Every team should make a poster about their robot and their functionalities. This poster is graded in a poster presentation. The maximum score is 50 points.

In Stage 1 there are two challenges: Party Host and Housekeeper. In the Party Host challenge, HERO serves drinks, finds his mates and is a receptionist. In the Housekeeper challenge HERO takes out the trash, cleans up and makes conversation. The teams can score 1000 points per challenge.

In the Houskeeper challenge, HERO will be a "modern smart-speaker", which means that it can listen, answer to and follow certain commands. In the Party Host challenge HERO explains to people where they can find certain places in the arena.