UNSW School of Built Environment

2026 STEM, Robotics & AI Coding Challenge

A school-ready K–12 STEM learning challenge · Maths · Coding · AI · Robotics · 4th Year

Students build maths confidence, solve problems through coding, create AI-powered projects, and bring robots to life — with school progress reports on the Teacher Dashboard.

🚨 2026 Scenario

Emergency Protocol: The Highway Collapse

A massive geotechnical failure has severed a critical transport route. Students design coding, robotics, and AI solutions for rescue, logistics, safety, and recovery.

Why Schools Choose RCC

✅ Year-level Maths reports — track every student's mathematics understanding and progress

✅ Teacher Dashboard — manage students, view progress reports, and print credentials

✅ Minimal teacher preparation — self-paced online courses and automated tracking do the heavy lifting

✅ Aligned with Australian Curriculum — Digital Technologies, Maths, Science, HASS

✅ Complete eLearning platform included — no additional software costs

✅ Covers Term 2–3 — ideal for STEM/STEAM units · flexible school participation

✅ UNSW-hosted Finals — live AI robot competitions at UNSW Sydney

Three Challenges, One Mission

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STEM Learning Challenge

Complete grade-level Mathematics + the Logic Mission Challenge — computational thinking puzzles that build problem-solving, pattern recognition, and logical reasoning skills.

🏆 Earn Gold, Silver, or Bronze STEM Awards

📘 K – Year 12 · Online · Self-paced · No coding required

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Coding Challenge — 3 Pathways

Research a real emergency problem, then code a rescue solution using MRT AI Studio.

Path A (K–Y2): Junior Coding — ScratchJr / MRT AI Studio stories & games

Path B (Y3–Y12): Creative Coding — MRT AI Studio block coding rescue games

Path C ⭐ AI: AI Pose Rescue Game — Train AI model + control game with body movements

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Robotics Challenge — AI-Powered Robot Control

Build rescue robots controlled by AI Pose Recognition — not remote controls, but trained AI models that read body movements via webcam + Bluetooth.

Cat A — Individual: 1 student · AI Mission Kit · Starter or Custom AI model

Cat B — Team: 2–4 students · AI Mission Kit · Must train own AI model ⭐

Cat C — Open: Any robot: LEGO, Arduino, VEX, micro:bit · AI bonus

🏟️ Live AI Robot Competition Finals @ UNSW Sydney — 20–21 October 2026

🧠 Students Can Train Their Own AI Models

✦ Google Teachable Machine — Train your own AI Pose Classification models

✦ AI Pose Recognition — Control games and robots using body movements via webcam

✦ MRT AI Studio — Block coding with built-in ML extensions (no text coding needed)

✦ Real ML Workflow — Collect data → Train model → Test → Deploy to game/robot

Students don't just use AI — they build, train, and deploy their own AI models.

🗓️ Key Dates — 2026

Registration Opens	22 April 2026
STEM & Robotics Deadline	25 September 2026
Coding Submission Deadline	20 October 2026
🏟️ Robotics Finals @ UNSW	20–21 October 2026
🏆 Awards & Prize Dispatch	9 November 2026

School Group

$20/student

Save $10 vs Individual

Min. 5 students · Teacher dashboard included

Individual

$30/entry

For parents registering at home

📚 Included with Every Registration — Full eLearning Access

ScratchJr, Scratch, MRT AI Studio coding courses (60+ lessons)
AI Pose Recognition + Google Teachable Machine course ⭐
451 AI Motion Rescue — Official Robotics Competition Prep ⭐
Grade-level Mathematics course (K–12, curriculum-aligned)
Logic Mission Challenge — computational thinking puzzles for STEM Award ⭐
Digital participation certificate + up to 2 project submissions per student

School group registration takes 2 minutes. Student names are added later.

Challenge Details · Getting Started · Robot Kit · Download Brochures

📄 Download Brochures (PDF)

Download individual A4 brochures for each challenge