthrough.
IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT register directly with the Sphero Global Challenge website. The Energy Breakthrough team will provide you with your access code AFTER you enter through the MyEB portal.