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2025 MakeX Spark Online Competition-Global Match
Pawtopia
STEP.1-Publish Project
STEP.2-Submit Project and Poster
Project submission period: Sep. 25th 00:00 – Oct. 09th 18:00 UTC+8
Please follow the participation instructions for your first time.
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What is MakeX Spark?
MakeX Spark is an innovation competition program for young people aged 6-13. In 2021, it reached more than 60 cities in 25 countries around the world, covering 450 schools and involving 1500 students.
The competition includes online and onsite event formats. Contestants are encouraged to use a variety of materials to design and build their projects. Through project-based learning, contestants boost their imagination and creativity, and combined with critical thinking and research of a real-world issue, contestants are improving their cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills. Also, the contestants’ skills in expression, collaboration, and cooperation can be enhanced through project demonstration.
Pawtopia
2025.09-2025.11
With the continuous improvement of global animal protection laws, more and more people are recognizing the importance of animal welfare. In particular, ensuring the physical and mental well-being of pets in domestic environments has become a crucial topic. Animal protection laws advocate against animal abuse and promote providing pets with a healthy and enjoyable living space. This growing awareness has encouraged people to think about how advanced technologies can be leveraged to create pet living spaces that meet animal welfare standards. Contestants must design an intelligent pet interaction space where robotics and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies serve as core components to assist pets with entertainment, training, and daily health management. The design must fully adhere to animal welfare principles and animal protection laws, ensuring that pets can enjoy adequate activity space, emotional comfort, and comprehensive health care within the interactive environment.
Why Join MakeX Spark？
Project-based creative design program
Unlike most robotics or coding competition, it also requires creativity, design-thinking and presentation, working as a complete project circle.
Have all-round development
You will get a comprehensive development by using logical thinking and innovation to design solutions for a real-world problem and demonstrating it to others.
A fun solution to distance learning
It gives you an opportunity to study at home and have great fun while creating and learning.
Experience the joy of sharing
You are encouraged to showcase your project in the global community and share your experience in the online awarding ceremony!
Compete virtually and submit online
You are free to complete your project anywhere and submit it online.
Attend basic Workshops
The training workshops or webinars organized by MakeX will be open to all participating teams, with a variety of interesting and practical topics.
What They Say?
“I was not so convinced that our students could be able to participate in the competition after 3 months of intensive training. And I thought competitions or winning is not that important to them, but I was wrong. When they need to design, construct, and present their work at the end of the project, they surprised me by their commitment and creativity.”
Laura Wu Mentor from STEM@IT
“We had quite problems with organization, because of the pandemic. Older students don’t have classes in school so we had to collaborate online. There was no problem with theory and discussing ideas, but when we had to do the practice part, there were a bit of hiccup. Some of them managed, some didn’t. But idea and preparation will stay with them for some other competition with the similar theme.”
Zeljko Udovcic Mentor at C.H.A.O.S.
“MakeX is a terrific teaching material for young students to develop coding creativity and experience. MakeX which has much better quality than any others in the market makes students highly concentrate on their projects. The best point we learned is that coding education should be to stimulate students’ interest, not just cramming something to their brain.”
BeyondCoding Excellent Organization
Timeline
09.25-10.09
Publish & Submit Project
10.11-10.22
Project Assessment
10.24-10.31
Results Publicity
11.07
Online Awarding
What You Can Get?
STEAM Report
Contestants are evaluated on five dimensions of performance.
* Include creative thinking,electronic technology,programming ability,design ability and communication skills.
Each dimension is made up of 1-2 subdimensions
Awards
Professional Judge Panel
Judge panel of the MakeX Spark Online Competition consists of judges, senior judges and expert judges. All the project assessment work will be online. Each project is scored by several judges, and the disputed projects will be sent to the senior judges.
Expert Judges
André Bresges
Prof. Dr. André Bresges is director of the Institute of Physics Education, the University of Cologne.
He currently researches the application of digital media in science education and the use of Learning Management Systems for K-12 and higher education. He is part of the Committee for Educational Technology in the American Association for Physics Teacher (AAPT).
Khaled Eskaf
Dr. Khaled Eskaf is an expert in artificial intelligence, robotics, and intelligent systems with a Ph.D. from the University of Salford (UK). He serves as Dean at MidOcean University and is the founder of CiTech Canada.
His research integrates AI, digital signal processing, and pattern recognition for real-world applications in education, healthcare, and embedded systems. Dr. Eskaf is committed to advancing STEM learning and empowering youth through global competitions and innovative technologies.
Nasharuddin Zainal
Dr. Nasharuddin Zainal is a lecturer in Computer & Communication Engineering at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering，The National University of Malaysia.
He received Ph.D in Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He is a professional Engineer registered with the Malaysian Board of Engineers, a senior member of the IEEE and a registered Member with the Malaysian Institute of Engineers.
