Choose a robot sport
Explore the official categories and select the challenge that matches your team.
Where young innovators competeBuild robots.
Build robots.
Become champions.
MRC Kenya brings young innovators together to turn engineering, programming and teamwork into a live competitive sport.
Real engineeringHands-on design and building
Creative codingProgramming with purpose
Team competitionSkills tested in the arena
What is MRC?
Engineering the next generation.
MRC is a global robotics Olympiad where robots are athletes, code is strategy and every student has the opportunity to compete. Young innovators create Athlete-Robots and test their engineering, ingenuity and teamwork against real competition standards.
Discover MRC ->Competition sports
Robotics in motion.
Every category rewards a different mix of design, code, precision and strategy.
Explore all 27 sports ->01
MRC Marathon
An endurance robotics challenge built around consistency, speed and reliable autonomous performance.
View sport ->02MRC Obstacle Race
Robots navigate a demanding course that tests control, agility and engineering choices.
View sport ->03MRC Soccer
Robot teams combine movement, ball control and match strategy on the playing field.
View sport ->04MRC Rally
A fast technical driving challenge where navigation and dependable control matter.
View sport ->05MRC Exhibition
An open showcase for original robotic projects, creative engineering and innovation.
View sport ->06Mini Wrestling
A compact robot wrestling class centered on control, traction and strategy.
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The inaugural edition
From imagination to innovation.
The inaugural MRC Kenya edition, held on 15 August 2026 with 50 participants.
50Participants
01National edition
15 AugCompetition date
How to participate
The future competes here.
A clear journey from choosing your challenge to competing with your team.
Build your team and robot
Bring together competitors, a coach, your ideas and the technology to make them work.
Register and compete
Complete registration, prepare from the official rules and enter the national arena.
Why participate?
Young minds. Intelligent machines.
Competition gives technical learning a goal, a deadline, a team and a moment to shine.
Engineering skills
Turn ideas into dependable machines.
Purposeful coding
Program logic that performs in the arena.
Teamwork
Build, decide and compete together.
Problem-solving
Adapt when the challenge changes.
Confidence
Present ideas and perform under pressure.
Global exposure
Join an international robotics movement.
Connected locally and globally
Building Africa's robotics champions.
H.E.R.O.
The Hellenic Educational Robotics Organization leads the global Minoan RobotSports Competition and its international standards.
Visit H.E.R.O. ->QuantekLab
QuantekLab leads MRC in Kenya, connecting young Kenyan innovators to the global competition platform.
Meet the partners ->Inside MRC Kenya 2026
Where ideas become athletes.
Students coding, exhibiting, competing and celebrating a landmark first edition.
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The stage for young robotics talentYour robot belongs
Your robot belongs
in the arena.
Bring your team, your ideas and your ambition to MRC Kenya.