Six teams, dozens of students and the same objective: to bring the name of Guatemala to one of the most important stages of the educational robotics on a global scale.
This Saturday the national qualifiers who will compete in the final of the World Robot Olympiad were announced, which will take place in December, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The teams were selected in different competition categories, such as robotic mission, in which robots must complete challenges on a track; innovators of the future, where participants create technological solutions to real problems; engineers of the future, focused on the design and programming of autonomous systems; and robotic sport, in which teams compete through strategy and technology.
The representatives come from different parts of the country and bring together very different stories: from eight-year-old children who take their first steps in robotics to 22-year-olds who are already developing more complex projects.
For many of them, this trip represents more than a competition. It is the opportunity to demonstrate that Guatemala can also create, innovate and compete in science and technology.
Now the countdown begins: training, tests and preparation to stand out among the best in the world.
The final competition was held at the facilities of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, for the second consecutive year.
(Free Press Photo: Erick Ávila)
The winning teams
These are the first-place winning teams, which will travel to compete in December in San Juan, Puerto Rico. to the World Robot Olympiad:
- Roboprime from Solalto School (Misiones Robotics Elementary Category)
- Cyberjaguars from the American School of the South (Junior Robotic Missions Category)
- The loose screws CBC of Colegio el Castaño (Senior Robotic Missions Category)
- Guatebots from Los Olivos School (Category Future Innovators Elementary)
- Ghost technology from the Torricelli Tacana school (Future junior innovators category)
- Skyne tics from Colegio Villa Real Atlantico (Future Senior Innovators Category)
The second place winners will participate in California, United Statesin WRO 2026 – Open Championship – Americas are:
- Cosmo 26, from Solalto School (Elementary Robotics Missions Category)
- Grobotics by Gmusic and arts (Junior Robotic Missions Category)
- Castillo Cordova School Robocast (Senior Robotic Missions Category)
- The fantastic ones from Los Olivos School (Future Innovators Elementary Category)
- Spice team, from the Torricelli Tacana School (Future Junior Innovators Category)
- Innova makers from STEAM Maker (Future Senior Innovators Category)