{"id":42601,"date":"2025-10-17T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=42601"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:11:00","slug":"mlc-school-robotics-at-robocup-junior-australian-nationals-act","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/mlc-school-robotics-at-robocup-junior-australian-nationals-act\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC School Robotics at RoboCup Junior Australian Nationals \u2013 ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">From Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October, 14 talented students from MLC\u2019s Competition Robotics Teams (Year 6 to Year 12) proudly represented our School at the RoboCup Junior Australian Nationals in Canberra. Accompanied by mentors <strong>Marie Cassar<\/strong> and <strong>Bede Schofield,<\/strong> this marked MLC School\u2019s debut at the national event, where our teams competed across three divisions: OnStage, Maze, and Rescue.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>With over 750 competitors from across Australia and New Zealand, this was the largest RoboCup Junior Nationals event ever held. Our students demonstrated outstanding resilience, teamwork, and determination in the lead-up to and throughout the competition.<\/p>\n<p>We are thrilled to share that MLC Robotics achieved <b>3rd place in both the Novice and Open OnStage divisions<\/b>, a remarkable accomplishment that showcases the strength and potential of our Robotics Program on a national stage.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all participating students and their dedicated mentors. Your hard work and passion continue to inspire our community.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>MLC School Nationals RoboCup Teams:<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><b>MLC School Impending Doom &#8211; Open Onstage 3rd Place: \u2002\u2002\u2002<\/b>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ethelia Cassar<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indi Hannah<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonnie Li<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Van Der<\/strong> <strong>Westhuizen<\/strong> (Year 9)\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>MLC School The Piggies &#8211; Novice Onstage 3rd Place:\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/b>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Victoria Cassar<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hannah Girgis<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remy Pereira<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Smith<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>MLC School Defying Gravity<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ashwini Kanesalingam<\/strong>\u2002(Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sadie Lucas<\/strong> (Year 7)\u2002<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fedra Nikolakopoulos<\/strong> (Year 7)\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eloise Woodhouse<\/strong> (Year 7)\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>MLC School Wall-E &#8211; Intermediate Maze\u2002\u2002<\/b>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingrid Henderson<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caydence Sumantri<\/strong> (Year 9)\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>MLC School ABCD &#8211; Secondary Rescue Line<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abigail Bush<\/strong> (Year 12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"mailto:mcassar@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><strong><em>&#8211; Marie Cassar\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSTEM Co curricular Coordinator<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><em>Click on gallery to view full images<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-42601 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure 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