About the IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition

The annual IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition encourages students from Grades 4 to 12 to develop an early interest in science, technology, and engineering. In teams, students will design and build an autonomous robot using LEGO® EV3 or Arduino kits to compete in a full day event filled with exciting challenges. In addition, teams will be judged on a presentation documenting their design process.

News & Updates

Updates From The ORC 2024 Team – March 2024


Hello Everyone! As we reach the 90 day countdown to IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition 2024 we would like to provide everyone with some updates. This year has been a bit more hectic than past, as our organizing team has had major changes and have had to onboard a largely new team. As such we have…

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Registration is Now Open!!!


Hello Everyone We are excited to announce we are now open for registration. We once again appologize for the delay from past years, we have resolved the issues delaying us and are ready for an exciting ORC 2024 competition. Registration information can be found in the Registration tab above, if there are any further questions…

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ORC 2024 Competition List and Rules Announcement Date


Hello Everyone The IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition 2024 Team is excited to announce the following competitions will be running in 2024! Lego Competition: Arduino Competition: We will be releasing the 2024 Rules and all accompanying documents on January 31st 2024! For any questions or concerns, please contact orcinfo@ieeeottawa.ca .

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Happy Holidays & ORC 2024 Details Coming Soon!!!!


The ORC 2024 Organizing Team would like to wish everyone a happy holidays! The Team is currently finishing competition details for the 2024 event and will be posting updates early in the new year on details for the event, work periods and competition rules. If you have any questions prior, please reach out to orcinfo@ieeeottawa.ca…

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ORC2023 Final Rankings


Thank you everyone for participating in the 20th annual IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition! Congratulations for all your hard work and we hope everyone had fun. View your final team rankings here. Final rankings are based on both report and competition scores.

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ORC2023 Competition Day Information


Schedule and Event Details Team Challenge Listing

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ORC2023 Registration is Open


We are happy to announce the return of in-person competition this year for our 20th annual ORC! We have new challenges as well as old favourites. The competition will take place on Saturday May 27, 2023. Register now!

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ORC 2022 Final Rankings


Thank you everyone for participating in the 19th annual IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition! Congratulations for all your hard work and we hope everyone had fun. View your final team rankings here. Final rankings are based on both report and competition scores. We hope to see you next year!

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ORC2022 Competition Day Schedule


Welcome to our 19th Annual ORC! If you are participating in the live competition, check the following: For LRT Detour, check that your webcam, robot, and obstacle course are ready. For Wildlife Ambulance, have your code prepared to email to the Micro:bit judges. WHO: Everyone is welcome to spectate! WHERE: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/4e6dc9e004884d599df70847147f0259eaa265ad712e33567efec17882e20c76 WHEN: May 28, 2022…

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ORC 2022 Registration is Open!


The world has changed so much over the past 2 years. In light of the new year, we are so proud to announce our second virtual rendition of ORC! This year, we have adapted some of our current challenges, and are presenting the following 3 new challenges in which you can compete: Agility Challenge [Lego],…

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