A live creative challenge where student teams choose a Discovery World, meet their Funobotz Discovery Character, receive all required materials at the venue and transform their ideas into an original miniature world — completely on the spot.
National Challenge Day
Creator, Quest & RoboVerse
Per Innovator Team
THINKAVER 3.0 is a live National Design & Innovation Challenge where student teams imagine, plan, design and construct a physical miniature world completely on the spot.
No need to buy or source materials! Bases, structural elements, paper components, safe joining tools, crafting supplies, and challenge cards are provided right at the competition arena.
The challenge focuses on design thinking, spatial imagination, narrative storytelling, and craftsmanship. Prior coding or electronics knowledge is neither required nor evaluated.
There are NO pre-built models and NO online project/video submissions. Teams get their surprise challenge at the venue, build live during official time, and present directly to the jury.
From optional hands-on discovery to live on-the-spot creation and national jury showcase.
Experience the THINKAVER universe through optional Discovery Day sessions at schools, colleges, and community venues. Explore characters, worlds, and design thinking.
Register directly as a 2-member student team and select your Discovery World (Creator Planet, Adventure Quest World, or RoboVerse Academy).
Arrive at the arena on January 10, 2027. Receive your materials, assigned character, and theme challenge. Plan, design, and construct your world completely within competition time!
Present your completed world to the THINKAVER jury. Articulate your concept, character role, design choices, and unique story.
Each team selects one Discovery World during registration. Click Read Story to explore the world lore!
Participants create a vibrant miniature community and design meaningful relationships between people, places, their assigned character and the natural environment.
Participants create an imaginative world and tell a strong visual story using their Discovery Character across varied landscapes, obstacles, and magical realms.
Participants imagine and design a future-focused learning and innovation environment. No robotics, electronics or coding required!
Characters represent creative roles within the world narrative. Mapped to participant grade categories, each character brings personality, purpose, and story to your team's Discovery World.
A cheerful, nature-loving discovery character that fosters care, imagination, and community harmony within the miniature world. Suitable for all 3 themes: Creator Planet, Adventure Quest World, and RoboVerse Academy!
Nature, Care, Growth, Community, Imagination
Adventure, Exploration, Movement, Journey, Discovery
Problem solving, Planning, Protection, Intervention
Systems thinking, Infrastructure, Public spaces
From morning check-in to evening awards — here is how your team creates their world live.
Report at 08:30 AM with your team pass.
Receive your theme-specific prompt.
World base, crafting kit & character.
Brainstorm, sketch & divide tasks.
Construct structures, terrain & paths.
Integrate character & finalize story.
Explain ideas, features & narrative.
Open exhibition for all participants.
National champion & theme honors.
Evaluated live by a national panel of design, education, and creative architecture mentors.
How unique and imaginative is the team's overall idea and creative concept?
How strongly does the completed world reflect the chosen Discovery World and given challenge?
How meaningfully is the assigned Funobotz Discovery Character connected to the world?
How effectively are spaces, structures, paths, and materials assembled?
How clearly can the team explain their world, character, design choices and narrative?
Real hands-on creative thinking that transforms ideas from imagination into physical reality.
Participants learn to understand a challenge, imagine possibilities, plan, iterate and create.
Students transform ideas from imagination into a tangible, physical miniature world.
Students understand how structures, environments, characters and physical spaces interact.
Teams make quick, practical decisions within limited time and with given creative materials.
Students give purpose, emotional narrative, and context to their world and its characters.
Two students plan, communicate, divide responsibilities, and build together as a team.
Participants explain their thinking, design choices, and stories directly to the jury.
Participants learn that innovation is not limited to electronics — it begins with ideas!
No expensive computers, electronics labs, or specialized hardware kits needed. Open to creative and technical thinkers alike across Grades 3 to 12. Combine design, art, storytelling, and problem solving on a prestigious national stage!
Discovery Day is an optional hands-on experience designed to introduce children to the THINKAVER universe. Held at schools, colleges, and partner venues, participants meet the Funobotz characters, explore the 3 worlds, and build a mini model.
Register your 2-member team today. Choose your Discovery World, meet your Funobotz character, and prepare to design and build live on January 10, 2027.
