Stories

Volunteers are the reason a FIRST event feels organised, welcoming and inspiring. They greet families, reset fields, inspect robots, guide teams, solve…

A virtual FIRST Tech Challenge workshop can give students a practical introduction to robot design, programming, engineering notebooks and teamwork without…

In FIRST Robotics Competition, the drivetrain is the foundation of every successful robot. It determines how the machine moves, navigates the field, and…

Running a FIRST robotics team in Australia is equal parts engineering, mentoring, and money management. Between registration fees, robot parts, travel across…

When the FRC competition season wraps in April, plenty of Australian students are tempted to shove their kit in the corner of the garage and not touch robot…

Libraries across Australia have long served as community hubs where curiosity meets practical learning, from storytime sessions to coding clubs. For branches…

FIRST Robotics has grown from a single New Hampshire gymnasium in 1992 into one of the most respected youth engineering programmes on the planet. Its chapters…

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…