Minidrone Competitions

Get an introduction to Model-Based Design while challenging your peers. You’ll design a line follower algorithm using Simulink and learn how to model, simulate, and fly a minidrone.

Teams of 2 to 4 participants

Virtual or in-person competition rounds

No participation fees

Complimentary MathWorks software

Competitions Around the World

Competition

Format Venue Application Deadline Simulation Submission Deadline
Poland 2025 In person Warsaw University of Technology, Poland December 21, 2024
1:00 p.m. EDT
January 12, 2025

MathWorks Minidrone Competition Video Series

Discover tips and tricks that will guide you through the different stages of the MathWorks minidrone competitions.

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Past Winners

Winning teams are crowned by developing the fastest and most consistent minidrone line follower algorithms.

Mexico 2024

  • April 25, 2024
    ITAM, Mexico
  • Winner: Team Nokstella, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
  • First runner-up: Team LadyBug, CETYS University, Mexico
  • Second runner-up: Team Aeroitam, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

ICAR 2023

  • December 5, 2023
    Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
  • Winner: Team AutoDR1, Abu Dhabi University
  • First runner-up: Team Eyeliner, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Second runner-up: Team Breeze, Khalifa University

EMEA 2023

  • October 27, 2023
    Virtual
  • Winner: Team QKH, ENSMA
  • First runner-up: Team Mambonauts, TXT Group
  • Second runner-up: Team Orville, Oxford University

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