2024
Medli
Our pre-rookie robot features an under-the-bumper intake and an Orbit (1690)-inspired pivot. Despite facing battery issues at DDU, we came back stronger for MRT. At DDU, we were selected by Alliance 4, though technical problems with the FMS prevented the event from finishing. At MRT, we proudly served as the captain of Alliance 2 and went on to win the competition. Check out our YouTube channel to see the robot in action!
Pabbie
The 14380 Robot is our Winning Alliance Captain and Inspire Award winner and WORLDS Motivate Award Winner. It features a dual-purpose intake system for handling samples and specimens, with efficient #SlamDown delivery. Check out our YouTube channel to see it in action.
T-Red
18228’s robot, “Tyrannosaurus Red,” stormed through the Into the Deep season with power and precision. Partnering with Alliance 3, we secured a 3rd place finish and proudly took home the Control Award. Check out our YouTube channel to see it in action!
Yin & Yang
This year, the BotBuilders FLL team embraced innovation by introducing new concepts into their robot design. We implemented a 1:1 gear transmission system to improve attachment capability and positioned a colour sensor at the centre of the robot, enabling quicker and more accurate transitions between runs. These advancements contributed to a highly successful season, where we secured the 1st Champion’s Award and the 1st Robot Game Award at our regional, went on to win 1st Robot Design at the Nationals, and proudly earned the 2nd Place Design Award at APOC.
2023
Hans
The 14380 Robot is our highest performing robot with a revolutionary #sidegame feature. The robot has our own designed plane launcher custom made, with over 300+ teams using our design. For examples of our robot, check out the YouTube Channel in videos.
Go-Red
The 18228 Robot 'Go Red' was a machine that powered through the CENTERSTAGE Season. It excels in capturing and manipulating game elements while maintaining organized cable management for seamless operation.
Obsidian & Qubit
The 2023 Blue FLL Robot was a new step in the world of FLL with the introduction of PID and our new design featuring 2 arms and space for our newly designed push-frames.
Porkchop & Muon
For the FLL MasterPiece season, the Red BotBuilders built twin robots named Porkchop and Muon. Both robots were designed with two arms to assist in completing missions and a box-shaped frame that helped them align with walls. They also featured two light sensors, which were used to accurately align to lines on the field.
2022
Olaf
This is the robot that Blue BotBuilders #14380 took to the World Championship after earning 3rd Place Inspire Award and being a Finalist Alliance Partner at Nationals. Featuring a Looney Squad (#11248)-inspired claw and an extendable arm mounted on a 360-degree turret, it marked our first step into fully custom robots. The design stood out for its innovation and execution, earning us the 1st Place Design Award.
Crug
18228’s Power Play robot, named Crug, was equipped with an active intake that allowed it to score on all junctions, making ground junction scoring particularly efficient. Its strong capabilities led to the team being chosen as the first pick of the winning alliance, earning them a place at Nationals.
Obsidian & Porkchop
For the FLL Super Powered season, the Blue BotBuilders built two robots named Obsidian and Porkchop. Their design included two motors to power attachments—one at the back and one at the front—as well as a symmetrical box shape for consistency. Equipped with two light sensors, the robots could follow lines and align accurately on the field. Their performance earned them both the Robot Performance Award and the Champions Award at regionals, followed by another Champions Award at nationals, which secured their advancement to APOC.
Wildstyle & jeb_
For the FLL Super Powered season, the Red BotBuilders built two robots named Wildstyle and jeb_, drawing inspiration from the Blue BotBuilders’ design from the previous year. The robots featured a virtual four-bar arm positioned at the front, along with two side arms powered by the same motor. To increase precision, a distance sensor was mounted at the front to detect when the robot was positioned in front of a mission model.
2021
Kristoff
14380’s Freight Frenzy robot, named Kristoff, was equipped with a very quick active intake and could drop elements at any level of the team hub. It also had the unique ability to score the duck and a shipping element simultaneously. We placed 2nd overall and earned the Innovate Award.
Carrera
18228’s Freight Frenzy robot, named Carrera, featured side plates inspired by the Porsche Carrera and was equipped with a very quick active intake that could drop elements at any level of the team hub. It also had the ability to score both the duck and a shipping element simultaneously, helping the team secure 3rd place overall.
Wildstyle & Porkchop
For the FLL Cargo Connect season, the Blue BotBuilders built two robots named Wildstyle and Porkchop. The design featured a virtual four-bar arm positioned at the front, along with two side arms powered by the same motor. At the front, the robots had two light sensors, while their box-shaped frames allowed for easy alignment with mission models on the field, resulting in more accurate runs. Their strong performance earned them both the Champions Award and Robot Performance Award at regionals, followed by another Robot Performance Award at nationals.
Obsidian & jeb_
For the FLL Cargo Connect season, the Red BotBuilders built two robots named Obsidian and jeb_, featuring a ladder mechanism capable of moving up, down, left, and right to complete missions efficiently. Their design and functionality earned the team the Engineering Excellence Award.
2020
Sphen
For the 2020 FTC season, 14380’s robot Sphen featured an asymmetrical design with the intake positioned on the right-hand side, a J-hopper shooter system with a single flywheel, and an arm on the right side to hold the wobble goal. With this design, we won the Inspire Award and were the Winning Alliance Captains at regionals, before going on to place 4th at Nationals.
Hoover
For the 2020 FTC season, 18228’s robot Hoover featured a symmetrical design and delivered powerful shots using two flywheels, each powered by a separate motor. With this setup, we won the Think Award and were the Winning Alliance First Pick at regionals, before placing 3rd at Nationals.
Obsidian & Wildstyle
In the FLL Replay season, we built two robots named Obsidian and Wildstyle, both designed with a box shape to align easily with the wall. They used two medium motors to power the movement of attachments and were equipped with three light sensors for line following and alignment. Since our innovation project focused on assistive technology, we incorporated this theme into our robot by including an internal light sensor to assist with mission selection. Our efforts were recognised when we earned the Innovation Project Award.
2019
Requiem
This is Requiem, our robot for the FTC Skystone season. At the state competition, we competed with an H-drive chassis paired with a linear slide arm. Out of 30 teams, we finished 15th and proudly took home the Think Award. For nationals, Requiem was upgraded with a mecanum drive, giving us greater mobility and control. We advanced as the captain of Alliance Four, reaching the semi-finals to place fourth overall and earning the prestigious Design Award.
Obsidian & jeb_
For the 2019 FLL season, we built two robots named Obsidian and jeb_, drawing inspiration from Minecraft for their colour schemes—Obsidian in sleek black and jeb_ with a rainbow design. Our robot featured an innovative ladder mechanism that could move both vertically and horizontally, giving us versatile attachment options. At just 3 kg, it was compact yet powerful. We earned both the Champion’s Award and Robot Performance Award at our regional event, which qualified us for the Northern Nationals. There, we placed 13th on the field and proudly took home the 1st Place Mechanical Design Award, securing us an invitation to APOC. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, APOC was transformed into a virtual competition limited to Australian teams only.
