RoboMaster

RoboMaster University Championship (RMUC)

Season

Entry Guide

FAQ

The RoboMaster University Championship (RMUC) gives participants the opportunity to comprehensively improve their practical engineering skills, integrating various robotics-related disciplines such as machine vision, embedded system design, mechanical engineering, autonomous navigation, and human-machine interaction. The fashionable presentation format makes RMUC even more exciting, drawing in viewers from all walks of life and spreading the love of robotics even further.

Rules Overview

In the RMUC 2025, participating teams will independently develop different types of robots with various functions to face off on the battlefield. Each team’s participants will control their robots to attack the opponent’s robots and Base by launching projectiles. At the end of the match, the team with the highest remaining Base HP wins.

Download Manuals: RMU 2025 Specifications Manuals

Download More: RMU 2025 Information Package

*Including:
1. RoboMaster Participant Training Guide
2. RoboMaster 2025 Invitation Letter
3. RoboMaster 2025 Reference Budget Table
4. RoboMaster Brand Publicity Package

Schedule

Official Registration:
Regional Competition (Chinese mainland): 18:00, October 28, 2024 to 18:00, November 18, 2024(UTC+8)
Regional Competition (International): 18:00, October 28, 2024 to 18:00, November 25, 2024(UTC+8)
Official Competition:
Regional Competition (Chinese mainland): May to June, 2025
Regional Competition (International): July to August, 2025
Wild Card Competition: July to August, 2025
Final Tournament: July to August, 2025

The RoboMaster University Championship is open to universities around the world. If you love robots and want to showcase your talent and smarts, come and join us!

Starting a team

Each team must represent a university or college, gathering students from mechanical, electronic, control, software, computer, publicity and other related majors to form a research and development team. Regular team members must be full-time junior college students, undergraduates, postgraduates, or doctoral students during the period from September 2024 to August 2025 with student status at the school of the participating team.
Number of participants per team: 10-35
Requirement: In principle, only one team is eligible to participate from each school. Two to five schools that do not have their own teams can form an intercollegiate team.

Register for the competition

In the official registration period, the team captain or supervisor can log in to the RoboMaster Forum, click "My Team" in the upper right corner, and select "Register for Competition" to enter the Registration Center. They can also directly log in to the Registration Center and confirm the team information to complete the registration. If you want to create a team, change the current team name, or add a new team member, please perform the corresponding operations in the RoboMaster Forum. A complete list of participants will be collected in the later phases after registration.

Get support

Material discount support: Participating teams can purchase the required materials at educational discount prices with shipping and customs duties exempted. Teams that meet certain criteria can also enjoy an additional limited discount on the Infantry Kits. For more details, see RMU 2025 Instructions for Purchasing Materials.
Participant support: The RoboMaster Organizing Committee will provide comprehensive support for participants, including project management, sponsorship, promotion, and technical research and development. The RoboMaster Training System encompasses the RoboMaster Participant Training Guide, course salons, and open source materials, helping teams to quickly understand the event and get started.

Technical assessment

In the R&D stage, participating teams must take part in a technical assessment by submitting videos, pictures, and documents at the specified time to show the progress of competition preparation to the RoboMaster Organizing Committee.
The RoboMaster Organizing Committee will decide whether the participating teams are qualified for the competition according to the progress of robot development shown in each round of technical assessment. Additionally, teams that pass each round of technical assessment on time will receive further material discount support.
*For technical assessment specifications for tier-1 and tier-2 teams, see RMU 2025 Specifications Manuals

Get qualified

Qualified tier-1 teams and tier-2 teams that have passed all the technical assessments will be qualified for the Regional Competition.
Teams that advance from the Regional Competitions will directly enter the Final Tournament.

Q1: What teams can participate in the RMUC? How do I build a team to participate in the competition?

A1: Teams that have made certain achievements in previous seasons and teams that have a lot of experience in competitions are recommended to take part in the RMUC. Teams that rank top in the RoboMaster Score and Rank Chart or teams that have passed the technical assessment will be eligible to participate in the Regional Competition and compete for entry into the Final Tournament. For more information, see “Introduction to the Scoring and Ranking System” .
For details on the process of building a team and participating in the competition, visit the forum: >RoboMaster Participant Training Guide.

Q2: How do I obtain official information released by the RoboMaster Organizing Committee?

A2: The RoboMaster Organizing Committee will update important information on the official RoboMaster website and forum. After the team successfully registers, the RoboMaster Organizing Committee will contact the captain and synchronize important information to the team through the official website, email, WeChat, and other channels. For more details, see RoboMaster Organizing Committee Official Contact Details and FAQ Rules.

Q3：How do I purchase necessary materials after registration?

A3: Teams can purchase accessories and kits from the official website, but they need to design and develop their own robots for the competition. The RoboMaster Organizing Committee will provide exclusive material discounts for the registered teams. For more details, see RMU 2025 Instructions for Purchasing Materials.

Q4: How much should our team budget for the competition preparation?

A4: It depends on how much money is actually available. The overall funding can range from RMB 100,000 to RMB 500,000. The investment per robot is approximately RMB 10,000 to RMB 20,000, and the travel budget depends on a team's distance to the competition venue. For more information, see RoboMaster 2025 Reference Budget Table. The RoboMaster Organizing Committee encourages participating teams to increase income and reduce costs through advanced management and R&D methods.

Q5: How do I improve our team's technical and managerial skills?

A5: The RoboMaster Training System encompasses the RoboMaster Participant Training Guide, course salons, and open source materials, helping teams to quickly understand the event and get started.

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*For more information on how to participate in the RoboMaster University Series, please refer to RoboMaster Participant Training Guide.