Aerial Junior Challenge 2025/26


The Aerial Junior Challenge is an introductory programming competition aimed at teaching younger students the basics of coding through the use of small, programmable drones.

Aerial Junior Challenge 2025/26

Key Facts

  • For programming beginners
  • Age: 10–14
  • Program small, flying drones!

About

Designed for beginners, this challenge guides students as they learn to write simple code to control drone movements and complete basic aerial tasks.

Through engaging, hands-on activities, participants develop foundational programming skills and gain exposure to drone technology, sparking their interest in STEM fields in a fun and interactive way.

Timeline

  1. Season Kick-Off

    The rules and challenges for the competitions are published on our website.

  2. European Aerial Challenge

    As part of the European Conference on Education Robotics in St. Pölten, Austria, we invite all international teams to compete in the Junior Challenge.

    Register now
  3. Asian Aerial Challenge

    As part of the Global Junior Botball Finals in China 2026 in Beijing, China we invite all teams to participate in the Junior Challenge.

Game Rules

The game and its rules are described in the game document.

You can find it as PDF in our downloads section.

Questions and Answers

We will answer all of your questions about the game on the ECER Discord Server.


Past Seasons & Media

Playing Field 2023

China GCER 2024