InTech Cup 2026

This year, the InTech Cup took place on 13 June 2026 at the Graf-Anton-Günther-Schule (GAG) in Oldenburg. We would like to thank the school for its willingness to host the InTech Cup there.

Once again, there were some thrilling competitions, which provided plenty of motivation for future work.
The detailed results can be found in the side menu.

The host school had entered a particularly large number of teams this time and was exceptionally well prepared. As a result, the top places in the individual events, as well as first place in the overall standings, all went to the Graf-Anton-Günther School. The ‘Journey through the Enchanted Forest’ event was won by the ‘Sebaschtian’ team. In the ‘Mixing a Magic Potion’ event, the ‘Chicken Nuggets’ team triumphed and in the ‘Magic Squares’ discipline, the ‘Die Wizards’ team triumphed in an incredibly close final against the ‘Ubbo-Gamemius’ team from the Ubbo-Emmius Gymnasium. In the overall standings, the ‘Die Baddies’ team ultimately came out on top, ahead of ‘OBelikS Bande’ from the OBS Alexanderstraße in Oldenburg.
In the junior category, the ‘Die Villagers’ team from the Copernicus-Gymnasium in Löningen put in the most impressive performance and were awarded the trophy.
We congratulate all the winners!

The top six teams in the overall standings:

See you next year!

The provisional timetable for the 2026 InTech Cup is now available to download. We wish you every success with your preparations. Teams will be allocated to their starting groups on the day at registration.

‘Draft timetable’

The rules document for the 2026 InTech Cup is now available to download. We wish you every success with your preparations.

“Download the rules document”

Any queries regarding the rules can be sent to intechcup@uol.de. These FAQs are published here at regular intervals.

You should therefore check this page regularly for updates. Changes from the previous version (Version 0) are highlighted in bold.

General questions

Question: If there is a limit on the number of sensors, do the rotation sensors built into the NXT, EV3 or Spike motors count towards this limit?

Answer: Rotation sensors are exempt from such restrictions for all Lego systems. However, original Lego rotation sensors must be used. If the number of sensors is limited, this applies to all other types of sensors.

Question: Can more than three motors be fitted to the robot?

Answer: As only one control brick is permitted and multiplexers (from other manufacturers) are not allowed, the number of motors is, on the one hand, limited by the number of individual outputs. On the other hand, in the interests of fairness, external actuators (motors) are limited to four, as this is the number of outputs in the widely used EV3 system.

Question: Does changing the chassis between disciplines still count as one of the permitted modifications, or is this considered to be a different basic design?

Answer: Changing the chassis between disciplines is permitted provided that the motors are not also changed. The base design comprises the brick and the drive motors, as well as the mountings for the various attachments and their connecting structure.

Question: Is a second battery pack permitted as ballast?

Answer: The restriction to one RCX, NXT, EV3 or Spike brick also applies to the associated power supply. Only one battery pack or one set of AA batteries (either standard or rechargeable) is permitted in the Brick used. No other batteries of any kind may be fitted. The use of other original Lego parts remains permitted.

Question: What counts as a prohibited adhesive?

Answer: All substances that hold two Lego pieces together are prohibited, either through an adhesive bond between the pieces or by attaching the pieces from the outside using adhesive tape or stickers. This also applies to original Lego stickers. These may only be used if they are not stuck across multiple pieces, but are, for example, only on the brick itself.

Question: Are alternative rubber rings permitted (e.g. household rubber bands)?

Answer: Only original Lego parts are permitted, even for rubber rings. As rubber rings do not have any Lego markings for verification, we will decide whether it is plausible that a rubber ring is an original Lego part, based on its appearance and colour.

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