Sponsored by Capelli Sport
MakeX 2026 — Capelli Sport
A sports-themed national robotics competition. Students aged 4 to 15 design, build and code robots to complete real match-day missions — colour-based delivery, logistics and field sorting — alongside the official MakeX Inspire and MakeX Starter world seasons.
Categories
Competition categories
6 categories ran in the 2026 season. Open a category for its rules, resources and photos.
- 4–7 yearsmTiny
Capelli SportsWonderland
A playful introduction to robotics in a sports world. Children drive their robot along simple paths, discover sports zones, and complete easy missions that build coordination and logic.
View category29 photos - 8–12 yearsmBot2
Capelli Inspire — Smart Logistics
Students become logistics managers: the robot must move between stations, pick up the right cargo, and deliver it to the correct zone on time.
View category26 photos - 13–15 yearsmBot2
Capelli Starter — Locker Room
A real competition scenario for teens. The robot starts from the locker room, scans the assigned colour, then selects and scores the correct object.
View category12 photos - 8–12 yearsmBot2
Capelli Sport — Football
A professionally designed mini-soccer pitch tailored for educational robotics, with safe boundaries, two goal areas and a smooth playing surface.
View category4 photos - 8–12 years
MakeX Inspire — Code Courier
The official 2026 MakeX Inspire world season. Its theme, “Code Courier”, is built around artificial intelligence and information security as core concepts.
View category16 photos - 10–13 years
MakeX Starter — Signal Rise
The official 2026 MakeX Starter world season. Its theme, “Signal Rise”, takes signal as the starting point of communication and connection.
View category4 photos
Equipment
Official field maps
Printed competition mats, sold to participating schools and teams. Contact us to place an order.
| Category | Platform | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Capelli SportsWonderland | mTiny | $30.00 |
| Capelli Inspire — Smart Logistics | mBot2 | $25.00 |
| Capelli Starter — Locker Room | mBot2 | $25.00 |
| Capelli Sport — Football | mBot2 | $25.00 |
| MakeX Inspire — Code Courier | — | $150.00 |
| MakeX Starter — Signal Rise | — | $750.00 |