2026 ONLINE REGIONAL OPEN QUALIFIER
June 1 – June 19, 2026
Fully Online · Submission-Based Competition
Compete From Anywhere
The Online Regional Open Qualifier is a fully online competition — no travel required. Submit your project from home, school, or your team's workshop and join teams from across the region for a shot at advancing to the WRO Americas Open Championship.
Event Details
📅 Submission Window: June 1 – June 19, 2026
Submit your presentation, project report, and schedule your live Q&A
✅ Who Can Participate
The Online Regional Open Qualifier is open to Future Innovators teams across all three age divisions (Elementary, Junior, and Senior). Teams do not need to be part of a specific school program to compete in this online event — any registered Future Innovators team is welcome to submit.
🌐 Fully online: No travel or venue required. | 🎥 Live Q&A: Teams schedule a video call with judges. | ⏰ Submission Deadline: June 19, 2026 — All submissions must be received by 11:59 PM PT on the final day. Check your email for the registration link and submission portal details!
🌐 Format
This is a fully online qualifier — teams participate entirely from their own location. There is no in-person event, no travel, and no physical venue.
- Submit project materials online
- Schedule a live video Q&A with judges
- Results announced online after judging
📝 How It Works
- Step 1: Register your Future Innovators team
- Step 2: Upload your presentation and project report between June 1–19
- Step 3: Schedule your live Q&A video session with judges
- Step 4: Present your project and answer judges' questions
- Step 5: Top scoring teams advance to WRO Americas!
🤖 About the Event
The Online Regional Open Qualifier gives Future Innovators teams an accessible path to compete at the international level. Teams showcase their project-based robotics solutions tied to the current season theme, defend their work in a live judged Q&A, and compete for a spot at the WRO Americas Open Championship.
📅 Submission Timeline
Future Innovators
The Online Regional Open Qualifier is currently only available for the Future Innovators category, which is uniquely suited to a fully online, submission-and-Q&A format.
Future Innovators
A project-based competition where students create their own innovative intelligent robotics solution relating to the current season theme. For the online qualifier, teams submit their presentation and report, then defend their project in a live video Q&A with judges.
General Rules (All Age Groups)Elementary
Create innovative robotics solutions to real-world problems. Submit your presentation and report, then present your project to judges in a live video Q&A.
Junior
Teams submit their project materials online and present their innovation, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving to judges in a scheduled live video Q&A session.
Senior
Advanced innovation projects with emphasis on entrepreneurial thinking and sophisticated technical solutions, submitted online and defended in a live video Q&A with judges.
📦 What You'll Submit
Each participating team submits three things during the June 1–19 window. All three are required to be considered for advancement.
Presentation
Upload your team's project presentation showcasing your innovative robotics solution tied to the current season theme.
Project Report
Submit your written project report documenting your research, design process, prototype, and results.
Live Video Q&A
Schedule a live video call with judges to present your project in person and answer their questions in real time.
💡 Tip: Schedule Your Q&A Early
Live Q&A slots are booked on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the June 1–19 window. Teams that schedule early get their preferred time. Don't wait until the last week!
🏆 Advancement & Awards
🥇 Elementary Champion
Top scoring Elementary Future Innovators team advances to WRO Americas Open Championship.
🥇 Junior Champion
Top scoring Junior Future Innovators team advances to WRO Americas Open Championship.
🥇 Senior Champion
Top scoring Senior Future Innovators team advances to WRO Americas Open Championship.
📜 Participation Certificates
Every team that completes their full submission and Q&A receives an official certificate of participation.
