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These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your participation at the “MathWorks Minidrone Competition, Japan 2025” (the “Competition”), promoted by The MathWorks, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “MathWorks”), currently planned to take place in Japan in 2025. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, to move the Competition to a virtual platform. In such case, MathWorks will notify all team captains via email and/or via an update to the Competition website.

Participation and Conditions of Entry:

How to Enter:

• The Competition will have two rounds. Round 1 will be a simulation round, and Round 2 is currently planned to be held at Reitaku University, 2 Chome-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
• All team members must currently be an enrolled student in a high school, degree-granting educational institution or in technical colleges in Japan.
• At least one team member must register on MathWorks’ website at MathWorks Minidrone Competition Japan 2025 submission form
• Teams must have a minimum of two people and a maximum of four people.
• MathWorks employees are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
• Once the registration form is completed and reviewed by MathWorks (typically within 72 business hours of MathWorks’ receipt), teams will receive instructions on how to participate in Round 1 of the Competition.
• In Round 1, teams must submit a simulation model on the challenge webpage by clicking the ‘Submit your entry’ button by 5 PM, 20-Jul-2025, ET (GMT-4), to be considered for Round 2. Only one entry may be submitted by each team. Up to seven teams will be selected to participate in Round 2 of the Competition.
• In order to participate in Round 2, these top teams must: (a) if Round 2 takes place in Japan, have at least their team captain be present at the Round 2 event at the Reitaku University, 2 Chome-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan on October 11-12, 2025; or (b) if MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, (i) submit a five to seven minute video describing the approach used to solve the Round 1 problem statement via email to minidronecompetition@mathworks.com by 5:00 PM EST on September 10, 2025; and (ii) have at least their team captain be present at the virtual event to be held on October 11, 2025.
• An overall winning team will be selected on October 12, 2025.
• Participation is free and no purchase is required. MathWorks will not pay or reimburse for travel or accommodation.

Judging:

• By submitting their entries to the competition, each team agrees that such entries will be shared with MathWorks and all other judges. Round 1 of the Competition will be judged by MathWorks engineers. Teams will use their modeling skills to refine a Simulink Model. The most efficient and fastest models will be selected for Round 2. Finalists invited to participate in Round 2 will be announced on September 01, 2025. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will both move on to Round 2.
• If Round 2 of the Competition takes place in Japan, it will be judged by MathWorks engineers. The teams will use their programming and modeling skills to complete a series of engineering tasks using the MathWorks-provided Minidrone within a specific time limit and a specific number of trials. If one or more Round 2 team completes all of the tasks, those teams will be judged based on the fastest times. Otherwise, for Round 2 teams that do not complete all tasks, judges will consider the next highest number of tasks completed and how many times each Round 2 team achieves this number out of the specific number of trials allowed. If two or more teams tie, they will receive the same prize.
• If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, the videos submitted by each team in Round 1 will be streamed on the virtual platform, and MathWorks engineers and the virtual audience will ask the team captains questions about their team’s submission. If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, at least the team captain for teams invited to participate in Round 2 must be present at the virtual event to remain in the Competition; thereafter, Competition results will be judged solely based on the simulation performance of such teams in Round 1. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will receive the same prize.
• Decisions by the judges are final.
• The first, second, and third placed teams will receive a prize of a trophy and a certificate. The teams must attend the Round 2 event on October 11-12, 2025 to be eligible for a prize. If at least the team captain of a team is not in attendance, that team’s prize will be awarded to the next-placed team.
• The names of the top three winning teams and their team members, along with the name of the school they are affiliated with, may be announced on the websites and/or the social media accounts (which may include without limitation Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn) of MathWorks and/or its affiliates.

General:

If you are a team member submitting the registration form on behalf of your team, by doing so, you represent and warrant that you have been authorized by each of your other team members to agree to these Terms, including without limitation any rights granted to MathWorks and any obligations required to be undertaken, on their behalf. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or terminate this Competition for any reason, including in the event of any act or occurrence that it believes would corrupt the integrity, administration, or fairness of the Competition. MathWorks is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed, or misdirected entries. By participating in the Competition, you agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless MathWorks, its respective affiliates, and any individuals engaged in the development or execution of this Competition, from any liability, claims, losses, and damages arising out of or related to your participation in this Competition or the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize received in this Competition. MathWorks collects personal information from you when you enter the Competition. The information collected is subject to the Privacy Policy. Should your team be selected as a first, second, or third placed team, you hereby authorize MathWorks to identify you as a member of the same, on websites owned by or affiliated with MathWorks, as well as certain other third-party websites and/or applications. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prizes won are the sole responsibility of the recipients of such prizes.

