Hands-on STEM, taught by students.

We run free robotics and coding workshops for libraries, rural schools and communities across New South Wales.

Liverpool, South-West Sydney Free for libraries and rural schools

Build, learn, create

Kinetix STEM gives young people a real go at engineering and code. Our students design every workshop and teach every session, with an adult mentor alongside.

Library workshopsFree hands-on robotics for kids aged 8 to 12, run at your local library.
For libraries
Rural schoolsA free STEM day for regional NSW schools with fewer than 500 students.
For schools
FUSION FestivalA STEM festival for Western Sydney, with stalls, robots and food trucks. Late November 2026.
For everyone
STEM CellsOur FIRST Tech Challenge team, competing since 2020 in Australia and overseas.
Our team
Hospital STEM kitsBuild kits we design and 3D-print, donated to children in hospital.
For hospitals

From a box of parts to a robot that drives

Every Kinetix workshop follows the same four stages, whether we're in a library, a classroom or a community hall.

Step 1
Build
In pairs, students put together a four-wheel robot chassis: motors, wheels, battery pack and an Arduino board.
Step 2
Wire
They connect the motors to a motor driver on the Arduino. A student mentor checks every connection before power goes on.

Step 3

Code

They upload the program that drives the robot, then change it: faster, slower, sharper turns. Most have never written code before.

rover.inoArduino

#include <AFMotor.h>

AF_DCMotor left(1), right(2);

void setup() {
  left.setSpeed(200);
  right.setSpeed(200);
}

void loop() {
  left.run(FORWARD);
  right.run(FORWARD);
  delay(1000);   // drive for one second
  left.run(BACKWARD);  // then spin on the spot
  delay(450);
}

Step 4
Drive
Robots go on the floor for a challenge. To finish, we bring out our competition robot and answer every question about it.

FUSION Festival. Late November 2026, Western Sydney.

We're hosting a one-day STEM festival: robotics teams, university societies and STEM organisations running hands-on stalls, with food trucks and room for the whole family. Date and venue announced soon.

Interactive exhibits
Robotics
Creative challenges
STEM experiments
Art experiences
Student-led projects

The STEM Cells competition robot, team number 18306, on an outdoor table — 1Limelight vision cameraSpots targets on the field so the robot can line itself up without a driver.

The robot behind the workshops

Our students compete in FIRST Tech Challenge as STEM Cells, team 18306. The skills they use to build this robot are the ones they teach.

Competing since2020
International2nd place, Inspire Award, FIRST European Premier Event, Eindhoven 2025
NationalsThink Award winners at the Australian Championship in 2024 and 2025
Judged awards13 across five seasons

See the team's record