Introduction:

RERO Annual Championship (RAC) was launched in 2016 as a beginner-friendly platform to introduce robotics and coding to primary and secondary school students. This annual competition is organized by rero EDUteam, the education arm of Cytron Technologies, with support from the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).

Introductory workshops and complete learning modules are provided to equip teachers to guide their students who are just beginning to explore robotics and coding. With this, it is hoped that more students will have the opportunity to be involved in the field of robotics/coding . It is our vision is to bring robotics and coding to the masses - whereby every child who is keen to learn is given the opportunity.

Aims and Objectives:

The overall aim of this program is to enhance interest in STEM education by introducing robotics and coding to students. Our objectives are as follows:

RAC2025 Program Schedule:
*Tentative dates; subject to change.

Competition Briefing  and Q&A Session  - Online
26th Feb 2025 (Wed), 3PM-4PM via Cytron YouTube Channel (Live Stream)

Deadline for Team Registration
31st March 2025

Cytron-rero EDU Tour 2025 (Hands-On Training for Registered Team Managers)
March - April 2025  

11/03 Sarawak @ TEGAS Digital Village, Kuching

13/03 Sarawak @ Pustaka Negeri Sibu
09/04 Penang  @ Politeknik Seberang Perai
10/04 Perlis/Kedah  @ TBC
12/04 S’gor/KL/Putrajaya @ Asia Pacific University, KL

14/04 Johor @ UTHM Batu Pahat

15/04 Melaka @ UTeM, Melaka

16/04 N9 @ ILP Pedas
17/04 Perak @ ADTEC Taiping

22/04 Sabah @ TBC, Kota Kinabalu
24/04 ONLINE

27/04 Kelantan @  SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan

28/04 Terengganu @ Sektor Sumber Teknologi Pendidikan, Marang Terengganu

29/04 Pahang @ SMK Abdul Rahman Talib, Kuantan

RAC2025 Qualifying Round - Online + Physical Event
1st - 10th May 2025

RAC2025 Preliminaries - Physical Event 
12th June - 11th July 2025

12/06 Penang @ Politeknik Seberang Perai

14/06 S’gor/KL/Putrajaya @ TBC

16/06 Johor @ UTHM Batu Pahat
18/06 Melaka/N9 @ TBC

22/06 Kelantan/Terengganu @ TBC

24/06 Pahang @ TBC

26/06 Kedah/Perlis @ TBC

01/07 Perak @ TBC

07/07 Sarawak @ TEGAS Digital Village, Kuching

09/07 Sarawak @ Pustaka Negeri Sibu

11/07 Sabah  @ TBC

RAC2025 Finals - Physical Event @ Nilai University, N9
19th - 20th August 2025 

Frequently Asked Questions:

1) Who can join? 

RAC2025 is open to ALL primary and secondary school students . 2 members per team from the same school/centre. 


Qualifying Rounds
- No limit on the number of teams per school.

Preliminaries  
Top 30% (capped at max 3 teams) from each registered school/centre.

Finals
- Top 20% from each preliminary round.

2) How much is the registration fee?

FREE registration for all students.  Teams to prepare own kits.

3) How to register for this program? When is the deadline for registration?

Teacher/Trainer to register team(s) by filling out the Google Form  latest by 31st MARCH 2025.
* NOTE: Registered teams will be listed here: https://link.cytron.io/RAC2025-Registered-Teams 

4) What are the categories for RAC2025? Click icon to download the game rules.

5) How to prepare for this competition? What are the steps?

February 2025
◻️Attend the briefing (or watch the recording).
◻️Study the Rules and Regulations.

March 2025
◻️Purchase kits OR service existing kits.
◻️Guide students to go through the learning modules. Practise, practise, practise.
◻️Register teams BEFORE 31st March 2025.

April 2025
◻️Attend the briefing and training for Team Managers.

May 2025
◻️Conduct the qualifying round to filter the Top 30% to represent your school.
◻️Submit the results BEFORE 10th May 2025.

June-July 2025
◻️Join the Preliminary Round.

August 2025
◻️Join the Finals @ Nilai University

 6) How can we purchase the kits?

You can order from our Regional Partner for your respective state.  Contact details as below.

Tony Ng
(Northern)

016-4123739

Kenneth Kang (Central)

012-4203844

Khor
(Southern)

010-2288900

Cynnie Chin
(East Coast)

012-9212732

Vincent Goh
(East Malaysia)

012-8855758

Scan to join Telegram Channel t.me/reroEDU for the latest updates.

For further inquiry, you can contact our Regional Training Partner for your respective state as above or contact Ms Cheryl (HQ) at 016-3290069 or email to cheryl@cytron.io.



rero EDUteam : Bringing Robotics and Coding to the Masses