25 Dec 2023
Competition Opens
3 Jan 2024
R10 Funding last date

Closing date to submit proposals for R10 Funding: 15 Feb 2024.

Please use the proposal template: link 

Feb April 2024
Stage 1 Activities period for IEEE Sections:
1 May 2024
Teams nomination Closing Date
10 May 2024
Teams to submit required material

Video, poster and technical report.

1 - 15 May 2024
R10 processing of all nominated teams

Video, poster and technical report.

15 May to 15 Jun 2024
Stage 2 Assessments
30 June 2024
Final Round Team Notification

Notification to teams selected for the Stage 3.

10 July 2024
Teams to complete Stage 3 Registration form
15 July 2024
Invitation letters for visa application issued
30 Aug 2024
Stage 3 Final Rounds

Meiji University Nakano Campus, Tokyo, Japan  

Important Dates for Contestants

Stage 1

Teams’ working period: 7th March 2022 – Closing date fixed by the local IEEE Section, which should not be later than 15 June 2022.
No later than 25 June 2022 Selection of Projects Team by the IEEE Section
Friday, 30th June 2022: Deadline for IEEE Sections to inform R10 about the teams for Stage 2.

Stage 2

1st June 2022 – 31st July: Teams’ working period
30 June 2022: Deadline for Teams Registrations with R10
05 August 2022: Deadline to submit competition material to R10
21 & 22 August 2022: R10 online Stage 2 Competition
28th August 2022: Announcement of Stage 2 winners.

Stage 3

29th Aug – 16th Oct: Teams working period
17 Oct 2022: Deadline to submit competition material to R10
1st – 4th November 2022: Two-day R10 Level Competitions (R10 will confirm the exact dates and venue on Sunday 22 August 2022 at Stage 2.

Important Dates for IEEE Sections

15 April 2022 Deadline for submitting R10 Funding Proposal
30 April 2022: R10 intimation of accepted proposals for funding
25 March – 30 July 2022: Sections to organize local robotics activities
31 March 2022: IEEE Section to announce a Stage 1 Closing Date, which should not be later than 15 May 2022
No later than 25 June 2022: Selection of Teams by the IEEE Section for Stage 2
30 June 2022: IEEE Sections to inform R10 about the teams for Stage 2
15 August 2022: Section robotics activities report for payment of approved R10 funding.
30 October 2022: Funds transferred by R10 to Sections