Welcome to the official website for WRO 2015!
The theme for this year's competition is "ROBOT EXPLORERS".
We look forward to welcoming you to Doha, Qatar in November 2015 for the 12th Annual World Robot Olympiad.
The venue for the competition is the iconic Al Shaqab Indoor Arena, located in Education City (see map).
Tentative Schedule for WRO2015 in Doha, Qatar
| November 3,4,5 | Arrival of Participants / Hotel Check-in | All Day |
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| Friday November 6 | Arrival of Participants / Hotel Check-in | All Day |
| Access to Venue | 10:00am | 9:00pm |
| Judges Meeting and Orientation | 3:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Opening Ceremony | 5:00pm | 7:00pm |
| Coaches Meeting | 7:00pm | 9:00pm |
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| Saturday November 7 | Gen II Football | Assembly Time | 9:00am | 11:00am |
| Seeding Matches | 11:00am | 5:00pm |
| Regular Category | Assembly Time | 9:00am | 11:30am |
| Break | 11:30am | 12:30pm |
| Qualifying Round 1 | 12:30pm | l:30pm |
| Maintenance Time | 1:30pm | 2:15pm |
| Qualifying Round 2 | 2:15pm | 3:15pm |
| Maintenance Time | 3:15pm | 3:45pm |
| Qualifying Round 3 | 3:45pm | 4:45pm |
| University Challenge | Practice | 9:00am | 10:00am |
| Preliminary Round 1 | 10:00am | 12:30pm |
| Break | 12:30pm | 1:00pm |
| Practice | 1:00pm | 1:30pm |
| Preliminary Round 2 | 1:30pm | 4:00pm |
Open Category | Judging Round 1 | 9:00am | 12:30pm |
| Break | 12:30pm | 1:00pm |
| Judging Round 2 | 1:00pm | 4:30pm |
| Symposium | Speaker 1 | 10:00am | 11:00am |
| Speaker 2 | 11:00am | 12:00pm |
| Workshops 1 and 2 | 1:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Friendship Dinner | 5:00pm | 7:00pm |
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| Sunday November 8 | Gen II Football | Top 16 | 9:00am | 9:45am |
| Quarter Finals | 9:45am | 10:30am |
| Semi-Finals | 10:30am | 11:00am |
| Third Place | 11:00am | 11:30am |
| Finals | 11:30am | 12:00pm |
| Regular Category | Maintenance Time | 9:00am | 9:30am |
| Top 16 Round 1 | 9:30am | 10:00am |
| Maintenance Time | 10:00am | 10:20am |
| Top 16 Round 2 | 10:20am | 10:50am |
| Maintenance Time | 10:50am | 11:00am |
| Top 16 Round 3 | 11:00am | 11:30am |
| University Challenge | Practice | 9:00am | 9:30am |
| Finals | 9:30am | 12:00pm |
Open Category | Judging Round 3 | 9:00am | 12:30pm |
| Awards and Closing Ceremony | 12:30pm | 3:00pm |
| National Organizer Meeting | 3:00pm | 4:00pm |
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