Provisional Competition Date

After surveying our SR2020 teams and volunteers, we have selected the weekend of the 4th July 2020 to be the most appropriate date for the competition.

The COVID-19 situation changes often, so we will re-evaluate in mid-May.

Virtual Competition

We are also considering a virtual competition, and are exploring possibilities of how this could work. This virtual competition would likely be held on our original dates of 18th and 19th April 2020. We aim to keep the virtual competition rules as similar to Two Colours as possible. This is to ensure that teams can use the code they have been working on since Kickstart.

You can still find the latest updates on our COVID-19 updates page.

Following guidance from the UK government and the University of Reading, we will need to postpone the Student Robotics 2020 Competition from the original date in April, until some time late June / early July.

We are currently investigating the following dates for the competition:

• 27th - 28th June
• 4th - 5th July
• 11th - 12th July

The event will still take place over a weekend, at the University of Reading.

We have requested feedback from team leaders and volunteers to help select the most appropriate date.

We hope to confirm the updated date in the next week, so watch this space!

You can still find the latest updates on our COVID-19 updates page.

As you will be aware, the COVID-19 situation is quickly evolving, having recently been declared a pandemic. Many large events are being cancelled and we want to be public about how we are responding to the latest news.

We currently intend to have the competition on the 18th and 19th April 2020 as planned, however are actively and carefully considering whether this needs to change. We will be contacting teams about our decision next week. We will also publish this on the Student Robotics website.

To improve transparency about the situation and what Student Robotics is doing, we’ve created a COVID-19 updates page.

If you or your school has any questions about our handling of the event, please don’t hesitate to contact us.