J un ior , ▁is ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁Rob o C up , ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁robot ics ▁organisation . ▁ ▁It ▁focus es ▁on ▁education ▁and ▁a ims ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁larger ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁Rob o C up ▁project ▁( cre ating ▁rob ots ) ▁to ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁school ▁aged ▁children ▁( techn ically ▁up ▁through ▁age ▁ 1 9 ). ▁Part icip ants ▁comp ete ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁main ▁le agues : ▁Soccer , ▁Res cue ▁or ▁Dance . ▁Dance ▁Theatre ▁also ▁exists ▁as ▁a ▁sub - le ague ▁of ▁Dance , ▁and ▁Premier ▁Res cue ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁History ▁Rob o C up ▁Jr ▁Soccer ▁was ▁invent ed ▁and ▁started ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁held ▁by ▁Hen rik ▁Haut op ▁Lund ▁and ▁Luigi ▁P agli ar ini ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Rob o C up ▁international ▁competition ▁held ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁interactive ▁work shop ▁and ▁competition ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Hen rik ▁Haut op ▁Lund ▁and ▁Luigi ▁P agli ar ini ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Rob o C up ▁international ▁competition ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁Rob o C up ▁Junior ▁Edu c ational ▁competition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁format ▁for ▁Rob o C up ▁Junior ▁was ▁ ▁de vised ▁by ▁a ▁Melbourne ▁committee ▁of ▁teachers