You will continue to own any applicable intellectual property rights in your submissions, but by entering a submission, you grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide royalty-free license to, without limitation, post the textual descriptions of the submissions on any website owned by or affiliated with MathWorks. Once you enter a submission, the submission cannot be modified in any way until after the judging period is complete.

You also agree to provide your submission directly to MathWorks, and grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and license others to use, copy, modify, and distribute your submission, or any portion thereof, for any and all MathWorks promotional purposes, on any and all media, in any and all formats, and via any and all modes of transmission, distribution, or dissemination, whether now known or hereafter developed. Nothing herein shall obligate MathWorks to exercise these rights. You hereby waive any right of inspection or approval of the uses to which the submission may be put. You grant the judges the right to use your submission for the purposes of judging this Competition.

You warrant and represent that: (1) you are of eighteen (18) years of age or older, and have the capacity to enter into this agreement; (2) you are not an employee of MathWorks; (3) you have full right, power, and authority to grant these rights and permissions; and (4) your submission a) is original; b) is solely owned by you so that no other party has any rights or interest in the submission, whether known or unknown; and c) does not violate the intellectual property, common law, or any rights of any third parties. You agree that these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and MathWorks, and supersedes all prior communications and/or understandings, whether written or oral, pertaining hereto. You agree that this agreement will be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the laws of Poland. This Competition is void where prohibited. This Competition is promoted The MathWorks GK, 7/F Akasaka Garden City, 4-15-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan together with Reitaku University, 2 Chome-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. Proof of purchase is not required, and purchase will not improve your chance of winning.

Terms and Conditions – MathWorks Minidrone Competition, India 2025

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your participation at the “MathWorks Minidrone Competition, India 2025” (the “Competition”), promoted by The MathWorks, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “MathWorks”) together with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana – 502284 planned to take place in India in 2025. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, to move the Competition to a virtual platform. In such case, MathWorks will notify all team captains via email and/or via an update to the Competition website.

Participation and Conditions of Entry:

How to Enter:

• The Competition will have two rounds. Round 1 will be a simulation round, and Round 2 is currently planned to be held at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana - 502284
• All team members must currently be an enrolled student at a degree-granting educational institution in India.
• At least one team member must register on MathWorks' website at https://www.mathworks.com/academia/student-competitions/minidrones/registration-form.html?tfa_6=Minidrone%20Competition%20-%20India%202025&tfa_73=Minidrone%20Competition%20-%20India%202025
• Teams must have a minimum of two people and a maximum of four people.
• MathWorks employees are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
• Once the registration form is completed and reviewed by MathWorks (typically within 72 business hours of MathWorks’ receipt), teams will receive instructions on how to participate in Round 1 of the Competition. 
• In Round 1, teams must submit a simulation model on the challenge webpage by clicking the ‘Submit your entry’ button by 5 PM, 14-Aug-2025, ET (GMT-4), to be considered for Round 2. Only one entry may be submitted by each team. Up to ten teams will be selected to participate in Round 2 of the Competition.
• In order to participate in Round 2, these top teams must: (a) if Round 2 takes place in India, have at least their team captain be present at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana – 502284. on September 15^th and 16^th, 2025; or (b) if MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, (i) submit a five to seven minute video describing the approach used to solve the Round 1 problem statement via email to minidronecompetition@mathworks.com by 5:00 PM EST on September 05, 2025; and (ii) have at least their team captain be present at the virtual event to be held on September 16^th, 2025.
• An overall winning team will be selected on September 16, 2025.
• Participation is free and no purchase is required. MathWorks will not pay or reimburse for travel or accommodation.

Judging:

• By submitting their entries to the competition, each team agrees that such entries will be shared with MathWorks and all other judges. Round 1 of the Competition will be judged by MathWorks engineers. Teams will use their modeling skills to refine a Simulink Model. The most efficient and fastest models will be selected for Round 2. Finalists invited to participate in Round 2 will be announced on August 30, 2025. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will both move on to Round 2.
• If Round 2 of the Competition takes place in India, it will be judged by MathWorks and/or IIIT Hyderabad professors. The teams will use their programming and modeling skills to complete a series of engineering tasks using the MathWorks-provided Minidrone within a specific time limit and a specific number of trials. If one or more Round 2 team completes all of the tasks, those teams will be judged based on the fastest times. Otherwise, for Round 2 teams that do not complete all tasks, judges will consider the next highest number of tasks completed and how many times each Round 2 team achieves this number out of the specific number of trials allowed. If two or more teams tie, they will receive the same prize.
• If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, the videos submitted by each team in Round 1 will be streamed on the virtual platform, and MathWorks engineers and the virtual audience will ask the team captains questions about their team’s submission. If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, at least the team captain for teams invited to participate in Round 2 must be present at the virtual event to remain in the Competition; thereafter, Competition results will be judged solely based on the simulation performance of such teams in Round 1. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will receive the same prize.
• Decisions by the judges are final.
• The first, second, and third placed teams will receive a prize of a trophy and a certificate. The teams must attend the Round 2 event on September 15th and 16th, 2025 to be eligible for a prize. If at least the team captain of a team is not in attendance, that team’s prize will be awarded to the next-placed team.
• The names of the top three winning teams and their team members, along with the name of the school they are affiliated with, may be announced on the websites and/or the social media accounts (which may include without limitation Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn) of MathWorks and/or its affiliates.

