Roborock Korea Hosts 'SPARK Seminar' Robot Education Program for High School Students

Hands-On Experience: Disassembling and Reverse Engineering Robot Vacuum Cleaners

On September 2, Roborock Korea, the Korean branch of Roborock, announced that it had hosted the “Spark Seminar (SPARK Seminar)” for students participating in the “2nd Seoul Student Robot Competition (SSRC)” organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

A participant in the 'Spark Seminar' hosted by Roborock Korea is disassembling a Roborock robot vacuum cleaner. Roborock Korea

The seminar, held on August 27 and 28, brought together more than 20 high school students from the Seoul area. Under the guidance of expert instructors, the students disassembled five major models of Roborock’s robot vacuum cleaners and participated in a reverse engineering process, enabling them to analyze the technology inside the completed products.

Through hands-on activities, students examined the functions and placement of core hardware components such as sensors, motors, mainboards, wiring, and batteries. In particular, they explored how these parts operate in concert to enable the robot’s movement and cleaning features, and learned about the design and engineering methods applied in the development process of robot vacuum cleaners. Based on this, they developed fundamental hardware skills applicable to future robot creation projects.

The seminar also included education on essential safety rules and procedures to be followed when disassembling or handling electronic devices and batteries.

This seminar was planned as part of the corporate collaboration education initiative of SSRC, supervised by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. SSRC is a multidisciplinary robot education project in which high school students in the Seoul area gain comprehensive experience, from robot planning, design, and production to marketing and business management. As an official sponsor of SSRC this year, Roborock Korea is providing teenagers with valuable opportunities to closely experience real-world robot technology. The company also participated as a corporate judge in the “Funding Pitching” program held on August 8 and awarded support funds totaling 5 million won to outstanding project teams.

A representative from Roborock Korea said, “We created this program to give students a chance to disassemble and analyze robot vacuum cleaners actually available in the market, so they can experience the structure and operating principles of robots firsthand.” They added, “We will continue to support practical, hands-on educational opportunities so that Korean youth can experience robot technology up close and develop a variety of ideas and possibilities.”

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