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Founding Teams · Activations from January 2027

Your next WRO season
starts now.

Give your WRO team more time to design, code, test and share their own robots—even when they cannot meet or the physical kit is unavailable.

Reserve early access
R1,200 once-off 12 months’ access from activation Includes 2 teams + 1 coach Fully refundable before activation
Preparing the field…
Action

Preparing the 2026 field…

Try it: Use WASD to drive, Q/E for the action motor, and drag to change the view.

See why practice gets lost

The real competition before competition day

Talent isn’t the problem.
Access to practice is.

A strong idea still needs time on the field. But school schedules are full, robots are shared, and team members cannot always be in the same room.

01 / TIME

Practice time is hard to align

Classes, sport and other commitments leave few shared practice slots—especially when every team member needs to be available.

02 / HARDWARE

One kit, one design at a time

A physical kit can carry only one design at a time. Testing another approach means dismantling, rebuilding and starting again.

03 / TEAMWORK

Ideas stall between sessions

Without a shared workspace, feedback and promising ideas have to wait until the team meets again.

Your team’s private simulation workspace

Test between sessions.
Arrive ready for the real kit.

ORW brings the team’s robot and code together in a browser-based simulator. Between physical practice sessions, students can test ideas, find issues and decide what to take back to the real robot.

  • Keep testing between sessionsContinue exploring the team’s ideas when the physical kit is unavailable.
  • Find issues before practiceUse simulation to identify problems and focus valuable time on the real field.
  • Work privately as one teamKeep robot models and code in a workspace shared only with team members.
Code workspace showing a Python program paused at a breakpoint while a buildable SPIKE Prime robot follows a competition-board route
TEST IN SIMULATION
Team robot library showing five buildable SPIKE Prime robot models and the selected Field Runner configuration
SHARED ROBOTS
Team program library showing Python and block programs with Corner approach selected to load in simulation
SHARED CODE

A place for every contribution

Give every idea
a fair test.

Not every student is the loudest voice in the room. In ORW, an idea can become a robot model or program the team can see, test and discuss together. Then the team can decide what to try on the real robot next.

Team workspace3 contributions
MIKA / ROBOT MODELAlternative wheelbase
AMARA / PROGRAMA different cornering route
JAYDEN / ROBOT MODELCompact front assembly
TEAM REVIEWDecide what to try on the real robot next

The practice loop

Build. Code. Test.
Share. Repeat.

A test does not need to succeed to move the team forward. Each run shows what to adjust before valuable time with the physical robot.

  1. 01BuildModel an approach
  2. 02CodeProgram the behaviour
  3. 03TestRun it in simulation
  4. 04ShareReview it with the team
  5. 05RepeatAdjust and run again

Every result starts the next run.

Virtual to physical

Arrive at the real robot with a plan.

Simulation helps the team explore and narrow down ideas between meetings. The physical robot is where they confirm what transfers, adapt what does not and prepare to compete.

BETWEEN SESSIONSExplore in ORWBuild, code and test more than one approach.
AT PRACTICEValidate on the robotAdapt what changes and prepare to compete.

Founding Teams Early Access

Put your team closer to the next test.

We’re opening 50 founding places for South African schools and clubs preparing for WRO.

R1,200once-off early-access price
  • Access for two teams
  • 2–3 students per team
  • One coach account
  • 12 months from activation
Your reservation does not start the clock.

Cancel for a full refund any time before activation. Early-access activations begin in January 2027, and your 12 months starts only when your account is activated.

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Who should we contact?

We’ll use these details to contact you about your reservation.

From reservation to activation

Know exactly what happens next.

A clear path from checkout to first login—with time to change your mind before activation.

  1. 01
    Reserve your place

    Complete secure checkout and receive your reservation reference.

  2. 02
    Prepare for access

    We’ll keep you informed and send onboarding details before activation.

  3. 03
    Activate and begin

    Your 12 months starts only when your ORW account is activated.

What does the R1,200 include?

One Founding Teams early-access place for two teams of 2–3 students, one coach account and 12 months of ORW access from activation. It is the total once-off price, not a deposit.

What happens after I reserve?

You’ll receive your payment confirmation and reservation reference by email. We’ll then keep you updated and contact you with onboarding details before your account is activated.

When does the 12-month access period start?

Only when your early-access account is activated. Activations are planned to begin in January 2027 and may be released in stages.

Does ORW replace our physical robot?

No. ORW gives teams a digital place to design, code and test between physical sessions. They still bring what they learn back to the real robot and field.

Who can see the team’s work?

Robot models and code stay inside the team’s private workspace. ORW does not publish students’ work publicly.

What if we change our mind before activation?

You can cancel at any time before the account is activated and receive a full refund of the R1,200 payment.