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GRC Cairo 2024
Egypt Regional — BUE, Cairo 70+ teams · 600+ participants · 26 institutions
Season 2026
GlobalRoboticsChallenge.
The championship where you build, compete and rise. Register your organization, form your teams and take on the arena.
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Thirteen arenas. One stage.Robotics, coding and innovation challenges for ages 6–24.
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About the challenge
Hand in hand towards progress.
The Global Robotics Challenge (GRC) is an international robotics, programming and innovation competition platform for students aged, 6–24, organized by Discovery Academy for Science and Technology. Since its founding edition in 2024, GRC has grown from a single regional round in Cairo into a platform spanning three continents — Africa, Asia and North America with International Finals hosted in Los Angeles, USA (2024) and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2025).
- 01Age-appropriate categories from 6 to 24 years
- 02Transparent rubrics and live scoring
- 03Certificates for every participant and coach
- 04Trusted by 190+ organizations
To be the leading global platform where young engineers from every background discover robotics, innovate fearlessly and build lasting relationships across borders.
To design fair, exciting and educational robotics challenges; to support schools and academies with clear rules and mentoring; and to celebrate students who turn ideas into working machines.
Our journey
06 editionsBuilt year by year
From our first regional event to international finals, explore the people and moments that shaped GRC.
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GRC USA 2024
Los Angeles, USA Patronage of the Innovate STEAM Foundation
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GRC Cairo 2025
BUE, Cairo 150 teams · 800 participants · 65 institutions
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GRC KSA 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 220 teams · 1,000 participants · 8 countries
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GRC Cairo 2026
BUE, Cairo 200 teams · 1,000 participants · 100 institutions
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GRC Upper Egypt 2026
Badr University, Assiut 75 teams · 500 participants · 30 institutions
Season roadmap
Season timeline
Key dates from early registration to the global finals. Mark your calendar.
- 01Registration opensSoon
- 02Early-bird deadlineSoon
- 03Registration closesSoon
- 04Rulebooks v2 & schedules publishedSoon
- 05Championship daysSoon
- 06Results & certificatesSoon
4 simple steps
How registration works
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Create your organization account
Schools, academies, clubs and independent groups sign up once and get an organization code.
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Add coaches and members
Enter your people once — national IDs auto-fill birth dates and eligibility is checked instantly.
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Form teams per category
Assign members to teams, choose the age group and submit for review.
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Pay securely
Pay for one or many teams in a single order with cards, wallets or kiosk via Paymob. Receipts are instant.
Supporters
Partners & Accreditations
Institutions and companies that make the championship possible.
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Voices from the arena
What coaches say
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“The registration portal saved us hours — national ID auto-fill and instant eligibility checks are brilliant.”
Eng. Sara Mahmoud
Coach, Alexandria STEM School
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“Clear rulebooks, fair judging and live scores kept our students engaged from the first round to the podium.”
Dr. Ahmed Fathy
Robotics Lead, Discovery Academy
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“My daughter came home talking about PID controllers. That's the GRC effect.”
Mona El-Sayed
Parent
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Schools, academies, universities, clubs and independent teams. One organization account manages all its coaches, members and teams.
By the member's age on the first day of the championship, computed from the national ID or birth date.
Cards, mobile wallets and kiosk payments through Paymob, plus bank transfer / InstaPay with receipt upload.
Registration fees are non-refundable, except when GRC cancels a category. See the refund policy.
Yes until it is approved and paid. After that, contact support for changes.