The FIRST® I-Robotics
Indlela Yokuncintisana
Uhambo olulodwa kusukela kumabhuloki we-LEGO® kuya kubunjiniyela bangempela — futhi isigaba ngasinye silungiselela ingane yakho isigaba esilandelayo. Khetha iqembu leminyaka yengane yakho ngezansi ukuze ubone iqembu layo.
2026: I-Sheen Academy ikhokhela ZONKE izindleko zesizini ye-FIRST LEGO League — akukho nkokhelo kubazali.
FLL Explore — thola i-STEM ngendlela yokudlala
Amaqembu abahloli abancane bangena shí kuthimu yomhlaba wangempela, bakhe imodeli ye-LEGO® enenjini, bese babelana ngalokho abakutholile embukisweni ofana nomkhosi. Akukho ngcindezi, awekho amabhodi wamaphuzu — ilukuluku nje elinenhloso.
- 1Ukwakha ngezandlaFunda ukuthi imishini inyakaza kanjani ngokuyakha — ama-motor, amasondo nezingxenye ezinyakazayo.
- 2Izisekelo zomshiniAmagiya, amaleva nama-pulley — izitini zokwakha ezingemuva kwawo wonke amarobhothi.
- 3Izinyathelo zokuqala zokubhala ikhodiYenza imodeli yethimba iphile ngokusebenzisa amabhuloki alula wokuhlela.
- 4Ukuzithemba kokukhombisa nokuchazaYethula iphosta nemodeli yethimba — wonke umntwana uthola izwi.
Ukuqeqeshwa: NgoLwesihlanu & ngoMgqibelo 2:30–4:30 PM (okwesikhashana) · Okwabafundi ababhalisile be-Sheen Academy — ngena ngemvume nge-akhawunti yakho yokubhalisa ukuze ubhalise.
FLL Challenge — umncintiswano wangempela weqembu
Yilapho abafundi basuka khona ekubeni "bafunde i-robotics" baye ekuncintiseni njengeqembu: i-robot ye-LEGO® ezimele ethola amaphuzu emisebenzini etafuleni lomdlalo, kanye nephrojekthi yezokusungula ehlolwa kanye nomdlalo we-robot.
- 1Isu lomsebenziFunda imisebenzi yale sizini, hlela izindlela bese ukhetha izimpi okufanele uthole amaphuzu kuzo.
- 2Ukuhlela okuzimeleHlela irobhothi ukuthi lenze imisebenzi ngokwalo — ngokuthembeka, umzuliswano ngemva komzuliswano.
- 3Iphrojekthi yezokusungulaThola inkinga yomhlaba wangempela emayelana nendatshana yesizini bese uklama isixazululo.
- 4Ukwethulwa kweqembuHlukanisani umsebenzi, ube nendima yakho, bese wethula iphrojekthi phambi kwephaneli labahluleli.
Ukuqeqeshwa: NgoLwesihlanu & ngoMgqibelo 2:30–4:30 PM (okwesikhashana) · Okwabafundi ababhalisile be-Sheen Academy — ngena ngemvume nge-akhawunti yakho yokubhalisa ukuze ubhalise.
FIRST® Tech Challenge — ezobunjiniyela bangempela
Isinyathelo esingaphezu kwe-LEGO: i-chassis yensimbi, izingxenye eziklanywe nge-CAD, ikhodi ye-Java kanye nenqubo yezobunjiniyela ebhalwe phansi — isikhathi esiseduze kakhulu umfundi wesikole esiphakeme asitholayo eqenjini langempela le-robotics ngaphambi kwenyuvesi.
- 1Idizayini yomshiniKlama ama-drivetrain, izingalo nezindlela zokusebenza ngensimbi — bese uyakhanda futhi uyakha.
- 2Ikhodi & nokulawulaUkuhlela nge-Java kokushayela kwe-TeleOp, izinqubo ezizenzakalelayo nama-sensor.
- 3Ukuphindaphinda kwezobunjiniyelaHlola, bhala phansi izinkinga, klama kabusha, hlola futhi — okugcinwa ku-portfolio yangempela yezobunjiniyela.
- 4Izindima zeqembuAkha, bhala ikhodi, shayela, bhala phansi, hlola — wonke umuntu unomthandazo wangempela.
