EMERGENCY PROTOCOL 2026:
THE HIGHWAY COLLAPSE
A massive geotechnical failure has severed a critical transport route. Students across Australia are invited to design coding, robotics, and AI solutions for rescue, logistics, safety, and recovery.
More Than a Themed Competition
This is applied STEM through meaningful, real-world engineering problem solving.
Why You’ll Want to Take on the Mission
It’s not just a worksheet. It is an opportunity to prove your skills on a national stage.
Be the Creator
Don’t just play games—build your own interactive app, robot, or AI tool from the ground up.
Real-World Impact
Solve an actual, meaningful mission. See how technology directly responds to human crises.
Rep Your School
Submit your boldest ideas and proudly represent your school’s talent on an Australia-wide platform.
Earn the Glory
Gain national recognition. Top innovators earn medals, physical trophies, and verified certificates.
Choose Your Specialization
Whether you are writing your first line of code or building an AI drone, there is a mission track built exactly for your skills.
Junior Explorers
Perfect for early learners embarking on their first coding journey. Create interactive stories, visual mini-games, and simple cause-and-effect animations.
Creative Software
Ready to build applications? Design drone routing simulations, survival games, logistics systems, or emergency safety alerts using software.
Robotics Engineering
Construct machines that save lives. Build autonomous line-tracing rescue transports, obstacle-clearing rovers, or automated defense mechanisms.
AI & Innovation
Integrate modern pose tracking, object detection, or voice commands to build intelligent interfaces that don’t require physical controllers.
See What Students Can Build
This project is shared as inspiration only. Students are encouraged to create their own unique solutions.
“Zombie Animal Outbreak!”
Yobel took a crisis theme and imagined a scenario where animals turned into zombies attacking a school. The user must help the principal create a vaccine and physically inject the animals to save the system!
Why Schools Partner With Us
Schools join because the challenge is meaningful, manageable, and highly motivating.
Curriculum-Connected
Perfectly aligns with the national Digital Technologies curriculum for coding, logic, and systems thinking.
Teacher-Friendly Operations
We support Bulk Registration and School Group entries, minimizing administrative headaches for busy teachers.
Inclusive Participation
From Kindergarten block coders to Year 12 AI developers, every student can participate simultaneously across the school.
Registration Unlocks Free E-Learning Support
Don’t worry if your students haven’t coded before. The moment your school registers, teachers and students gain access to our dedicated preparation hub.
- ✔ Challenge Setup Orientation
- ✔ Beginner Coding & Game Logic
- ✔ Robotics Hardware Basics
- ✔ Project Planning Guides
How It Works & Schedule
A clear operational flow designed to give schools maximum flexibility.
Register
Secure your spot via bulk school entry or individual sign-up. Access prep materials instantly.
Prepare & Build
Students formulate ideas, learn mechanics, and build projects inside or outside the classroom.
Submit Online
Upload project files and a short demo video for the national preliminary judging matrix.
Celebrate
Top participants are invited to the UNSW Grand Final. Certificates are dispensed to all.
A Tradition of National Excellence
This is a growing annual challenge driven by real projects, real schools, and authentic student achievement.
Zombie Apocalypse
Students built survival systems, defended communities, and deployed rescue missions to save humanity.
Natural Disasters
Students engineered early warning systems, autonomous rescue vehicles, and resilient architectural designs.
The Highway Collapse
Re-establishing logistics and critical safety via specialized technological intervention.
Bring Emergency Protocol 2026 to Your School
Give your students the opportunity to design, build, code, and present meaningful STEM solutions through Australia’s most engaging innovation challenge.
