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.

#PiWars tweets

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drfootlegDr Footleg@drfootleg·
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So far today I’ve made an HDR photo from my holiday (not the picture shown here), done some CAD design for #PiWars, done my 6th annual Wider British Butterfly Survey recording (area in photo) and read up on drift alignment of telescopes. If it’s clear I plan to try it later.

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davejavuprideDavid Pride@davejavupride·
23 Aug

*Finally* got round to getting my ticket for the #PiWars mini-conference in October. Excellent line up of speakers - very much looking forward to it! Hoping to meet up with lots of faces... and bots, but that’s a given. 🤖@PiWarsRobotics @piwarsmc

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piofthingsPi of things@piofthings·
23 Aug

As much as I want to hack with my #PiWars robot over the next 72 hours, I am actually taking a break... see you on the other side... Might pop in with some OpenCV stuff, I heard there is a project called #CVZero to check-out 😉 !

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MolloyLaurenceLaurence Molloy@MolloyLaurence·
23 Aug

I reckon I ought to tag my eldest son @MackenzieMolloy just to wind him up mercilessly. He so wanted to visit the store when we were in town for #PiWars in March. We never got to do that at the time.

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Pi Wars 2020

The 2020 competition will take place on 28th & 29th March in Cambridge, UK. Find out more here.

Read the General Rules here and find out about the 2020 challenges here. We are now accepting applications for entry.

Pi Wars Mini Conference 2019

Saturday 5th October in Cambridge, UK.

Pi Wars Conference logo

This one-day event is a celebration of Pi Wars, bringing together veterans and newbies, with a programme featuring both longer presentations and lightning talks. Tickets are now available!

Mailing list

Please sign up to our mailing list for announcements and Pi Wars-related news.

Sponsorship

Please contact us if you are at all interested in sponsoring Pi Wars 2020. Detailed information about sponsorship can be found on this page.

Badges and trophies

At Pi Wars 2019, well-known manufacturer 4tronix made our Badges and Trophies.

For code for the Badges and Trophies, please visit piwars.org/badge

PiWarsBot

The brilliant artist Thomas Heasman-Hunt, who runs @smolrobots, was at Pi Wars 2019 and has drawn the wonderful PiWarsBot. If you'd like to buy a t-shirt, gift or other merchandise featuring this bot, head over to Redbubble.