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Building a robot that can navigate obstacles is one of the most rewarding engineering challenges in FIRST Tech Challenge. A successful FTC robot must do more…

Building a competitive robotics team requires more than motivated students and a well-stocked workshop. The adults who volunteer their time to guide, teach,…

Choosing among FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League and Jr.FLL can feel complicated because each program combines a different…

Australian teams have been quietly building some of the strongest competition cultures in the global FIRST community, from the bustling pits at Sydney Olympic…

A strong robotics team library is more than a shelf of competition manuals. It is a working collection of books, diagrams, safety references, programming…

A well-designed robotics retreat gives students space to build trust, practise communication and solve problems away from the pressure of competition. For a…

A FIRST Robotics Competition match is a fast, carefully controlled sequence in which two alliances of three teams compete on a shared field. Students must move…

A robotics challenge gives students a reason to think deeply, test ideas and learn from results. Rather than receiving a single correct method, they must…

A tournament victory deserves more than a quick post on social media. A well-written press release can turn a robotics award into a story about student…

A well-designed battery cart gives a robotics team a reliable place to store, charge and move batteries during build sessions and competition. It also reduces…