Robofest World Championship 2025: Hong Kong and Macau school teams dominate competition

Students from Hong Kong and Macau schools have taken home the top prizes at the 2025 Robofest World Championships, organized by Lawrence Technological University in the U.S. 

Robofest is a series of robotics competitions aimed at students in grades four to 12. Unlike other robotics competitions, all the robots competing at Robofest must be completely autonomous and controlled only by software developed by the team members themselves.

More than 130 students from 21 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong and Macau traveled to the U.S. for the annual robotics event. They competed against teams from across world including the U.S., China, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Mexico and others. 

The teams from Hong Kong and Macau performed particularly well, winning 28 major awards, including nine championships and five runner-up prizes. Students’ outstanding ability and innovation in robotics won high praise from the judges. 

The all-female CCASS-Game team from Hong Kong, which came second place in the 2024 competition, returned this year to win both the championship and ‘most popular’ awards. The judges commended the team of four girls for their technical excellence and artistic expression. 

In the BottleSumo challenge, in which robots are reprogrammed to be the first to push a bottle or another robot off a competition table, Wong Yan Tai from Pui Ching Primary School in Hong Kong won. 

“Robotics competitions have taught me to solve problems in different ways. The process is challenging but also great fun,” Wong comments. His parents add: "Teachers have commented that he is enthusiastic in class. Participating in competitions and training courses has boosted his confidence and problem-solving ability, which will benefit his future studies as well."

The Robot Institute of Hong Kong, which organizes the regional qualifying competitions in Hong Kong and Macau, says it is proud of all the teams’ achievements at the competition. 

In a statement, the Institute says: “In addition to the competition itself, students had the opportunity to experience new cultures and make new friends. The Institute hopes that the efforts and achievements of young people will inject new energy into technological innovation in Hong Kong and Macau, driving future development.