Competitions


We run 2 types of annual competition at Technocamps, the Game of Codes and the Robotics Competitions

The Game of Codes is a coding competition where the participants need to write a program around a specific theme. The competition enables interested pupils to develop their problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills while improving their knowledge of computer programming in a fun and inventive way.

In the Robotics competition, participants from primary and secondary schools work collaboratively in groups on their prototypes using Lego Spike kits before designing a poster and a video for their prototypes to be used as part of their pitch to the judges. The groups create display boards and pitch them to a panel of expert judges from Technocamps and the RAF. Following this, they complete a series of live challenges where they can change their robots and write code to earn the most points.

Keep an eye out for news on how to enter next year's competitions in our newsletter.

 

Previous Competitions

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Technocamps Annual Robotics Competition 2024: Where Robots Meet Sport

Over the last two weeks, 142 pupils from 26 schools across Wales joined us for our Annual Robotics Competition in…
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Game of Codes 2024

This March our Cardiff hub hosted the Game of Codes coding competition with this year’s theme centred around Sport and…
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Game of Codes Competition 2024 is back!

Game of Codes is back with Technocamps pan-Wales National Game of Codes Programming Competition. The competition will enable interested pupils…
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Game of Codes 2023: Health and Wellbeing

Our annual coding competition for pupils in Wales is back! This year, we’re asking participants to create a piece of…
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Robotics Competition 2023

Announcing our 2023 Robotics Competition in partnership with the RAF! The theme of this year’s competition is Green Machines, and…
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Technocamps Robotics Competition 2022

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED Our 2022 Robotics Competition is in partnership with the RAF! The theme of this year’s…
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Game of Codes Competition 2022: Combat Climate Change

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED Our annual coding competition for pupils in Wales is back! This year, we’re asking participants…
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Swansea University Copper Jam 2022

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED Calling all sixth forms and colleges! Swansea University is inviting students to take part in…
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Home of the Future Competition Winners Announced

And the winner is… Our recent competition, in partnership with Energy Saving Trust and NEST, asked pupils to design their…
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Minecraft set to influence future design of new cancer centre

We are working on an exciting partnership with Velindre University NHS Trust to adopt gamification to engage the children and…
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Home of the Future Competition

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED Can you develop a game that shows energy efficiency in the home and the issues…
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Game of Codes: Education of the Future

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED. We are running our first pan-Wales virtual Game of Codes programming competition. The competition will…
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‘Craft My City’ – opportunity for young people to help shape Cardiff using Minecraft

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. We are working with Cardiff Council to provide children and young people with a unique…
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New Activity Pack Competition

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. We’re offering prizes to the schools and pupils who complete the most activity packs on…
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WRU Club of the Future Competition

This competition is now closed. Can you combine Welsh culture and history with your hopes and dreams for the future…
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Nesta Challenges Longitude Explorer Prize

This competition has now closed. Nesta Challenges has teamed up with Amazon to launch fourth edition of the Longitude Explorer…
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Activity Packs Competition

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Our new on-line Activity Packs have helped to keep children motivated and excited this summer and they…
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Working with the DVLA and its annual Coding Challenge

We are proud and privileged to continue our long-term relationship with Swansea’s DVLA and once again sponsored their annual ‘Code…
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Game of Codes is back!

The competition (now in its 5th year) gives pupils from all across the country the opportunity to develop their problem…
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2019 Robotics Competition

Our annual Technocamps Robotics Competition was held on 17 July 2019 in the University of South Wales, Cardiff. The theme…
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FLL Robotics Team Egni collect Judges Choice Award for ‘Thinking Big’ at World Festival in Detroit

The First Lego League Festival takes place annually and is a huge celebration of all things robotic with fierce but friendly competition…
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Technocamps Robotics Competition 2019 – Disaster Droids

We are pleased to announce that the Technocamps Robotics Competition is back with the final competition day to be held…
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Technocamps’ Smart Cities Coding Competition arrives at Cardiff University for the 2019 Finals

Technocamps recently headed to the capital for the national finals of its annual coding competition, this year hosted by Cardiff University.  Pupils…
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Technocamps Game Of Codes 2019 Coding Competition – Smart Cities

Game of Codes is back as Technocamps pan-Wales National Programming Competition.  The competition will enable interested pupils to develop their…
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Autonomous Artists a Huge Success!

This year’s Technocamps Annual Robotics Competition gave artistic license to pupils across Wales to combine robotics with the creative world!…
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Technocamps Robotics Competition 2018 – Autonomous Artists

We are pleased to announce that the Technocamps Robotics Competition is back with the final competition day to be held…
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Technoclub represents Wales at the 2018 Robotics World Festival in Detroit, USA

A team of pupils from Ysgol Glan Clwyd travelled to Detroit, USA in order to represent Wales at the annual…
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Game Of Codes 2017 Coding Competition

Game of Codes is back as Technocamps pan-Wales National Programming Competition.  The competition will enable interested pupils to develop their…
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DVLA Coding Challenge Goes off with a Bang!

On Tuesday 28th November, school teams from across Wales came to compete in the DVLA Code Challenge which was supported by…
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Web Development Star Represents GB in WorldSkills Finals

Alfie Hopkins, a young Welsh Web Development Star from Llanelli, South Wales has represented Great Britain in the WorldSkills Finals…
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DVLA Coding Challenge – Imagine it, Code it, Build it, Win it!

DVLA is running a Wales National Coding Challenge for 7 to 11-year-olds sponsored and supported by Technocamps, in association with…
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Live Stream of Robotics World Festival!

Watch Team Lightning from Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn at the FIRST World Festival of robotics! …
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Welsh Technoclub to Represent the UK at the 2017 Robotics World Festival in St Louis, USA

A robotics Technoclub at Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn, Carmarthenshire has been invited to represent the UK in the annual FIRST® Robotics World…