Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the competition, for which applications will be accepted on robot.meb.gov.tr, will be held at the national level with a limited audience or without an audience.

For the first time this year, between April 25 and May 1, 2022, a preliminary selection process for the Virtual Robot Competition will be carried out through "riders.ai" platform to ensure that students' coding skills reach the highest level with the sense of competition created by the competition in six categories with the highest participation, such as Line Follower (Advanced), Line Follower (Basic Level), Line Follower Drag Races, Mini Sumo, Mini Drone, and Master of Labyrinth, within the framework of the Vocational and Technical Education Cooperation Protocol signed by the Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education and ACROME Robotic Mechatronics Systems Industry and Trade Inc.

Information about the competition, in which middle school, high school, and higher education students can participate, can be found on the website, robot.meb.gov.tr.

Applications will be accepted beginning March 7, 2022. The final applications for the six categories for which preliminary selection will be made are due on April 17, 2022, and the final applications for those not to be subjected to preliminary selection are due on May 22, 2022.