Nebulax
Stars are born in a nebula. So were we...
We are a FIRST Robotics Competition team of students from Esenyurt Nakipoğlu Cumhuriyet Anadolu Lisesi. Every January the game drops, we get six weeks, and in those six weeks we design and build a competition robot from nothing.
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
One robot added here every season
Rival teams, judges and sponsors spend most of their time on this page. Design decisions, dimensions, match videos and the end-of-season review stay in the archive for every robot.
Robot 001
Our first robot. The game is revealed in January; the values below are design limits derived from the rules and from our own targets.
Status: In design
| Drivetrain | Swerve — 4 modules |
|---|---|
| Target weight | ≤ 55 kg (rule limit) |
| Chassis | 2×1 aluminium extrusion |
| Controller | NI roboRIO 2.0 |
| Software | Java · WPILib 2027 |
| Vision | Limelight 3 · AprilTag |
| Autonomous | PathPlanner routines |
| CAD & code | Open-sourced after the season |
The robot is half the season
The Impact Award, the highest honour in FIRST, does not look at how the robot performs. It looks at what the team changes around it. This section is the public version of that submission.
Robotics in middle schools
Basic mechanism and block-coding workshops in Esenyurt middle schools. We aim for at least four schools per term.
Support for FLL teams
Field setup, rule interpretation and presentation rehearsals for newly formed FIRST LEGO League teams.
Girls in the team
We track the share of girls on the team and in our workshops, set a public target each year and publish the result here.
Sharing what we learn
Our CAD files, robot code and scouting templates are free for any new team to use.
An FRC team runs on its sponsors
Registration, parts, travel and shop costs add up to a serious budget every season. Our sponsors cover it; in return they get visibility and direct contact with a community of students.
Why sponsor a robotics team?
- A direct talent pipeline. These students will be in engineering programmes within a few years. They know your company from high school.
- Physical visibility. Your logo rides on the robot on a field watched by thousands, and stands in our pit.
- Reporting you can check. At the end of the season we send a sponsor report with event, reach and workshop numbers.
- Local impact. Your support turns into workshops in middle schools in the same district.
From the team
We publish a weekly build log through the season. For judges and sponsors this feed is the strongest evidence that the team keeps going.
News lands here very soon.
Talk to the team
Sponsorship, a workshop invitation, press, or plain curiosity — it all reaches the same inbox. We usually reply within two days.