Get ready to robot! Robot drawing and story competitions for primary schoolchildren now officially open for entries

The EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network is pleased to announce the official launch of its 2023 competitions, inviting the UK's primary schoolchildren to share their creative robot designs and imaginative stories with a panel of experts, for a chance to win some unique prizes. These annual competitions, which have proved hugely popular with budding authors and illustrators nationwide, are now returning for the fourth year. The "Draw A Robot" competition challenges children in Key Stage 1 (aged 5-7 years old) to design a robot that they'd like to see in the future. Children can use whichever drawing materials they prefer -- paper, pens, pencils, paints, crayons, or even natural materials -- to create their ideal robot design, and the robot can be designed to perform any task or job. Competition participants will be able to explain their robot's functions by labelling gadgets and features on the drawing and writing a short design spec.