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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,…

FIRST LEGO League teams using SPIKE Prime have a flexible platform for combining coding, mechanical design and creative problem-solving. The kit gives students…

The climb is often the final high-value action in an FRC match, so it can change the result in a few seconds. A successful climbing robot needs more than a…

A school robotics programme can turn abstract STEM concepts into a shared, practical experience. Students design, build, programme and test machines that must…