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Aussie teams talk about their drive base the way tradies talk about their ute: it has to handle whatever the day throws at it. FTC drive trains set the tone…

A FIRST LEGO League scrimmage gives teams a realistic competition experience without the pressure of an official tournament. Students can test their robot,…

A team website is often the first place a potential sponsor, mentor, parent or volunteer encounters your robotics programme. Before anyone replies to an email…

When Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers launched FIRST in 1989, the idea was simple but ambitious: pair students with professional engineers so that science and…

In robotics clubs from Parramatta to Penrith, students are discovering that the difference between a robot that works and one that doesn't often comes down to…

When a robotics team grows beyond two or three programmers, keeping track of who changed what, when, and why becomes a real challenge. GitHub offers a free,…

A FIRST Robotics Competition weekend is part engineering sprint, part travelling production, and part team community. Students may spend long hours in a busy…

A strong FIRST Chairman’s Award essay presents a team as a lasting force for change, not simply as a group that performs well at competitions. It should show…

FIRST Robotics gives young people a practical way to explore engineering, programming, design and teamwork. Students build machines, solve problems and learn…

A strong sponsorship programme gives students access to tools, travel, registration, safety equipment and expert guidance. For a FIRST team, funding is also…