Overseas robotics competition builds more than future innovators

St Peters Lutheran College

James and Lachlan teamed up with their robotics partners, Grace Lutheran College, and took part in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Global Competition (FGC) in Dubai. The challenge brought together 191 countries, each sending one team of high school students, aged 14 –18 years, with the common goal of increasing their knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and becoming the next generation of innovative leaders.

Vinesh N. (Year 10), community outreach manager for St Peters Robotics, says “St Peters has been representing as Team Australia since the competition began in 2017.” For the Dubai competition a total of five students teamed together. “We have been working with Grace since 2016 in another competition called FIRST Robotics Competition and are known as The Pineapples,” says Vinesh.

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