Robofest India - RoboMed Junior Division
Up to $80K LTU Scholarship
Biomedical robotics project competition where students design intelligent healthcare robots, with pathway to the Robofest World Championship in the USA.
Mode
In-Person
Fee
$100
Participation format
Individual and team
Teams of 1 to 5
Duration
1 day (India Regional); 3 days (World Championship)
Eligibility
Open to students in Classes 5 to 8, forming teams of one to five members. Participants should have basic robotics building and programming skills, along with an interest in biomedical applications.
- Grade level
- Grade 5 to 8
- Age range
- 10 to 13 years
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Academic requirement
- Students in Classes 5-8.
- Prerequisites
- Robotics building and programming skills
- Interest in biomedical applications and healthcare technology
See if your child qualifies.
Rewards and recognition
Award
Up to $80,000 LTU Scholarship
World Championship 1st place (Senior): $20,000/year ($80,000 total). 2nd: $16,000/year ($64,000). 3rd: $14,000/year ($56,000). Any participant (Senior): $3,000/year ($12,000).
Prizes
Trophies & World Championship Qualification
Winners qualify for the Robofest World Championship at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA.
Certificate
Participation Certificate
All participants receive certificates.
Opens doors to
Senior participants receive minimum $3,000/year LTU scholarship. World Championship winners receive up to $20,000/year.
Recognition
International Recognition (World Championship)
Skills your child builds
Key dates
Last edition
- Competition
- 17 Jan 2026
How to apply
- 1Register your team on robofestindia.org
- 2Design, build, and program an autonomous biomedical robotics project
- 3Prepare presentation materials and poster board for judging
- 4Attend India Regional to present project to judges
Rules and guidelines
- All robots must be fully autonomous — no remote control allowed
- Robots must include computational components programmed by participants
- Robots must employ sensors and/or actuators
- Any robotics kit and programming language permitted
- All code must be written from scratch by student participants
- Teams must bring poster boards to introduce their project
- Students do all the work; adult help is limited to guidance
Technology requirements
- Any robotics platform with sensors and actuators
- Programming environment
- Poster board for project presentation
Fees and financial support
Fee details
The registration fee for the India Regional competition is $100 per team.
Refund policy
Not specified.
About this opportunity
The Robofest India RoboMed Junior Division is a project-based robotics competition for young innovators to design, construct, and program autonomous robots addressing real-world biomedical and healthcare challenges. This competition fosters creativity, problem-solving, and an entrepreneurial mindset in students.
This division is open to students in Classes 5 to 8, forming teams of one to five members. Participants gain hands-on experience in STEM fields, developing skills in biomedical engineering and autonomous programming, with winners qualifying for the Robofest World Championship in the USA.
Rounds and format
Teams present their biomedical robotics projects to a panel of judges at the India Regional event. Evaluation is based on the official RoboMed Judging Rubric, covering aspects like design, functionality, innovation, and presentation quality.
How entries are judged
Projects are evaluated using the RoboMed Judging Rubric, which assesses STEM learning, project idea and originality, robot demo performance, project presentation, solution design, project complexity and intelligence, practicality, programming, and team independence. Students' age-appropriate understanding of concepts is also considered.
Selection process
Winners from the Robofest India Regional Junior Division competition qualify to advance and compete in the Robofest World Championship.
Academic details
Difficulty: Intermediate
What's covered
The competition is project-based, focusing on the design, construction, and programming of autonomous robots for biomedical applications. It involves applying STEM principles to solve real-world healthcare challenges.
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