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Explore AI Robotics for a Smart Nation – SIMC2.0 2026
SIMC2.0 2026 · Explore Track

Explore AI Robotics for a Smart Nation

A hands-on Artificial Intelligence Robotics experience for Secondary 1–3 students under SIMC2.0.

About the Track

The Explore Track is part of SIMC2.0 focused on AI Robotics learning. Designed for Secondary 1–3 students to build foundational AI skills. Teams work on real-world robotics challenges in a guided environment.

Explore Track
Learning Outcomes
AI Robotics Literacy
Hands-on introduction to AI systems and robotics thinking.
Future Skills
Problem-solving, collaboration, and computational thinking.
Format

4-day bootcamp followed by a final showcase. Students explore AI concepts through guided workshops and projects.

Teams present their final robotics solution at the showcase event.

Programme Structure
Bootcamp 25–28 May 2026 AI robotics workshops and project development.
Showcase 29 May 2026 Final presentation and demonstration.
Learning Process
01
Problem Scoping
Identify a real-world challenge.
02
AI Exploration
Learn how AI applies to robotics.
03
Build Solution
Develop your prototype.
04
Reflection
Evaluate impact and ethics.
Final Showcase

Teams will present their projects to their peers, including local and overseas senior high student participants from the Endeavour Track.
The showcase will serve as a celebration of learning, providing students with a platform to articulate their ideas, share their project journeys, and engage with the wider tech community.
Projects will be reviewed by an expert panel, which may recognise outstanding work for its creativity, clarity of thought, and teamwork.

The following awards will be given.

Smart Spark Awards The Smart Spark Awards celebrate teams that identify a genuine challenge, understand its effects, and propose a thoughtful, creative solution. Strong teams show empathy, originality, teamwork, and clear communication for voters to see its practical value in a school, community, or Singapore context.
AI Trailblazers Awards The AI Trailblazers Awards celebrate teams that use AI as a learning partner. The strongest teams document how AI supported their thinking, building, debugging, and refinement processes, while showing that they exercised human judgement, verified AI-generated outputs, and used AI responsibly.