<p>The Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition (SAFMC) is a national flying-machine competition run by Science Centre Singapore in collaboration with DSO National Laboratories. Among its categories are coding-driven drone events, where student teams program small autonomous or semi-autonomous drones to complete mission scenarios.</p><ul><li>Coding-drone entries currently run under "Smart Drones" (Beginner for primary school, Intermediate for Secondary and IP Year 1–4); higher-complexity autonomous categories such as High-Speed Drone Flock and Swarm are offered at polytechnic and university level.</li><li>Teams of 2–4 write code for a programmable drone to complete tasks in a defined mission scenario; each team must include at least one Singapore citizen.</li><li>Awards are presented across categories at the annual SAFMC finals, alongside trophies and national recognition for top-placing teams.</li><li>Registration for SAFMC 2026 is now closed; teams interested in SAFMC 2027 can join the mailing list via safmc@science.edu.sg.</li></ul>