
Designed for the 2023 "Charged Up" season of the FIRST Robotics Competition, Nurung is a robot that excels in versatility, capable of scoring low, medium, and high with both types of game pieces.

Nurung takes its name from the local First Nations dialect, meaning "arm", and is the centerpiece of the robot. The arm is powered by an impressive gearbox that allows it to rotate a full 270 degrees despite weighing approximately 7kg. This gearbox is particularly important when the arm extends to its full length for scoring in the high position.

The gearbox for the arm boasts a remarkable ratio of 400:1 reduction, helping decrease cycle times by being able to move game pieces on either side of the robot.

In addition to its scoring capabilities, Nurung is also an exceptional defense bot, thanks to its standard 6-wheel drive base and four 400W motors, which provide a total of 1600W of drive base power.

2023: Nurung


The robot that played at the Wollongong 2022 competition.

2022


The 2020/2021 robot was built for competition and used for the at-home competitions in 2021.

2020/2021


Mara Mara featured a three-stage elevator enabling it to place game pieces in the cargo ship and in the highest rocket bays. Cargo was collected using vectored intake wheels and was transferred through the robot to the carriage. The hatch mechanism was mounted to a linear slide which minimized alignment time. A robust drivetrain allowed the robot to begin the match on Level 2 and the design also featured a Level 3 climber.
Mara Mara competed at the Southern Cross Regional, the South Pacific Regional and the Houston Championships in the Carver Division and on Einstein.

Team 3132 won the Carver Division at the 2019 Houston Championship.


2019: Mara Mara


Blackburn was a two-stage elevator robot built for the Power Up challenge. A sprung compliant wheel intake collected and aligned power cubes which could then be outtaked forwards or sideways. Pivoting hooks enabled the robot to climb independently, or a carbon-fibre wing could be deployed for a fast, safe buddy climb.

Video of buddy climb:

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Blackburn competed at the Southern Cross Regional, the South Pacific Regional, the Silicon Valley Regional and the Houston Championship in the Carver Division.


2018: Blackburn


Coolamon was designed to complete all aspects of the STEAMWORKS challenge. Gears were loaded in at the player stations and actively placed using a pneumatic. The polycarbonate hopper expanded to hold 100+ fuel and the rapid-fire shooter gave the robot the capability to score an extra ranking point through pressure accumulation. A fast climber integrated into the intake ensured that Coolamon was always ready for takeoff.
Coolamon competed at the Southern Cross Regional, the South Pacific Regional, the Hawaii Regional and the Houston Championship in the Hopper division.

Team 3132 won the South Pacific Regional and the Hawaii Regional in 2017.


2017: Coolamon


Aragung was a compact robot designed to pass under the 16” Low Bar with ease. A robust drivetrain with 8” pneumatic wheels enabled it to cross a variety of defenses and the multi-directional polycord intake both collected boulders and manipulated the cheval de frise. A turreting shooter with a movable hood enabled Aragung to shoot from any position in the courtyard.

Aragung competed at the Northern Lights Regional, the Australia Regional, the Hawaii Regional and the St Louis Championship in the Galileo Division.

Team 3132 won the Australia Regional in 2016.


2016: Aragung


Kosciuszko was a mecanum drive robot featuring a single-stage elevator capable of building maximum-height tote stacks with ease. Pneumatic intake wheels enabled the robot to intake recycling containers as well as totes. Kosciuszko had two autonomous modes, one to build triple stacks and the other to retrieve recycling containers from the landfill using custom-built carbon fibre wings.

Kosciuszko competed at the Australia Regional, the Hawaii Regional and at the St Louis Championship in the Tesla Division and on Einstein.

Team 3132 captained the winning alliance of the Tesla Division at the St Louis Championship in 2015.

Video of autonomous:

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2015: Kosciuszko


Maloo was built on the AM14U kit chassis and designed to move up and down the field at high speed. The dual intake reduced the time required to collect the exercise balls, and a powerful pneumatic catapult allowed Maloo to shoot into the high goal.

Maloo competed at the Hawaii Regional in 2014.

Video of robot reveal:

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2014: Maloo


Ikara was designed to compete in the Ultimate Ascent challenge. The robot collected frisbees from the feeder station and stored them in the hopper while traveling the field. A powerful two-wheel shooter mounted on a lead screw enabled Ikara to consistently make shots into the high goal. Ikara could also hang from the lowest bar for a bonus 10 points during the end game.

Ikara competed at the Hawaii Regional and at the St Louis Championships in the Galileo Division.


2013: Ikara


MATE And The Engineers competed in the Rebound Rumble Challenge. A dual intake allowed for the rapid collection of game pieces and the flywheel shooter was oriented perpendicular to the drivetrain to allow for easier alignment. A deployable arm lowered the bridges in preparation for the endgame.

MATE competed at the Orlando Regional and at the St Louis Championships in the Curie Division.

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2012: MATE


That’s Not A Knife (TNAK) was built on a C-base kit chassis and designed to play the Logomotion game. The rack-and-pinion lift and multi-jointed arm were designed to hang the logo pieces on the scoring grid. The robot also featured a mini-bot capable of scoring tower points during the endgame.

TNAK competed at the Hawaii Regional and at the St Louis Championships in the Galileo Division.


2011: TNAK


Wombot was Team 3132’s rookie robot and was designed to play the Breakaway game. It had a low profile to enable it to pass easily through the tunnels and featured an offset four-wheel drivetrain configuration. An intake-kicker mechanism allowed the robot to collect balls and make shots on the goals.

Wombot competed at the Granite State Regional and at the Atlanta Championships in the Galileo Division.

"I, Wombot" Documentary:

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Robots

A list of our robots year to year including their accomplishments.