International Telecommunication Union and partners to organize Robotics Challenge in Accra

The MakersPlace, InovTech STEM Center and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have joined hands to organize the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge, a UN-based educational robotics championship, for the first time in Ghana on March 22, 2025, at Academic City University.

MakersPlace and InovTech STEM Center have been appointed as the national organizers in Ghana for the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2024-2025, a global initiative of the ITU, as part of AI for Good, the leading action-oriented, global, and inclusive United Nations (UN) platform on artificial intelligence (AI). ITU is the UN’s specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

This challenge, to be held in Ghana for the first time, will put over 100 Ghanaian students and their robotics expertise on the global map. An opportunity to make Ghana shine, this robotics challenge looks at targeting students to offer robotic solutions targeting disaster management, which is a critical focus area across the world.

The challenge highlights robots that offer practical solutions to promote the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants design, build, and program a robot that completes a mission based on one of these goals.

The focus is on Robotics for Good, emphasizing addressing natural disasters like earthquakes, seismic risk prediction, and soil and subsurface studies. The primary objective is to enable swift intervention during disasters to effectively minimize their impact.