General:

If you are a team member submitting the registration form on behalf of your team, by doing so, you represent and warrant that you have been authorized by each of your other team members to agree to these Terms, including without limitation any rights granted to MathWorks and any obligations required to be undertaken, on their behalf. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or terminate this Competition for any reason, including in the event of any act or occurrence that it believes would corrupt the integrity, administration, or fairness of the Competition. MathWorks is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed, or misdirected entries. By participating in the Competition, you agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless MathWorks, its respective affiliates, and any individuals engaged in the development or execution of this Competition, from any liability, claims, losses, and damages arising out of or related to your participation in this Competition or the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize received in this Competition. MathWorks collects personal information from you when you enter the Competition. The information collected is subject to the Privacy Policy. Should your team be selected as a first, second, or third placed team, you hereby authorize MathWorks to identify you as a member of the same, on websites owned by or affiliated with MathWorks, as well as certain other third-party websites and/or applications. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prizes won are the sole responsibility of the recipients of such prizes.

You will continue to own any applicable intellectual property rights in your submissions, but by entering a submission, you grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide royalty-free license to, without limitation, post the textual descriptions of the submissions on any website owned by or affiliated with MathWorks. Once you enter a submission, the submission cannot be modified in any way until after the judging period is complete.

You also agree to provide your submission directly to MathWorks, and grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and license others to use, copy, modify, and distribute your submission, or any portion thereof, for any and all MathWorks promotional purposes, on any and all media, in any and all formats, and via any and all modes of transmission, distribution, or dissemination, whether now known or hereafter developed. Nothing herein shall obligate MathWorks to exercise these rights. You hereby waive any right of inspection or approval of the uses to which the submission may be put. You grant the judges the right to use your submission for the purposes of judging this Competition.

You warrant and represent that: (1) you are of eighteen (18) years of age or older, and have the capacity to enter into this agreement; (2) you are not an employee of MathWorks; (3) you have full right, power, and authority to grant these rights and permissions; and (4) your submission a) is original; b) is solely owned by you so that no other party has any rights or interest in the submission, whether known or unknown; and c) does not violate the intellectual property, common law, or any rights of any third parties. You agree that these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and MathWorks, and supersedes all prior communications and/or understandings, whether written or oral, pertaining hereto. You agree that this agreement will be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the laws of India. This Competition is void where prohibited. This Competition is promoted by MathWorks India Private Limited, Building, Embassy Tech Village Blocks I & J, Trillium, Outer Ring Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103 and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana – 502284. Proof of purchase is not required, and purchase will not improve your chance of winning.

These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) govern your participation at the “MathWorks Minidrone Competition, IFAC 2026” (the “Competition”), promoted by The MathWorks Ltd. (together with its affiliates, “MathWorks”) together with the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Organizing Committee, currently planned to take place in BEXCO, the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Busan, Republic of Korea. in 2026. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, to move the Competition to a virtual platform. In such case, MathWorks will notify all team captains via email and/or via an update to the Competition website.

Participation and Conditions of Entry:

How to Enter:

• The Competition will have two rounds. Round 1 will be a simulation round, and Round 2 is currently planned to be held at BEXCO, the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center,Busan, Republic of Korea in 2026.
• All team members must currently be an enrolled student at a degree-granting educational institution.
• At least one team member must register on MathWorks’ website at IFAC 2026 Registration Form - MATLAB & Simulink
• Teams must have a minimum of two people and a maximum of four people.
• MathWorks employees are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
• Once the registration form is completed and reviewed by MathWorks (typically within 72 business hours of MathWorks’ receipt), teams will receive instructions on how to participate in Round 1 of the Competition. 
• In Round 1, teams must submit a simulation model on the challenge webpage by clicking the ‘Submit your entry’ button by 5 PM, 25-Jun-2026, ET (GMT-4), to be considered for Round 2. Only one entry may be submitted by each team. Up to six teams will be selected to participate in Round 2 of the Competition.
• In order to participate in Round 2, these top teams must: (a) if Round 2 takes place in Republic of Korea, have at least their team captain be present at the Round 2 event at the BEXCO, the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center,Busan, Republic of Korea, on August 26 & August 27, 2026; or (b) if MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, (i) submit a five to seven minute video describing the approach used to solve the Round 1 problem statement via email to minidronecompetition@mathworks.com  by 5:00 PM EST on August 10, 2026; and (ii) have at least their team captain be present at the virtual event to be held on August 26-27, 2026.
• An overall winning team will be selected on August 27, 2026.
• Participation is free and no purchase is required. MathWorks will not pay or reimburse for travel or accommodation.

