Armenia has for the first time hosted the World Robot Olympiad - one of the largest school events in the field of robotics. It was held under the motto "The fight against waste".

The team Arm Cyber Kids, which came in 21st in the international competition held in New Delhi, India, in November, was named the winner of the national stage.  

The robots will help children to clear the school road, collect the garbage and place it in garbage cans, as well as perform other tasks.

The objective of the World Robot Olympiad is to involve school students in practical and research activities, develop their logical thinking skills and engineering capabilities, as well as create preconditions for the development of their creative abilities. The first international competition was held in 2004 with the participation of 4,000 teams from 12 countries. Today the event involves more than 21,000 teams from 55 countries.