- 5Ukuphathwa kwephrojekthiThumela irobhothi elilungele ukuncintisana ngesikhathi esinqunyiwe sangempela, njengeqembu langempela.
Inkokhelo yesizini ye-FTC: R11,500 per student
- Ukuhlanganyela ngezinto zethimba, inkundla nokubhalisaR3,000
- Ukuqeqeshwa okuphrofeshinali (isizini egcwele, ka-2 ngeviki)R7,200
- Isikibha sethimba, izinto ezisetshenziswayo nokuhlelwa kwemicimbiR1,300
Ikhithi ye-robot ihlala ne-academy — abazali abalokothi bathenge ihadiwe. Khokha ku-inthanethi noma nge-EFT; izinhlelo zokukhokha ziyatholakala uma uzicela.
Ngaphambi kwesizini ngo-Agasti · isizini ngo-September – February · ukuqeqeshwa ngo-Wed & Fri 2:30–4:30 PM + uMgqibelo owodwa ngenyanga
Kuvulelekile kubafundi bangaphandle — ukuba nolwazi lwangaphambilini lwe-STEM (izibalo ezimsulwa, isayensi yezinto eziphathekayo noma ezobuchwepheshe) kuyakhetheka.
Kungani sisukile ku-WRO saya ku-FIRST®
- Umuzwa omkhulu kakhulu. I-FIRST ihlola unjiniyela wonke — ukusebenza kwerobhothi and nephrojekthi yezindlela ezintsha, ukusebenzisana njengeqembu kanye nokwethula — hhayi nje lokho okwenzeka etafuleni lomdlalo.
- Indlela yangempela. I-FLL Explore iholela ku-FLL Challenge, kanti i-FLL Challenge yakha kahle kakhulu ukucabanga ngokuklama okudingwa yisquad sethu esisha se-FTC. Isistimu eyodwa, iminyaka engu-6 kuya kwengu-18.
- Ikhaya elizinikele. Sakha indawo ezinikele yokuqeqesha ngerobhothiki eklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukulungiselela i-FLL ne-FTC.
- Ukuzibophezela kwethu. Abaqeqeshi bezinga eliphezulu nezinsiza — futhi ngo-2026, zonke izindleko zomncintiswano we-FLL zikhokhwa yi-Sheen Academy ngaphandle kwezinye izindleko ezengeziwe kubazali.
From Cape Town to the inkundla yomhlaba
- FTC — indawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Houston. Amaqembu awina i-FIRST Tech Challenge angathola isimemo sokuya e-I-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA — ancintisane namanye amaqembu angcono kakhulu onjiniyela abangabafundi emhlabeni jikelele.
- FLL — imikhosi yomhlaba. Amaqembu ahamba phambili e-FLL Challenge amenywa emiqhudelwaneni evulekile yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nemikhosi ye-FIRST emhlabeni jikelele.
- Umphakathi womhlaba jikelele. I-FIRST ixhmanisa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabafundi emazweni angaphezu kwe-100 — ingane yakho ijoyina inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yonjiniyela abasebasha, kanye nesitifiketi se-CV esaziwayo emanyuvesi.
The Isizini ka-2026 at a glance
- Ukuphela kukaJuni – uJulayiKuvulwa ukubhalisa okusemthethweni kwe-FLL · kuqala ukulungiselela kwethimba
- u-AgastiUkuqala kwesizini ye-FLL — inselele entsha idalulwa emhlabeni jikelele · Kuqala uqeqesho lwangaphambi kwesizini lwe-FTC
- u-Agasti – u-OkthobaUkwakhiwa kwerobhothi le-FLL, ukuhlela izinhlelo & nokuthuthukiswa kwephrojekthi yezokusungula
- Phakathi no-Okthoba – uNovembaImincintiswano yokuhlungela yesifunda ye-FLL
- uSepthemba – uFebhuwariIsizini yomncintiswano we-FTC — ukwakha, imidlalo yokuhlungela & nemicimbi yomdlalo wamanqamu we-SA
- Ngaphezu kwalokhoAmaqembu aphambiliadlulela kwesizwe — abawine i-FTC bangafinyelela ku-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA
Izikhathi zokuqeqesha ezibonisiwe ziyisu lesikhashana futhi zingashintshwa ngokubonisana nabazali; ukwabiwa kwamaqembu kuqinisekiswa ekuqaleni kweqembu ngalinye uma ukubhalisa sekuvaliwe.
