Robotics

Discover how Canberra Secondary School's Robotics Club uses the VEX V5 platform to build skills in design, teamwork, and programming — with award-winning results at local and regional competitions.

Last updated 13 May 2026

Robotics Club: Building the Future, One Bot at a Time

The Robotics CCA at Canberra Secondary School is a newly established club focused on the VEX V5 Robotics platform. The CCA provides students with hands-on experience in STEM through robot design, building, and programming. In just two years, the CCA has already made its mark by winning several awards in local and regional competitions. Students learn teamwork, engineering design principles and creative problem-solving as they prepare for national and international VEX tournaments.

Four students in yellow and red uniforms collaborate on assembling a metal robot in a school lab.

VEX Robotics competitions challenge teams to design, build, and program robots to complete specific game objectives, testing both technical skills and strategic thinking.

Two boys in red uniforms work together using a screwdriver on a small black device at a classroom desk.

Students in red uniforms work on a robot inside a competition arena while teammates watch nearby.

Teacher-in-Charge and Student Leaders

Teacher-in-Charge: Mdm Wong Hui Yi

CCA Exco

Roles	Name
Senior Captain	SEKAR YATHEESWAR
Senior Vice Captain	NEO JING QI
Junior Captain	CHYE CHENG ZHANG
Logistics Manager	BALAGOT MARY ANCHESKA, QI XINZHUO
Welfare Manager	CABRERA PAULA MARGARET MANIBO, LIANG SHUNSHUN

Key Achievements (2024–2025)

2024 Competitions:

In our first ever competition at the Newcomer Meets held at ACS(I), our junior team reached the quarterfinals and secured a top 8 position.

At the Singapore VEX V5 RC Open Tournament 2024, involving teams from Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore, our team achieved a top 8 finish and received the Judges' Award for exceptional teamwork and sportsmanship among 49 regional teams.

2025 Competitions:

At the Singapore VEX V5RC National Championship 2025, our team won the prestigious Create Award for outstanding creativity and innovation in engineering design.

Seven people pose on stage at the Singapore V5RC National Championship 2025, with a Create Award 2769C screen behind them.

At the WorldSkills VEX V5 Robotics Competition, our students [Teams 2769B and 2769C - our school's registered team numbers] clinched the following awards:

🏆 Create Award (Team 2769B) - recognizing innovative design and engineering excellence

🏆 Amaze Award (Team 2769C) - for impressive robot performance and presentation

🥈 Finalist Award (Team 2769C) - second place finish in the tournament

At the IDE 2025 VEX Robotics Competition, our team earned the Think Award for strategic design and autonomous programming excellence.

Four students in red uniforms holding medals and a trophy pose with two adults in front of a competition backdrop.

Silver trophy labeled IDE VRC Challenge Think Award 2025 Singapore beside a matching silver medal on concrete.

Upcoming Goals and Events

With the start of the new VEX V5 season 'Override', our team aims to continue striving for excellence and improve our performance. We will build on our successes and continue to innovate, compete, and grow as a team.

Training Schedule

Robotics CCA training sessions are held every Wednesday from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

A group of students in red shirts pose with two small robots on a floor near a pool inside a building.

A group of students in red uniforms and two teachers pose inside a VEX Robotics competition arena.