01/05/2026
Good luck to everyone at champs. We hope you have a can-tastic time!
Thank you for sponsoring our can collection robot.
STEM for Everyone. Everywhere. The students are from the greater Sydney area who are all eager and determined to achieve our goals.
Team 3132, otherwise recognized as The Thunder Down Under, is the first Australian Team to participate in the FIRST® Robotics Competition. Our team consists of approximately sixty students and mentors who share the same passion, ambition and commitment to inspire others about the vision of FIRST® around the country and grow STEM. It includes goals like building a robot and making a difference in o
01/05/2026
Good luck to everyone at champs. We hope you have a can-tastic time!
Thank you for sponsoring our can collection robot.
27/03/2026
Thank you for sponsoring us this season! We recycle our cans via Australia’s Return and Earn scheme. This helps us save the environment and raise money for our team.
Did you know that aluminium is the most valuable item in your recycling bin? Some FIRST teams even recycle aluminium for their robot builds to fund their program!
14/03/2026
We had a delightful day 2 of Southern Cross Regional and are currently ranked 2nd overall! We’re pumped and ready for tomorrow’s playoffs!
14/03/2026
5331 are smashing it on the 2nd day of regionals, putting their best into their matches. We’re excited for what tomorrow brings!
23/01/2026
Week two’s here and so is another round of prototyping! 3132 and 5331 are both well into the development phase of the season, working busily on their respective alpha and beta bots.
17/01/2026
The 2026 REBUILT season has kicked off, and 3132 and 5331 are excitedly prototyping mechanisms for the Southern Cross Regional in March. What’s your favourite part of the new game?
14/01/2026
The Hall Of Fame (HOF) will be reviewing FIRST Impact Award submission reviews over the next few weeks which will be open until February 1st. Impact submissions are a living history of your team’s mission to transform your community through STEM and FIRST as well as your journey and thus, is unique and different for every team. Check out for more information.
Note: All submissions are welcome including re-submissions and please note that all feedback will be the team’s opinions not definitive.
If your team is interested please fill out the form linked in our bio.
Happy writing!
12/12/2025
We were so excited to experience our new building, recently opened on Macquarie University Campus, for the first time. We had fun celebrating our last meeting of the year, and are so excited for the new year and the build season to come.
20/04/2025
The Houston Championships ended today! Congratulations to the winning alliance, Newton. A massive congratulations to , we're so incredibly excited to welcome you to the hall of fame! (your video made me cry fr) 3132 had a lot of fun visiting Houston, and hope we come back again soon.
17/04/2025
It was a busy day on the first day of the Houston Championships! 3132 set up their pits and staked their place in the stands. We played one practice match, and are really excited for the qualification games!
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