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FRC Team 4788, an eclectic group of highschoolers from across West Australia! Brought together by a passion for robotics and making change!

Representing Team 4788, Team 5333 and Team 5663, three FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams based at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Curtin University FIRST Robotics pairs teams of high school students competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition with Engineering mentors from Curtin University to design, build & use a large robot in the regional competition held in Sydney, Australia.

In 2017, Team 5663 traveled to the USA to compete in the 2017 FIRST Houston Championships. In 2016, two of our teams, 5333 and 5663, traveled to St. Louis, Missouri to compete in the 2016 St. Louis FIRST Championships. Curtin FRC also runs Robo Academy: a 2 day workshops for students aged 8-15 years using Lego Mindstorms.

26/08/2026

2026 WARP RECAP!

And just like that the West Australian Robotics Playoffs have come and gone, and as always we had an amazing time over the 3 days! Our main robot was in the winning alliance with Bunbury and Carine senior high schools, and our recruits came 6th out of 27 teams! This competition wouldn’t have been possible without the huge amounts of work put in by all of the volunteers, teachers, and parents, thank you so much! If you'd like to see a more in depth recap of the event, we have daily updates posted on our Instagram page, and a recap video on our YouTube channel!

18/08/2026

4788 OFFSEASON RECAP!

2026 Offseason has now come to a close! We had an amazing time over the 14 weeks of sessions, culminating in 2 robots competing at the West Australian Robotics Playoffs! The first robot (4788) was made by our more experienced students, and the second (9986) was fully made by newcomers to the team! If you’d like to see a more in depth recap of the offseason, we have weekly updates on our Instagram page, and a recap video on our YouTube!

01/07/2026

WEEK 8️⃣ DONE!

Week 8 is complete, and so is most of our robot, all that’s left to do is attach the hopper, which should be done next week! Good progress has been made on all the electrical work too, with a large amount of wiring and soldering now complete, we were then greeted with a rainbow to close out the day! WARP is fast approaching so stay tuned for more updates!

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26/06/2026

WEEK 7️⃣ DONE!

Another week, and another scrimmage! Great progress was made this week, and although we didn’t meet our initial goal of a complete robot by Sunday, we are getting closer and closer every day. The hopper has been made and both the intake and shooter have been attached, the electrical work is in full swing now too! We are on track to complete the robot next week, ready for programming to begin!

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14/06/2026

WEEK 6 DONE! 🎂

Week 6 has been and gone, and what a riveting week it was! (pun intended). All the parts needed for our off-season robot were shipped on Friday (including 4 swerve MK5N modules from DNA Racing), and we completed the drivebase during a scrimmage we hosted on Saturday. Teams from Lesmurdie, Como, and Lakelands all attended and were provided with complete access to our facilities, tools, and hands-on help from our experienced team of mentors. We have another scrimmage next Saturday, during which we hope to complete our bot, time will tell if that rings true, so stay tuned for our future posts!

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09/06/2026

WEEK 5️⃣ DONE!

One week later, and one step closer to WARP! All the parts needed for the offseason bot have been ordered, and machining has begun. After the parts get shipped we’ll be ready to begin mechanical work on the bot. We ended the week by getting an early start on drivertraining for WARP! Stay tuned for more updates!

01/06/2026

WEEK 4 COMPLETE 🎉

Week 4 has come to a close. Much of our time was spent moving into a larger and brighter build space. After adjusting to the new workshop, some of the new recruits continued working on the rookie robot, while some others joined the main group to work on designing and ordering parts for our off-season bot!

24/05/2026

WEEK 3 COMPLETE! 🎉

Week 3 was particularly busy, our new recruits joined us for the first time this Friday and they returned for another session on Sunday to learn CAD and general mechanical skills. Coincidentally Sunday was also the Curtin Open Day, a great event with talks, demonstrations, and free food! After Open Day, the more experienced students completed the robot CAD ready for machining to begin ASAP

17/05/2026

WEEK 2 & 2026 Ri3D COMPLETE! 🎉

Week 2 saw the annual WARP Robot in 3 Days event take place at Murdoch University, where Team 4788 supported the newly established WA FRC teams through 3 full days of robot building ahead of WARP this August!

With access to our mentors, tools and workshop resources, teams were able to gain hands-on experience and build confidence in all areas of FRC.

A huge thank you to DPIRD and Murdoch University for helping make the event possible!

09/05/2026

WEEK 1 COMPLETE! ✅

With the competition season drawing to a close, the offseason has has officially begun! Our week was spent deciding on a game plan going forwards into the offseason, and our CAD team has been hard at work, creating an entirely new design for our robot in preparation for WARP in August.

Stay tuned for more updates! 👀

Address

Kent Street
Perth, WA
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Website

http://curtin.edu/first-robotics

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