The winners of Robofest-2011 (a joint programme organized by Oleg Deripaska's Volnoe Delo Foundation and Rosmolodezh) attended this years World Robotic Olympics. The Olympics were held in Abu Dhabi, on November 17 through 21. It brought together 377 teams from 35 countries. Russia was represented by 23 teams from Moscow, Ulyanovsk, Nadym, Zheleznogorsk and Chelyabinsk regions. The national team did well in the qualifying matches - almost all the teams made the top 16 in their category.