Second edition of the African national qualifier for the ITU Robotics for Good Youth Challenge. Hosted at Westridge Primary School on 27 March 2026 with 50 teams aged 10-18 competing on Agriculture and Food Security.
BlitzTech expanded its role for the 2025-2026 cycle to full co-organisation alongside Omorfo Tech Labs, covering gaming-board fabrication, transportation, mentoring, logistics, venue setup, event-day advertising on social media, and the design and production of the competition kits and practice kits supplied to more than 50% of the teams. The theme of Agriculture and Food Security aligned the competition with SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and the Zimbabwe National AI Strategy (2026-2030).
Outcomes
Fifty teams across Junior and Senior divisions, ages 10-18. Winners qualified for the AI for Good Global Summit Grand Finale. Junior winners: RoboWolves. Senior winners: Upskill Academy Robotics Club.
Junior: RoboWolves · Senior: Upskill Academy Robotics Club
Participating schools
Media coverage
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7443264907006865408
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7444833367344283648
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blitztech-electronics_thankyou-volunteers-aiforg…
- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7447550050517340160
- https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/upskill-academy-robotics-club/
- https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/robowolves/