Petoi Robotics Celebration 2026
- From Classroom to Research Lab

The Petoi Robotics & AI Celebration is a month-long community showcase of how people around the world use Petoi open-source programmable robot pets to explore robotics, coding, and AI. Share your project, classroom experience, research, or robotics idea with the community. 

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Petoi Robotics Celebration 2026 From Classroom to Research Lab.

The Petoi Robotics Celebration is a month-long community showcase of how people around the world use open-source programmable robot pets to explore robotics, coding, and AI. Share your project, classroom experience, research, or robotics idea with the community. 

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Build | Code | Share

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Why This Celebration Exists

This event highlights how the Petoi community learns and explores robotics, AI & Physical Computing — from beginner builds to university research. We celebrate projects that show how programmable robot pets can inspire creativity, experimentation, and real robotics learning.

During the celebration, we highlight: 

• Student robotics projects
• Classroom robotics activities
• AI and programming experiments
• University research
• Futuristic robotics ideas 

Rules To Participate

r/Petoi

How To Participate

- Create a post in r/Petoi
- Start your title with [NRW2026]
- Choose the appropriate flair
- Share your project, classroom use, research, or idea
-  📅 Posts must be submitted between March 10 – April 12

THE FOUR TRACKS

  • Community Project

    Show what you built with your Petoi robot and what you learned along the way.

  • Classroom Project

    Share how teachers and students use Petoi robots in real learning environments.

  • Research Project (Curated)

    Selected academic, university, or advanced robotics projects.

  • Future Robotics Project

    Share a robotics idea or project concept — even if you don’t own a robot yet

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PRIZES

Petoi Is Offering Stunning Prizes

1

🏆 Grand Prize

1 Petoi Robot (up to $350 MSRP) + Petoi T-shirt Selected by the Petoi team based on creativity, learning value, and community inspiration. 

2

🌟 Community Favorites

3 winners — $150 Petoi store credit each Favorites are determined by the three most upvoted posts on Reddit during the voting period for the following tracks:
- Community Project
- Classroom Project
- Future Robotics Project

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🎁 Participation Prize Draw 

10 winners — $50 Petoi store credit each Winners are selected through a random draw from all valid submissions. 
All valid Research Project submissions are automatically entered into this draw.

To share your robotics journey with the community:

Join r/Petoi

Timeline

01
March 10–11
Flash Sale – Build Preparation Window
02
March 10–April 12
Project Submission Window
03
April 4–12
National Robotics Week Spotlight + Sale
04
April 13–14
Final Community Voting
05
April 16
Winners Announced