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🏆The Finals of the MathWorks Minidrone Competition- Europe 2025 will be held at the MathWorks Cambridge Office, UK

MathWorks Minidrone Competition

Europe 2025

    Learn how to develop an autonomous minidrone line follower and develop key skills like Model-Based Design relevant to the industry—all while having fun using drones!

    The application deadline has passed for this competition

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Europe 2025 Competition Details

Round 1 | Simulation

Develop path planning, image processing, and control systems for a minidrone line follower in simulations

Round 2 | Deployment

Deploy algorithms designed during the simulation round to a Parrot Mambo minidrone

This competition is open to students from universities/institutes in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Get Ready to Fly

1. Apply to receive all the competition materials. 

2. Watch the MathWorks Minidrone Competition video series to better understand the competition details.

3. Review the competition rules and guidelines.

4. Complete MATLAB Onramp, Simulink Onramp, and Stateflow Onramp courses before starting to work on your algorithm.

Submit your entry

Competition Timeline

Task

Deadline
Application 01-Oct-2025
Simulation Submission 12-Oct-2025
Finalists Declaration 15-Oct-2025
Final Round 06 & 07 Nov 2025

🏆The Finals of the MathWorks Minidrone Competition- Europe 2025 will be held at the MathWorks Cambridge Office, UK

No participation fees

Free self-paced tutorials

Complimentary MathWorks software

MathWorks Minidrones Competition Video Series