FRC Team 10342 · Perth, Western Australia

LOST IN TRANSLATION

A student-run FIRST Robotics Competition team building robots, building community, and turning six weeks of chaos into something that (mostly) works on the field.

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Who we are

Built by students, for the FIRST community.

“Designed to let members of the community reach out and branch into STEM.”

Lost In Translation is a FIRST Robotics Competition team based in Perth, Western Australia, competing as Team 10342. We were founded in 2024 and took our robot to our rookie FRC season in 2025, backed by Rockwell Automation and Scotch College.

Every season we take on the FRC build challenge from scratch — design, code, wire, and drive a competition robot in six weeks — while growing a team culture built on collaboration, curiosity, and getting more students into STEM.

TEAM NUMBER
10342
LOCATION
Perth, Western Australia
FOUNDED
2024
ROOKIE YEAR
2025
SPONSORS
Rockwell Automation, Scotch College
2025 OFFICIAL RECORD
5–6–0
REGIONAL POOL RANK ('25)
#817 · 48 pts
Achievements

Awards on the board.

A young team, but not an empty trophy case — here's what we've brought home so far.

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Winner + Excellence in Engineering

West Australian Robotics Playoffs
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3rd Place + Excellence in Engineering

West Australian Robotics Playoffs

Rising All-Star Award — 29th Place

Southern Cross Regional
Competitions

Where you'll find us.

Follow our season from regional qualifiers to Perth's own off-season playoffs.

AUG
14–16
2026

West Australian Robotics Playoffs

Curtin University, Bentley, WA — Perth's home-grown FRC off-season 3v3 event

Upcoming
2027
SEASON

Kickoff & Regional — TBA

Details announced at the start of the new FRC season. Check back or follow our socials.

Planned
MAR
12–15
2026

Southern Cross Regional

Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Cambridge Park, NSW

Competed
2025
SEASON

Southern Cross Regional

29th place · Rising All-Star Award · Our first regional as a rookie team

Rising All-Star
WARP
2025

West Australian Robotics Playoffs

Bentley, WA — 3rd place finish

3rd + Excellence in Eng.
WARP
2024

West Australian Robotics Playoffs

Bentley, WA — 1st place finish, our first-ever event win

Winner + Excellence in Eng.
Outreach

More than a robot.

In FIRST Robotics, outreach is the work a team does off the field — running demos, mentoring younger students, and partnering with schools and sponsors to grow STEM in the wider community. It's judged and awarded alongside robot performance because FIRST's mission is about building people, not just machines. Click a card to see how we put that into practice.
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STEM Demos

We bring our robot into schools and community events so students can see FRC engineering up close — not just hear about it.
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Mentorship

Older members mentor newer ones in CAD, code, and wiring — passing down skills the same way they were taught.
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Sponsor Partnerships

Working with sponsors like Rockwell Automation and Scotch College to fund the build and open doors into engineering careers.
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Community Growth

Growing our own roster and helping introduce new members to the wider FIRST community every season.
The Team

The people behind the robot.

A small but growing roster of student engineers, coders, and outreach organisers.

Connect

Follow along or say hi.

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