DRONE ODYSSEY CHALLENGE 2023!
The theme for this year's Drone Odyssey is Climate Change and Natural Disasters. Missions are focused on applications of drones in disaster zones. Drones can provide valuable information and assistance in areas that may be difficult or dangerous for humans to access.
Drone Odyssey Challenge is back!
Drone Odyssey Challenge 2023 (DOC 2023) is an exciting game-based competition that promises plenty of fun. It inculcates technical skillsets, critical thinking, and an appreciation of new and disruptive technologies relevant to the modern world. Open to students from the Primary and Secondary levels, this competition will see participants working together in teams to code their programmable drones to transform them into Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) capable of performing tasks under given scenarios.
Learn how drones play a significant role in natural disaster response and recovery efforts via this year’s DOC. Teams will learn to code AI capabilities of their drones to complete basic and advanced missions for Obstacles Challenge Categories. In the Drone Swarming Challenge, the team can apply innovative ways to perform flight routine or geo surveying through unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
​
Drone Odyssey Challenge is organized by Science Centre Singapore with support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and various partners.
​
A series of workshops and live demonstrations have been specially developed for both students and mentors to complement their learning journeys leading up to the competition proper. Drone Odyssey Challenge is organised by Science Centre Singapore and EP Tec Solutions PTE LTD with support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and various partners.
​​Interested school can email your interest to inquiry-sg@ep-asia.com.
​
-
Registration closes on 30 June 2023
-
Competition Qualifiers: 18 - 25 July 2023
-
Competition Finals: 24 - 25 July 2023 at Suntec Convention Centre
For more information and latest updates, please visit https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/competitions/drone-odyssey-challenge.
Looking for Drone Odyssey training, find more information at www.stemacademy.sg/drone-odyssey-training.
-
Category A1
-
Age group: Primary level (7-12 YO)
-
Team size: 2-3 people guided by a coach/mentor
-
Allowed Drone: Parrot Mambo/CoDrone Edu
-
Challenge booklet to be released on 17 March 2023. Stay tuned!
COMPETITION AWARDS
Attractive prizes to be won for each category:
-
Championship: $500 cash and championship trophy, winner medals/ sponsored products
-
1st Runner up: $300 cash and winner medals/ sponsored products
-
2nd Runner up: $150 cash and winner medals/ sponsored products
GENERAL RULES
-
Teams can register online at the following URL: www.gevme.com/DOC2023. A $25 registration fee applies to all MOE schools.
-
International school teams are subjected to different fees. Interested International school team can email your interest to inquiry-sg@ep-asia.com.
-
Participants must be full time registered students of a school of the correct level for the category they are registering for. They are not allowed to take part in categories higher or lower than their educational standard.
-
Each member can only participate in one team within their eligible category.
-
The organizers reserve the right to amend the rules and regulations. In the event of any change, all teams will be informed at least TWO (2) weeks prior to the start of the competition.
Held in the Science Centre, various Primary and Secondary schools participated in Drone Odyssey 2019. Students participated in challenges that tested their programming and teamwork skills, using drones to avoid obstacles and map out a safe path within the stated time limits. Pictures from the event can be viewed here.