The WRO^® theme for 2026 is Robots Meet Culture.

Puerto Rico is the host country for the international finals, and we are focusing on the alliance between robots and a country's culture. Whether through the protection of history, performing arts and visual arts, archaeological excavations and the preservation of ancient remains, a country's culture is its essence. Thanks to technology, advances such as robots can help us to promote a country's culture even further and introduce it to others.

• RoboMission and RoboSports challenges are played on a standard WRO table.

• The Future Innovators challenge is a robotics project presented to a jury.

• The Future Engineers challenge is an autonomous driving challenge using a camera.

The WRO 2026 challenges are offered in Canada by Zone01 and are listed below. See the conditions for participating in WRO international events.