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Join The Drop Bears

We're always looking for enthusiastic students to join our team! The Drop Bears welcome students from all backgrounds, with or without prior experience in robotics, programming, or engineering.

Who Can Join?

  • High school students (Years 8-12)
  • Located in Sydney
  • Interested in robotics, engineering, programming, design, business, marketing, or leadership
  • Willing to commit to team meetings and build sessions

Do I need previous robotics experience to join?

No experience is required to join but a passion for learning and a curious mind is essential. If you do have some experience in programming, mechanical skills or project management then it will help you even more.

What Can You Do?

There are many ways to contribute to The Drop Bears:

Mechanical Engineering

  • Design robot components using CAD
  • Operate machinery to build parts
  • Assemble and test mechanisms

Electrical Engineering

  • Wire the robot's control and power systems
  • Work with sensors and actuators
  • Design and manufacture custom circuit boards

Programming

  • Develop code for autonomous operation
  • Create driver controls
  • Implement computer vision systems
  • Analyze data for performance improvements

How to Join

  1. Express Your Interest: Fill out our interest form to be notified about our information session and when you can join us.
  2. Attend the Information Session: We hold an information session at the end of each school year, about 3 months before the start of the season.
  3. Attend our workshops: Following the information session, we run a short series of workshops on the following weekends for new students like you to bring you up to speed.