The road to Puerto Rico
World Robot Olympiad International Final · San Juan · 8 to 10 December 2026
Robot Penguin, an all-girls team coached at Launchpad Robo Lab, are national champions in RoboSports. In December they travel to San Juan for the World Robot Olympiad International Final, where national champion teams from close to 100 countries compete for the world title.
Earlier this season five Launchpad teams represented the United States at the WRO Americas Open Championship in Ontario, California.
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What the International Final is
The International Final is the World Robot Olympiad's world championship and the top of the pathway. Teams reach it by winning at national level, and the field is made up of national champions from close to 100 countries, well over 3,000 students in all.
RoboSports is the head to head category: two autonomous robots on one field at the same time, reacting to each other, with no remote control and no human input once the round begins.
The team is in preparation now. We will share how it goes from San Juan.
Sponsor the team
Sending a team to a world championship costs real money: travel, accommodation, competition surfaces, spare hardware and registration. Every dollar of sponsorship goes to team costs.
- Supporter. Your name on this page and in our season updates.
- Team sponsor. Your logo on team shirts and pit signage, and a mention at every event appearance.
- Championship sponsor. Everything above, plus a visit to our Naperville lab and a photograph with the team for your own channels.
Tell us which level interests you and we will send the specific numbers and what each one covers.
Contact: pr@launchpadrobolab.com or (331) 300-5603