Ingabe ufuna ukufunda kabanzi nge-FIRST®?
Le miqhudelwano iqhutshwa emhlabeni jikelele yi-FIRST — izingosi ezisemthethweni zinezindikimba zesizini, imithetho nezindaba ezivela emaqenjini emhlabeni jikelele:
Abazali babuza ukuthi…
Q: Ubani ongajoyina amaqembu e-FLL?
Izikhala ze-FLL Explore ne-FLL Challenge ziyinzuzo yamahhala yabafundi ababhalise emakilasini anyanga zonke e-Sheen Academy, ngakho ukubhalisela i-FLL kudinga ukuthi ungene ngemvume kuqala. Uma ungakaze usethe ukungena ngemvume kwewebhusayithi, ukubhalisa akuzange kukwakhe — khetha ithebhu ethi Bhalisa ekhasini lokungena ngemvume bese usebenzisa ikheli le-imeyili elifanayo osinike lona lapho ubhalisa, okuyikhona okuxhumanisa ingane yakho ne-akhawunti. Imininingwane yengane yakho izobe isigcwaliswa yona. Iqembu le-FTC liyihlelo elikhokhelwayo, elivulekele nabafundi bangaphandle futhi, futhi alidingi ukungena ngemvume nhlobo.
Q: Ibanjelwa kuphi imiqhudelwano?
Siqala eKapa. I-FIRST South Africa iqhuba imijikelezo yokuhlunga isifundazwe ngesifundazwe, ngakho amaqembu ethu aqhudelana emzuliswaneni we-Western Cape lapha eKapa elikhulu — umzuliswano wakamuva waseKapa ubusingathwe e-Protea Heights Academy. Imidlalo yamanqamu kazwelonke yaseNingizimu Afrika ibanjelwa eGoli; umqhudelwano we-FLL ka-2025 ubuse-Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, futhi kuphela amaqembu afanelekile ahambayo, ngezindiza, indawo yokuhlala nezindleko ezihlelwe kanye nalabo bazali kusenesikhathi. Izindawo nezinsuku zika-2026 zisazonqunywa yi-FIRST South Africa, eshicilela uhlelo lwesizini eduze kwemicimbi — sidlulisa yonke imininingwane eqinisekisiwe ngqo kubazali beqembu ngokushesha nje lapho siyithola.
Q: Ingabe kukhona engingakufunda noma ngihlanganyele nomndeni?
Yebo — ibhrosha lethu eligcwele le-FIRST pathway lika-2026 lihlanganisa zonke izinhlelo ezintathu, uhlelo lwesizini, izindleko nezindawo emakhasini ayisithupha. Ungalilanda kuleli khasi ngesiNgisi noma ngesiShayina Esenziwe Lula, futhi lenzelwe ukuthi liphrintwe noma lithunyelwe kumlingani noma kumkhulu/ugogo ofuna isithombe esigcwele.
Q: Iqeqesha nini iqembu ngalinye?
Amaqembu e-FLL (Explore ne-Challenge): NgooLwesihlanu 2:30–4:30 PM kanye nangoMgqibelo 2:30–4:30 PM. Iqembu le-FTC: NgooLwesithathu nangoLwesihlanu 2:30–4:30 PM, kanye noMgqibelo owodwa ngenyanga wemisebenzi yokufinyelela emphakathini — ukufinyelela emphakathini, amaphrojekthi wokuzithandela kanye nemidlalo yamaqembu amasha. Lezi zikhathi ziyisu lesikhashana futhi zingashintshwa ngokubonisana nabazali uma amaqembu esebunjwe.
Q: Ingabe lokhu kushayisana namakilasi ethu anyanga zonke we-Sheen Academy?
Cha — ukuqeqeshwa komqhudelwano kugijima ngezinsuku ezihlukene futhi akuthathi indawo noma kushayisane namakilasi anyanga zonke. Kuyisikhathi esengeziwe sokuzibophezela ngaphezu kwesikhathi esijwayelekile, ngakho sicela uqinisekise ukuthi umndeni wakho ungazibophezela ohlelweni lokuqeqesha lwesizini.
Q: Kulindeleke ukuba khona okungakanani?
