Drone Odyssey Challenge

OBSTACLE CHALLENGE

Sub-category	Allowed Drone	Level
Category A1	CoDrone Edu	Primary (Age 7 to 12 years old)
Category A2	DJI Tello / Tello Edu / Tello Talent	Primary (Age 7 to 12 years old)
Category A3	Eagle Drone	Primary (Age 7 to 12 years old)
Category B1	CoDrone Edu	Secondary (Age 13 to 16/17 years old)
Category B2	DJI Tello / Tello Edu / Tello Talent	Secondary (Age 13 to 16/17 years old)
Category B3	Eagle Drone	Secondary (Age 13 to 16/17 years old)

AI VISUAL SENSING CHALLENGE

Sub-category	Allowed Drone	Level
Category C1	DJI Tello / Tello Edu / Tello Talent	Secondary/ JC/ Poly/ ITE (Age 14 to 20 years old)

Note for Obstacle Challenge and AI Visual Sensing Challenge Registration

Each school permitted to register a maximum of five teams per category. Team slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

DRONE SOCCER

Sub-category	Drone	Level
Category E	Class 20 standard drone balls	Primary/ Secondary/ JC/ Poly/ ITE (Age 7 to 20 years old)

Note for Drone Soccer Registrations

Participation is limited to 24 teams in total, with each school permitted to register a maximum of two teams. Team slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Rule Book and Challenge Booklets can be accessed via the following links:

Categories
Cat A and B - Obstacle Challenge	Link
Cat C1 - AI Visual Sensing Challenge	Link
Cat E - Drone Soccer	Link

*Updated on 17 April 2025

Registration is now open to 4 July 2025, 5pm. 

The registration fee for one team is $25, inclusive of 9% GST.

 

A $10 discount will be given to schools that register on or before 30 May 2025, 4pm.

Key Dates 

Event	Date	Remarks
Registration Open	21 March 2025
Release of Challenge Booklet	16 April 2025
Challenge Announcement Webinar	23 April 2025	Click here for the webinar slides and recordings.
Workshops	May 2025	Available for registered participants only.
Online Consultation	1 - 3 July 2025
Competition Period and Award Ceremony	22 - 24 July 2025

DRONES 101 WORKSHOP (FREE!)

The workshops are to prepare participants for the upcoming competition. The workshops are available for participants that have registered only on a first come first served basis. 

 

Workshop dates:

Categories	Dates	Time
A1/A2/A3	23 June 2025, Monday	3pm to 5.30pm
B1/B2/B3	24 June 2025, Tuesday	3pm to 5.30pm
C1	27 June 2025, Friday	2pm to 4pm
E	22 May 2025, Thursday	3pm to 5.30pm

 

Drone Odyssey Challenge is an exciting game-based competition that promises plenty of fun! It inculcates technical skill sets, critical thinking, and an appreciation of new and disruptive technologies relevant to the modern world. Open to students from the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary 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.

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, EP Tec Solutions PTE LTD and Association of Drone Soccer Singapore (ADSS), with support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and various partners.

For further enquiries, kindly email to drone_odyssey@science.edu.sg.

Kindly note that photographs or video recordings may be taken throughout the course of the workshop and competition. By attending the workshop and/or competition, you consent to having photographs of you taken which may be used by the Science Centre for publicity purposes.

Challenge Related Matters

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Admin Matters

FAQs	Our replies
How many team members in a group? Can it be individual as well?	For Cat A to C1, teams of TWO (2) to FOUR (4) individuals, can register to compete in the challenge.   For Cat E, teams of FIVE (5) to SEVEN (7) individuals, can register to compete in the challenge.
Are siblings able to form a team?	Yes, siblings are able to form a team as long as they are in the same age group category.
Are participants able to participate in 2 competitions or can they only take part in 1?	Participants are limited to entering a single category.
Is the challenge open to students from Special Education Schools (SPED)? Are we (SPED participants allowed to collaborate with students from General Education for this challenge?	We do not have any restrictions on the participants and their teaming.
With regards to payment mode for registration, would it be possible to e-invoice to my school for the competition?	Regrettably, there has been a change in the payment method, and we are unable to offer e-invoicing to schools.   We acknowledge the potential challenges in processing payments for schools, and we request the support of coaches to facilitate a seamless registration process for the students.

Drone Related

FAQs	Our replies
Do we need to have our own drones?	Yes, you need to use your own drones for this competition. Accepted models of drones are listed in the categories challenges.
Does every member require a drone each? Or one drone for one team is sufficient?	For Obstacle Challenge, one drone for each team is sufficient to complete the tasks. Participants are to use a smart device (usually a tablet) to code out the actions of the drone.
Loan-A-Drone	Currently, we don’t have any drones available for loan. You may purchase the accepted models of drones from any vendors in the market.

Obstacle Challenge

FAQs	Our replies
Do drones need to be pre-programmed or manually controlled?	Drones are to be pre-programmed for Obstacle Challenge Tournaments.