Welcome to the Hybrid Micro Mouse Challenge 2026. Use these resources to understand the competition, prepare your robot, and improve its performance before the event.

• School Edition Rulebook: Eligibility for Grades 9–12, arena layout, robot specifications, scoring, penalties, inspection, and safety.

• College Edition Rulebook: College eligibility, robot specifications, competition format, scoring, penalties, inspection, and safety.

Follow the rulebook corresponding to your registered category.

Participants may use technologies permitted by the official rules:

• Microcontrollers: Arduino, ESP32, or similar platforms.

• Sensors: IR sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and wheel encoders.

• Programming: Embedded C/C++ or the appropriate development environment for your controller.

• Hardware: Motors, motor drivers, batteries, wiring, and mounting components.

• Testing: A practice line track, a maze layout, sensor-calibration tools, and serial debugging utilities.

Participants must bring their own robots and components unless the organizers announce otherwise.

• Test line tracking on a 3 cm black line against a white surface.

• Practise maze exploration without a guiding line.

• Verify robot dimensions and weight.

• Calibrate sensors and test motor control.

• Check battery security and the three-second start delay.

• Test recovery from line loss and maze turns.

• Prepare the one-page design note.

• Ensure team members can explain the hardware and software.

• Review the applicable rulebook and scoring penalties.

The challenge combines line-following robotics with autonomous maze navigation. Focus on accurate sensing, stable control, efficient exploration, and reliable decision-making.

Test early, debug systematically, and optimize for both speed and consistency.

BUILD. PROGRAM. CONQUER.

Use the official rulebook supplied by the organizers as the definitive source for competition requirements.