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Across Sydney robotics clubs and Melbourne's growing FIRST communities, teams are learning that the moments spent face-to-face with judges often weigh as…

FIRST Robotics Competition teams across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane regularly tackle manipulators that must lift game pieces weighing 10 kilograms or more…

FIRST Robotics programs in Maryland have grown into something larger than a school-based competition. With backing from regional employers, research…

Australia stretches more than four thousand kilometres from Perth to Brisbane, and many FIRST LEGO League teams operate in regional centres where engineering…

The robot game is the centrepiece of every FIRST LEGO League season, a high-energy 2.5-minute showdown where autonomous robots tackle themed missions on a…

Running a summer robotics camp sounds exciting until the budget spreadsheet comes out. Kits, laptops, safety gear, venue hire, insurance and mentor stipends…

At the Chesapeake Regional, alliances are built in the pits and finalised on the field within hours. A well-organised scouting system turns raw observations…

Robotics teams across Australia are discovering what sport clubs, theatre troupes, and school bands have known for decades: an exciting first season means…

A mentor in FIRST Robotics Competition does far more than explain Java, troubleshoot a motor controller, or review a robot’s autonomous routine. The strongest…

A growing FIRST Tech Challenge team needs more than extra students and a larger parts order. Expansion changes how the team communicates, makes decisions,…