Six weeks, one robot, one team.
FIRST reveals the year's game every January. In the six weeks that follow we read the rules, build a strategy, design mechanisms, machine parts, write code and put a 55 kg robot on the competition field. The clock does not stop.
Nebulax is a student team founded at Esenyurt Nakipoğlu Cumhuriyet Anadolu Lisesi to do exactly that. Mentors guide; students do the design, the manufacturing, the code and the pitch. When the season ends we are left with a robot, a long list of failures, and a written record of how we solved them — all of it public on this site.
Our first season. We are not going to the field to take part — we are going there to win.
How the team works
Five sub-teams run in parallel. Everyone belongs to one, but each member works in at least one other during the season — a single skill does not get you far in FRC.
Mechanical & Manufacturing
Drivetrain, mechanism prototypes, chassis. Design ends in CAD, manufacturing starts in the shop.
- Onshape
- CNC
- Lathe & mill
- 3D printing
Electrical & Controls
Power distribution, motor controllers, sensor integration and the pneumatics line. Wire routing is part of the design.
- roboRIO
- PDH
- CAN bus
- Pneumatics
Software
Autonomous routines, driver assists, vision-based alignment. All code is open-sourced at the end of the season.
- Java / WPILib
- PathPlanner
- Limelight
- AdvantageKit
Scouting & Strategy
Collects match data, analyses opponents and partners. We come to alliance selection with numbers.
- Match data
- Pit scouting
- Alliance analysis
Media & Outreach
Workshops, sponsor relations, social media and the Impact Award submission. The team's outward face.
- Impact Award
- Workshops
- Sponsors
- Content