Inter-School Events - EPro8 Challenge

At the start of the event, teams will be given a booklet containing four challenges.  Each challenge will be split into parts which range from easy to challenging.

Teams choose which challenges they wish to complete.  Typically the more difficult challenges will be worth more points.  They won't have enough time to  finish all the challenges. Teams need to be strategic about which challenges best suit their skills and abilities.

As soon as an individual part of a challenge is completed, the team will press the "Big Red Button".  Lights flash and music plays.

If they have met the criteria for that challenge then points will appear on the live scoring leaderboard.

Live scoring adds to the fun and excitement, with teams seeing how they rank as the event progresses.

Teams then choose what challenge to undertake next.

At the completion of 2 ½ hours, the team with the most points will be the winner of that heat. A trophy will be awarded to the winning team from each heat. The top teams from each heat qualify for the regional Semi-finals.

The EPro8 Challenge has been specifically designed to be a spectator friendly event.  The challenges are all large scale and visually stunning.  There will be live scoring.  Please feel free to take photos and videos of the event.

We would love supporters to come along and watch.  Entry for spectators is free.

All we ask is that teams are left to solve the challenges themselves.

Each event consists of 12 teams, who will compete to earn the most points in the 2 ½  hour time limit.

We want contestants to be able to complete large sized constructions easily and quickly - without the use of tools.  We searched the world for such a system, and found nothing.

So we have designed our own easy to use system.  The equipment is large scale with most structures being over 1m in size.

The system works using a simple joiner, that allows teams to easily design and build structures and machines using aluminium extrusions, brackets, motors, gears, pulleys, and electronics.  

The equipment is made from quality parts.  For example, all the gears and pulleys have quality ball bearing componentry.  We have invested heavily in motors, axles and modular electronics.

Each event will start with a 15 minute tutorial about the equipment to ensure all teams know how to use the equipment.

Typically the Year 5-6 teams will compete during the morning, and Year 7-8 in the evenings.

Secondary school events will vary between day and evening events.  

Please check the schedule of events for the actual details of your event.

The timetable for each event is as follows: