The National Junior Robotics Competition or "NJRC" is organised by Science Centre, Singapore and supported by the Ministry of Education, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research. This annual competition started off in 1999 with 167 teams from 70 schools. In the competition, teams of not more than 5 students build a robot using the Lego Mindstorms kit. Competitors are divided into three categories, Upper Primary Division, for Primary 3 to Primary 6 students, Lower Secondary Division, for secondary 1 to secondary 3 students, and Tertiary Division, for 1st and 2nd year ITE/JC/Poly students. In 2007, 13 schools participated in the competition, sending a total of 37 teams.
Brickcells (Tertiary Division)
River Valley High School (Secondary Division)
Yew Tee Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
ITE College Central (Tertiary Division)
River Valley High School (Secondary Division)
Nan Hua Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Hwa Chong Institution (Tertiary Division)
Fuhua Secondary School (Secondary Division)
Rulang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
River Valley High School (Tertiary Division)
Hwa Chong Institution (Secondary Division)
Chua Chu Kang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
River Valley High School (Tertiary Division)
River Valley High School (Secondary Division)
Rulang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Tertiary Division)
Bukit Panjang Government High School (Secondary Division)
Lianhua Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Hwa Chong Institution (Tertiary Division)
River Valley High School (Secondary Division)
Rulang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Hwa Chong Institution (Tertiary Division)
Chua Chu Kang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Swiss Cottage Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Chua Chu Kang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Admiralty Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Compassvale Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Admiralty Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Cedar Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Admiralty Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Evergreen Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Admiralty Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Queenstown Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Fuhua Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Rulang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
Hua Yi Secondary (Lower Secondary Division)
Rulang Primary School (Upper Primary Division)
CHIJ Toa Payoh (Lower Secondary Division)
Riverside Secondary School (Lower Secondary Division)
Mission for primary school requires the use of colour sensor.
Missions are similar to challenges in WRO 2013
Surprise mission in primary school preliminaries day 1 needs two colour sensors; one for detecting colour of cubes, one for detecting colour of bins (which was decided through throwing of dice)
Nan Hua Primary School won the championship in the Primary School category for the first time.
ITE College Central won the championship in the Tertiary category for the first time.
The first mission of the challenge involves knocking down drink cans of 330ml each.
The mission also involves a second mission which is a secret mission. They are made known to the Pri and Sec Sch teams a few days before the actual challenge. The tertiary teams only know the secret mission on the actual day of the challenge.
10th anniversary of National Junior Robotics Competition
Hwa Chong Institution won the National Junior Robotics Competition Championship for 2 years consecutively in the Tertiary Division, and also clinched the Best Robot Performance Award in the Tertiary Division.
River Valley High won the championship for secondary division for the first time.
Rulang Primary School reclaimed their status as the robotics champion for upper primary division from Chua Chu Kang Primary School, which won the championship for 2006 and 2007.
The introduction of the Lego Mindstorms NXT system
The mission had two storeys
The teams had to present a video footage to showcase the team's entire learning journey instead of the usual journal
The introduction of new category involving ITE/JC/Poly(1st year & 2nd year) students
For the first time in National Junior Robotics Competition's history, the judges allowed Admiralty Secondary School to have a rerun for the mission. This was because the playfield was not up to standard as structural errors were experienced. The playfield which Admiralty Secondary School ran on had its deformities, resulting in the playfield's base to be unbalanced. Thus, many of Admiralty Secondary School's robots were unable to complete the missions during the first run.It was after several deliberations and negotiations before the decision was announced to allow Admiralty Secondary School a second run for the mission so as to make sure the teams are playing under fair grounds.
Chua Chu Kang Primary School won the championship award for the upper primary category for 2 years consecutively, with full marks for the surprise mission during the Grand Finals.
Robots have to travel in 5 cm deep waters
The mission had an elevator
The playing field was constructed using acrylic
Admiralty Secondary School won the National Junior Robotics Competition Championship for 4 years consecutively.
The mission had three storeys
The mission had stairs
Admiralty Secondary School won the National Junior Robotics Competition Championship for 3 years consecutively.
Teams were given 7 missions to work on
Mobile phones were not allowed to be used by competitors during competition
Teams were not provided with the playing field to use at their own home ground. Only selected schools were provided
All teams in the Primary school section achieved zero points in the surprise mission
"The Best Robot Performance Award" was decided from the interview sessions.
Admiralty Secondary School won the National Junior Robotics Competition Championship for 2 years consecutively.
The mission had two storeys
Non-competitors were not allowed in the pit areas to prevent unfair advantages
The playing mat was made out of printed paper and not black sticky tape
The "Surprise mission" was revealed on the Finals itself.
Teams were allowed to use two light sensors and one rotation sensor
The "Surprise mission" was introduced. The surprise mission was revealed the day before the Finals.
Teams were given objects to collect and deliver
The competition had two missions
The mission had ramps
First held at the World Trade Centre, now known as Harbourfront Centre/Vivocity
2013: Celebrating Science
2012:" Robolympians: Sports Science and Technology.
2010: RoBIOtics
Biodiversity & the roles scientists play in helping to conserve it
2008: Saving Earth
Destroying a dam that is inefficient
2007: Climate Change
Emergency on rising sea level
2006: Rig Attack
Oil and future energy
2005: Excavation Survey Team: ~H2O~
Sources of water
2004: JOCARA Voyage of Dr John POTTERThe living creatures in the ocean
2003: Bermuda Triangle
About the Bermuda Triangle
2002: Superheroes
Forest fires and oil spill
2001: Nanobots in Innerspace
Nanotechnology
2000: Mission Mars
About Mars
1999 Antarctica
The Antarctica expedition
