RoboCupJunior was initiated by Lund and Pagliarini in 1998, with a demonstration at RoboCup-98 in Paris. The following year, RoboCup-99 in Stockholm exhibited the first interactive workshops. Since, the initiative has grown and major events were held in Amsterdam at RoboCup EURO 2000 and the international RoboCupJunior tournament in Melbourne, Australia at RoboCup-2000. In Melbourne, over 100 children participated from 25 schools around Australia, as well as from Germany and the USA. Students entered one of three challenges: soccer, line-following sumo and dance. In addition, over 500 local school children toured the RoboCup venue and learned about the initiative.