Pi Wars – the Raspberry Pi robotics challenge competition

What is Pi Wars?

Pi Wars is an international, challenge-based robotics competition in which teams build Raspberry Pi-controlled robots and then compete in various non-destructive challenges to earn points. The competition takes place over a single weekend and prizes and medals are awarded to those competing at the end of each day. In previous years, we've had teams from schools, families, groups of hobbyists and solo roboteers. We can take up to 76 teams over the event weekend which takes place in Cambridge, UK. The competition is open to anyone from around the world. To get a flavour of the day, take a look at the video below or check out other Pi Wars videos on YouTube.

Pi Wars 2019

The 2019 event will take place on 30th & 31st March at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory in England. You can find more information here. Spectator tickets will be on sale from 1st December.

Time to event

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings, our 2019 competition is space exploration-themed!

#PiWars tweets

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
24m

@recantha @drfootleg Fits #PiWars size restrictions too 😀 😀 😀

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
4h

@PiDrogen @recantha @JarJarGeek Thanks :)... it's a bit of 'design fantasy gone wild' scenario, but hey, #PiWars does give you a license for that doesn't it 😉

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MyITInstructorKerry Bruce 🤖@MyITInstructor·
5h

Was experimenting with @tinkercad last night during our @CNMonline @CNMHackerSpace #PiWars build session. Not bad for first attempt... And 20 minutes of goofing around! Printed on our amazing @lulzbot3D Taz6.

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approx_engApprox. Engineering@approx_eng·
7h

@ajalexsmith @Pi_Borg Let's find a date then. Anyone from @ElyMakers interested in joining us? General #PiWars, robot maths and non-beginner 🐍 session with plenty of tasty 🍻. To the doodle! https://t.co/68FnxyEn1G

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MarkMellorsMark Mellors@MarkMellors·
9h

This weeks #piwars blog post: https://t.co/nkQmry5idJ
tl;dr: not much progress again

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
14h

@4xR10 Nice... I might end up using this for my #PiWars bot...

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
22 Oct

Design flaw, rectified, build can continue... let there be more drilling, fixing and 3DPrinting! #PiWars

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MyITInstructorKerry Bruce 🤖@MyITInstructor·
22 Oct

A little video of new team members practicing their driving skills with H20, our @cnmonline @CNMHackerSpace #PiWars Robot. This was before the controller was stolen from the lab. 😥😥😥

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MyITInstructorKerry Bruce 🤖@MyITInstructor·
22 Oct

SERIOUSLY! Somebody stole our PS3 Controller for our #PiWars Robot from the Lab! Why! This endeavor already costs $15K each year to prepare for and participate in... This extra expense hurts your fellow classmates, and puts them behind by 2-3 weeks... Thanks for being a jerk!

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
21 Oct

@JarJarGeek very close... parts of #PiWars bot's steering mechanism... 😂

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Sponsorship

We are now seeking sponsors for Pi Wars 2019. Please contact us if you are at all interested in sponsoring or finding out more. Detailed information about sponsorship can be found on this page.

Sponsors for 2019