Judging:

• By submitting their entries to the competition, each team agrees that such entries will be shared with MathWorks and all other judges. Competition will be judged by MathWorks engineers. Teams will use their modeling skills to refine a Simulink Model. The most efficient and fastest models will be selected for Round 2. Finalists invited to participate in Round 2 will be announced on Jul 25, 2026. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will both move on to Round 2.
• If Round 2 of the Competition takes place in Republic of Korea, it will be judged by MathWorks engineers. The teams will use their programming and modeling skills to complete a series of engineering tasks using the MathWorks-provided Minidrone within a specific time limit and a specific number of trials. If one or more Round 2 team completes all of the tasks, those teams will be judged based on the fastest times. Otherwise, for Round 2 teams that do not complete all tasks, judges will consider the next highest number of tasks completed and how many times each Round 2 team achieves this number out of the specific number of trials allowed. If two or more teams tie, they will receive the same prize.
• If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, the videos submitted by each team in Round 1 will be streamed on the virtual platform, and MathWorks engineers and the virtual audience will ask the team captains questions about their team’s submission. If MathWorks moves Round 2 to a virtual platform, at least the team captain for teams invited to participate in Round 2 must be present at the virtual event to remain in the Competition; thereafter, Competition results will be judged solely based on the simulation performance of such teams in Round 1. If two or more entries receive the same winning score, the corresponding submitters will receive the same prize.
• Decisions by the judges are final.
• The first, second, and third placed teams will receive a prize of a trophy and a certificate. The teams must attend the Round 2 event on August 26-27, 2026, to be eligible for a prize. If at least the team captain of a team is not in attendance, that team’s prize will be awarded to the next-placed team.
• The names of the top three winning teams and their team members, along with the name of the school they are affiliated with, may be announced on the websites and/or the social media accounts (which may include without limitation Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn) of MathWorks and/or its affiliates.

General:

If you are a team member submitting the registration form on behalf of your team, by doing so, you represent and warrant that you have been authorized by each of your other team members to agree to these Terms, including without limitation any rights granted to MathWorks and any obligations required to be undertaken, on their behalf. MathWorks reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or terminate this Competition for any reason, including in the event of any act or occurrence that it believes would corrupt the integrity, administration, or fairness of the Competition. MathWorks is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed, or misdirected entries. By participating in the Competition, you agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless MathWorks, its respective affiliates, and any individuals engaged in the development or execution of this Competition, from any liability, claims, losses, and damages arising out of or related to your participation in this Competition or the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize received in this Competition. MathWorks collects personal information from you when you enter the Competition. The information collected is subject to the Privacy Policy. Should your team be selected as a first, second, or third placed team, you hereby authorize MathWorks to identify you as a member of the same, on websites owned by or affiliated with MathWorks, as well as certain other third party websites and/or applications. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prizes won are the sole responsibility of the recipients of such prizes.

You will continue to own any applicable intellectual property rights in your submissions, but by entering a submission, you grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide royalty-free license to, without limitation, post the textual descriptions of the submissions on any website owned by or affiliated with MathWorks. Once you enter a submission, the submission cannot be modified in any way until after the judging period is complete.

You also agree to provide your submission directly to MathWorks, and grant to MathWorks a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and license others to use, copy, modify, and distribute your submission, or any portion thereof, for any and all MathWorks promotional purposes, on any and all media, in any and all formats, and via any and all modes of transmission, distribution, or dissemination, whether now known or hereafter developed. Nothing herein shall obligate MathWorks to exercise these rights. You hereby waive any right of inspection or approval of the uses to which the submission may be put. You grant the judges the right to use your submission for the purposes of judging this Competition.

You warrant and represent that: (1) you are of eighteen (18) years of age or older, and have the capacity to enter into this agreement; (2) you are not an employee of MathWorks; (3) you have full right, power, and authority to grant these rights and permissions; and (4) your submission a) is original; b) is solely owned by you so that no other party has any rights or interest in the submission, whether known or unknown; and c) does not violate the intellectual property, common law, or any rights of any third parties. You agree that these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and MathWorks, and supersedes all prior communications and/or understandings, whether written or oral, pertaining hereto. You agree that this agreement will be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the laws of Republic of Korea. This Competition is void where prohibited. This Competition is promoted by The MathWorks Korea, 14/F521 Teheran-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea together with the International Federation of Automatic Control 2026 (IFAC 2026) Organizing Committee. Proof of purchase is not required, and purchase will not improve your chance of winning.