APEC 2026 MicroMouse Contest Results And Video
The APEC 2026 Micromouse contest was held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas on March 23th, 2026. A total of 15 mice were on hand for the contest.
Decimus-5A from the UK came in first with the best score. KOGUMA-CHAN.Mk3 from Tokyo University of Science in Japan came in second, had the fastest run, and won the Best Student award. PIGGY-ONE, also from Tokyo University of Science in Japan, came in third. Each of these contestants won a cash prize.
Click here for the full report on the contest.
Click here to watch a video of the contest on YouTube.
APEC 2027 MicroMouse Contest
Date: Monday, March 8, 2027
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: TBA
Cost: Free To All Attendees
Enter the annual APEC MicroMouse contest or join us as a spectator for this exciting event. Participants design, build, and program robotic mice and compete to see who can navigate their way through the maze in the shortest time. The rules for the contest use a scoring system with a penalty for the time taken to map and run the maze, and a bonus for not touching the mouse. They are similar to those used at the IEEE World Final held in London in 1987 except that the touch penalty has been reduced from 10 seconds to 2 seconds. The time for each contestant has also been reduced from 15 to 7 minutes. Within this time limit, the MicroMouse may make up to five runs. Only one mouse per handler will be allowed this year.
Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories based on score:
- 1st Place: $500
- 2nd Place: $250
- 3rd Place: $125
Additional trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to students in the following categories:
- Best Student (based on score): $500
- Fastest Run (based on run time): $150
To learn more about the Micromouse Contest, see this video from the folks at Veritasium.
To inquire about participating in the APEC 2027 Micromouse Contest, email us at micromouse@apec-conf.org.