Engineering the next generation
RCC invites Australian students from Kindergarten to Year 12 to explore coding, robotics and AI through hands-on projects inspired by real-world problems.
Students should create with technology—not just consume it.
We make STEM, engineering, coding, robotics and AI accessible, inspiring and meaningful. Students apply technology to a shared challenge, think creatively and build practical solutions with confidence and purpose.
One learning journey, with room for every level
Challenge-based learning
A real-world emergency gives every coding, robotics and AI project a clear purpose.
Accessible pathways
Students enter at an appropriate level—from ScratchJr to AI and open-platform robotics.
Build and communicate
Participants research, design, test and explain the decisions behind their working solution.
Guided learning included
Every registered student receives the learning program needed to prepare and take part.
Capabilities that extend beyond the competition
Engineering thinking
Turn complex problems into practical, testable systems.
Creative autonomy
Develop an original response instead of following one fixed answer.
Confident communication
Present the project, demonstrate how it works and explain the code.
Resilient teamwork
Learn from bugs, failed tests and redesign while working toward a deadline.
From a UNSW initiative to a national challenge
The first RCC celebration
RCC began through a UNSW Built Environment initiative connected to Girls in Construction, introducing students to creative coding, robotics and construction thinking.
National growth and broader pathways
The program expanded across primary and secondary schools, adding richer pathways in coding, AI, robotics and engineering design.
Emergency Protocol: The Highway Collapse
Students investigate a transport emergency and design solutions for rescue, logistics, safety and recovery through the Coding, Robotics and STEM Challenges.
Education, design and technology expertise
Dr. Riza Yosia Sunindijo
UNSW Built Environment
Philip Kang
Director, MRT Robotics · RCC Organiser
Dr. Matthias H. Haeusler
Computational Design · UNSW Sydney
Dr. Samad Sepasgozar
Infrastructure Construction · UNSW Sydney
Nichola Jephcott
Digital Fabrication · UNSW Sydney
Dr. Belinda J Dunstan
Lead, Creative Robotics · UNSW Sydney
Bring a real engineering mission to your students
Register as a school group or individual. Guided learning is included for every participant.
Where the RCC journey began
RCC grew from student presentations and award celebrations at UNSW Sydney into an Australia-wide STEM challenge with broader coding, robotics and AI pathways.
Students presented their ideas at UNSW Sydney
RCC began through a UNSW Built Environment initiative connected to Girls in Construction, helping students engage with coding, robotics and construction thinking in a creative, accessible and easy-to-understand way.
Students presented IoT and construction logic projects to academic panels at UNSW Sydney, then came together to recognise their work at the Award Celebration Ceremony.
More students, schools and ways to take part
RCC expanded across primary and secondary schools nationwide, evolving from individual challenges into a connected STEM learning experience.
New pathways in coding, AI, autonomous robotics and engineering design gave students more ways to move from classroom learning to hands-on, real-world project creation—and more achievements to celebrate together.
Supported by the UNSW Built Environment Women in Construction Project and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Office for Women. eLearning is delivered through MRT Robotics.
