A technology and robot competition opened for brainy students studying at schools in Xiaoyi, Shanxi province on Dec 24.

The event includes a special competition testing student innovation, a contest to build a robot with an educational purpose, and a unique challenge using the global robotics platform Makex.

The week-long event will involve more than 1,000 students, with fierce competition to design and build the best prototypes.

A young boy holds a robot that he has built during a competition in Xiaoyi, Dec 26. [Photo/sxrb.com]

Schoolchildren take part in a technology and robot competition in Xiaoyi, Dec 26. [Photo/sxrb.com]