We would like to invite your school to participate in "Bright Future Cup 2026 - Robo-soccer Competition", which is organized by the Academy for Bright Future Young Engineers, HKUST. The competition offers a great opportunity for Secondary 1 to 6 students to experience design thinking and quick prototyping by building their own team of soccer robots and competing with other participating teams. Details of the program are as below:
Dates:
Application period
10 Feb 2026 to 18 Mar 2026
Taster Workshop for new schools
28 Feb 2026 (Sat) AM or PM (Optional)
Briefing session
28 Mar 2026 (Sat)
Technical training workshops
Session 1: 11 Apr 2026 (Sat) AM
Session 2: 11 Apr 2026 (Sat) PM
Session 3: 18 Apr 2026 (Sat) AM
Session 4: 18 Apr 2026 (Sat) PM
(Each school can choose to attend one of the above sessions)
Preliminary
26 Jun 2026 (Fri)
Final competition and award ceremony
27 Jun 2026 (Sat)
Target: S1 - 6 students (Each school can nominate 4 or 5 students to form a team with 1 or 2 leading teachers)
Venue: HKUST
Registration Fee: Free of charge
Taster Workshop for new schools
New schools that are interested in our soccer robot competition are welcome to join the taster workshop to experience building their own soccer robots before applying for the competition. Please note that a material fee $500 will be required for each school. After attending the taster workshop, schools may decide whether or not to participate in the competition.
If your school is interested in the taster workshop, please reply via email with the following information: the school name, the name of the teacher-in-charge, together with the contact number, and email address. We will contact you individually via phone or email for further confirmation.
Application
Please apply via the link (https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XIA7L7RmqTVkbQ) by 18th March 2026 (Wed).
Notes
1) If the quotas are exceeded, allocation of places will be determined by drawing lots.
2) Application results will be announced in late March 2026.
Any enquiries, please contact us at abfye@ust.hk or 34692618.