"Youth Robotics Challenge to Launch in May: Building Robots with AI"

Finals to Be Held at Hyundai Autoever's Innovation Space
Total Prize Pool of 40 Million Won

The "Youth Robotics Challenge," a competition where young people use artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology to solve real-life problems, will officially begin in May.

The Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced on the 29th that it has started accepting applications and holding preliminary rounds for the Youth Robotics Challenge, one of the main programs of the National AI Competition.

On the 27th, students experienced problem-solving using robots at the basic track metropolitan area preliminaries of the Youth Robotics Challenge held at Yangcheon Digital Media Center in Seoul. Provided by Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity

This competition is structured so that young people, including elementary, middle, and high school students, directly use AI and robotics technology to carry out problem-solving projects. The focus is on providing experiences that go beyond basic coding education and encourage creative solutions to real-world problems.

The competition will accept applications and conduct preliminaries until September, and the finalists will participate in the final competition in November. The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in December, with a total prize pool of 40 million won.

Notably, this year’s final will be held at "InnoX Studio," Hyundai Autoever’s space for creativity and innovation. Participants are expected to experience how future mobility and AI technologies are utilized in actual industrial settings.

On this day, the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity and Hyundai Autoever also signed a business agreement to promote the spread of AI and robotics educational culture among young people and foster future digital talent. The two organizations plan to cooperate so that young people can directly experience advanced technologies such as AI and robotics and carry out projects focused on problem-solving.

Jung Woosung, Chairman of the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, stated, "AI and robotics are essential tools for the next generation to understand and shape a new society," adding, "I hope this competition will serve as a starting point for young people to design a better future through technology."

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