WER, an acronym for World Educational Robot Contest, was founded and organized by World Educational Robotics Society (WERS). WER is an international robot contest for teenagers from 4 to 18. Annually, more than 500,000 participants from 30 countries participate in WER contests.

WER 2016 World Champions was held at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from November 19 to 20. Over 5000 contestants from nearly 30 countries came to participate in this carnival, competing on four events: Brick Robot Contest, Extended Task Contest, Little Spirit, Huge Creativity and Microlens.