{"id":46489,"date":"2026-07-31T11:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=46489"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:31:53","slug":"developing-tomorrows-innovators-through-robotics-success","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/developing-tomorrows-innovators-through-robotics-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Tomorrow&#8217;s Innovators Through Robotics Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-46492\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1-400x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1-400x640.jpg 400w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Robotics-Edited-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>MLC Competition Robotics \u2013 RoboCup Sydney Regional Workshop and Competition\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">On Saturday 25 July, several MLC School Competition Robotics teams attended the RoboCup Sydney Regionals workshop and competition. This friendly event helped students prepare for the upcoming state competition later this term while providing valuable competition experience and feedback from judges and officials. We were particularly pleased with the resilience demonstrated by all our students. Their efforts were reflected in the strong results achieved across the competition:<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">1st Place \u2013 MLC School \u2013 Maisy Maze, <em>ELSV<\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hannah Girgis<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Smith<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oliva Gu<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">1st Place \u2013 MLC School \u2013 Intermediate Maze, <em>Snack Club <\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Caydence Sumantri<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Sanaya Nair<\/strong> (Year 11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">2nd Place \u2013 MLC School \u2013 Ollie Onstage, <em>Mad Scientists <\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Maya Erazo Djurisic<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Leila Najdi<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Avery Lan<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">2nd Place \u2013 MLC School \u2013 Novice Onstage, <em>Disney\u2019s Got Talent<\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Peita Nikolakopoulos<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Henrietta Britton<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Zara Hunt<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><a href=\"mailto:mcassar@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Marie Cassar<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nSTEM Co-curricular Coordinator<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46491\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized-640x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Vex-Team-2-Resized.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>MLC School Competition Robotics \u2013 VEX Robotics<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">On Wednesday 29 July, our cohort of three teams participated in a VEX Robotics Tournament. \u00a0This is only our second year competing in VEX and, for most of the students, this was their first experience at a competition. It was an exciting and energetic day with multiple rounds of competing, demonstrating skills for points, and an interview with judges, all of which contributed to an overall score and judging of awards. While our teams did not qualify for the finals rounds, they represented MLC School with pride and resilience, gained invaluable experience and exposure to the competition format, and took inspiration from the more experienced teams around them. Two of our teams also received awards<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">The \u2019Think\u2019 Award, awarded for high robot performance using autonomous code, to team \u2013 MLC School \u2013 <em>Ramenites<\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Avery Satchcroft<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Maya Haysom-McDowell<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Daisy Han<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Clare Wei<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Katherine Yuen<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">The \u2018Create\u2019 Award, awarded for a creative approach to robot design and strategy, to team \u2018MLC School \u2013 <em>V-EXtreme<\/em><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Nyla Sawkins<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Camellia Yao<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><strong>Alicia Wang<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><a href=\"mailto:bschofield@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Bede Schofield<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nRobotics Coach<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLC Competition Robotics \u2013 RoboCup Sydney Regional Workshop and Competition\u00a0 \u00a0 On Saturday 25 July, several MLC School Competition Robotics teams attended the RoboCup Sydney Regionals workshop and competition. 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