Shuaiqi Meng
Mr. Shuaiqi is an associate professor and senior engineer; former R&d director of Multimedia Division of Tsinghua Electric Power Simulation Laboratory.
He obtained 1 national utility model patent and 7 software copyrights, with 16 years of experience in programming teaching, software development and management, and rich experience in innovation education and STEAM course design.
Fei Liu
Dr. Fei is graduated from The College of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, National University of Defense Technology，with doctor degree of engineering, research focusing on robot control.
Since 2004, he has participated in many RoboCup international and domestic high-level competitions as the chairman of the organizing committee. He is also the Head referee of 2016-2019 VEX Robot Asian Open.
Lei Wang
Mr. Lei is the former director of Innovation Project of Peking University Maker Practice Education Center, member of Global Youth Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition, and head of EwC-Entrepreneur World Cup China.
He is engaged in student innovation and entrepreneurship practice education for many years and won the Innovation Practice Award of Peking University for two consecutive years.
* Displayed in no particular order.
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Previous Excellent Projects
Smart Emergency Ambulance and TrafficSmart Emergency Ambulance and TrafficDuring my research on my MakeX project topic, I found some scary and interesting information:
-2020 Pandemic situation has taught us some very important lessons, that we must not ignore to ensure that such a crisis will not occur again.
We saw that first-world to third-world countries faced the same problem as they were not prepared.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/839442
Care ConsolCare ConsolCare Consol is a device to motivate users into a more beneficial and healthier diet routine. When dieting, it is very easy falling off track and participating in dangerous diet plans. However, this device will always be there to back down into the right path whenever you need it.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/1146789
EASY PEASY HELPEREASY PEASY HELPERThere are certain things in life which you have to do whether you like it or not. One of such things is household chores which all moms can’t avoid. We decide to create an auto cleaner robot as a helper. It is a sustainable auto cleaner. It can sweep and mop the floors at the same time . It is user friendly because all of the members in the family can control it. This helper will make all moms around the world will smile broadly.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/1145754
Automated Medicine AssistantAutomated Medicine AssistantHealthcare is a global problem, countries big or small face this issue of providing ideal healthcare countrywide hence with the theme of coding with health in this makex competition I propose a solution to providing Elderly healthcare through technology.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/839410
Your Journey Through MakeX Spark
2025 MakeX World Championship
Young All-rounder Award winners will be sponsored to 2025 MakeX World Championship or win Makeblock Star products-A set of mBot2!
Special Award winners are also eligible to advance to 2025 MakeX World Championship.
Rules Guide
Click the Rules Guide for details
Project Submission Guide
STEP 1 : Publish Project
Each team should create the project based on the theme, and publish the project in mBlock community along with the picture and video.
>> Watch the video of Publish Project
Publish your Project
STEP 2 : Submit Project & Poster
After publishing the project, each team should choose the project, fill in personal information, upload the poster and finish the submission during the valid period.
<< Watch the video of Submit Project & Poster
Submit your Project & Poster
Details & Regulations
Participation Requirements
1. Team member： 1-2 contestant(s) 1-2 mentor(s)
2. Age： Contestant: 6-13 years oldMentor:18 years old and above
3. Each team can only publish one project to participate in a single match. 4. Mentor shall guide and supervise the students to carry out safe construction operation and tool use during the event.
Project Requirements
1. Project should be created around the theme of the event and should submit before the deadline.
2. Each team must publish original and non-adapted project.
3. The submitted project shall cover the following contents:
1) Project program
2) Project Introduction ( The whole project is generally 700 to 900 words long, without exceeding 2000 words )
3) 3 or more clearly visible photos of project ( support GIF, JPG, PNG format, and the size of a single one should not exceed 10M )
4) 1 complete demo video ( support MP4 and MOV formats, with single storage no more than 200M )
5) Project Poster
Recommended Equipments
Recommended equipments are shown as follows. If you want to buy any equipment, please contact the local distributor or MakeX Committee: makex_overseas@makeblock.com.
FAQ
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If you have any questions, please scan the QR Code or click the above link to join the MakeX Spark Group on Skype.
Project Gallery
Projects will be displayed after Oct.10th
Awards
Awards
Young All-rounder
Each winning team will win the sponsorship to 2025 MakeX World Championship or receive one unit of mbot2.
Each team member will receive one medal and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Awards
Excellent Mentor
Each awarded mentor will receive one unit of CyberPi Educational Competition Kit and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Awarded
Excellent Organization
Each awarded organization will receive one unit of mbot2 and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Special Awards
*Above each special awarded winner will receive an E-certificate.
Awards
Young Innovator
Young Designer
Young Engineer
Best Demonstration
Award lists
Organizers
Hosted by: MakeX Robotics Competition Committee
Organizer: Shenzhen Makeblock Co.,Ltd
Partners
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