Iqembu lomqhudelwano lisebenza njengeqembu elincane lobunjiniyela — wonke amalungu anengxenye ekuklameni, ekwakheni nasekhodini, ngakho ukuba khona njalo kubalulekile. Sicela amalungu eqembu ukuthi abe khona okungenani ku-90% wezikhathi ezihleliwe, futhi ukuba khona emqhudelwaneni wokuhlunga uqobo kubalulekile kulo lonke iqembu.
Q: Ingabe ingane yami idinga ulwazi lwamarobhothi ukuze ijoyine?
Ku-FLL, akukho lwazi lomqhudelwano lwangaphambili oludingekayo — i-FLL Explore iklanyelwe abasaqalayo, kanti amakilasi ethu amarobhothi anyanga zonke aholela ngokwemvelo ku-FLL Challenge. Kwiqembu le-FTC sikhetha abafundi abanesisekelo se-STEM — abakhululekile kwizibalo ezimsulwa, isayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo noma izifundo zobuchwepheshe — kodwa umdlandla nokuzibophezela kubaluleke kakhulu; abaqeqeshi bethu bakha amakhono ezobuchwepheshe phakathi nesizini.
Q: Kubiza malini ukubamba iqhaza?
Kulesi sizini sika-2026 i-Sheen Academy ikhokhela zonke izindleko zomqhudelwano we-FIRST LEGO League — ukubhalisa, izinto zokusebenza nokuqeqesha — ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe kubazali. Imali yeqembu le-FIRST Tech Challenge ingu-R11,500 ngomfundi ngamunye kulesi sizini esigcwele, ehlanganisa isabelo sezinto zokusebenza zeqembu, ukuqeqeshwa okuphrofeshinali, ishembe leqembu nokuhlelwa komcimbi. Izinhlelo zokukhokha ze-EFT ziyatholakala uma zicelwa.
Q: Amaqembu akhethwa kanjani?
Izikhala ze-FLL Explore ne-FLL Challenge zivulekele bonke abafundi ababhalisile abaneminyaka efanele ngokulandelana kokufika. Iqembu le-FTC ligcine kubafundi abayi-10 abaneminyaka engu-12-18; izikhala ziqinisekiswa ngemva kwengxoxo emfushane nabaqeqeshi bethu mayelana nentshisekelo, ukuzibophezela nokufaneleka kwendima (ukwakha, ikhodi, ukushayela, ukubhala phansi noma ukufinyelela emphakathini).
Q: Kwenzekani ngemva kwemiqhudelwano yesifunda?
Amaqembu enze kahle kakhulu afanelekela imidlalo yamanqamu kazwelonke yaseNingizimu Afrika — ukusuka lapho, umhlaba. Amaqembu e-FTC awinile angathola isimemo somqhudelwano we-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA, kanti amaqembu e-FLL aphambili amenywa kwimikhosi yamazwe ngamazwe nemiqhudelwano evulekile emhlabeni jikelele. Noma ngabe yisiphi isiphumo, wonke amalungu eqembu aqeda isizini enephothifoliyo yobunjiniyela bangempela, ukubhala ikhodi nomsebenzi wokwethula.
Isizini ifundisani ngempela ingane?
Ngaphezu kwerobhothi: izinto eziyisishiyagalombili isizini ye-FIRST® LEGO® League ezifundisa ngazo ngokusebenzisana nabanye abantu — ziboniswe ngemifanekiso, futhi zibhalelwe abazali.
Funda: ukuthi ukusebenzisana okuhle kubukeka kanjani →Hamba nendaba egcwele uye ekhaya
Ibhrosha lethu elinamakhasi ayisithupha lika-2026 lihlanganisa zonke izinhlelo ezintathu, uhlelo lwesizini, izindleko nokuthi imiqhudelwano ibanjelwa kuphi — lenzelwe ukuthi liphrintwe noma lithunyelwe emndenini.
Ukulungele ukujoyina lolu hambo?
Izikhala zilinganiselwe — amaqembu e-FLL agcwala ngokulandelana kokufika kanti iqembu le-FTC linezihlalo eziyi-10 kuphela.
Questions? Email info@sheen.bot or chat to us at the academy.
I-FIRST®, FIRST® LEGO® League kanye ne-FIRST® Tech Challenge yizimpawu zokuhweba ze-FIRST ne-LEGO Group, ezingaxhasi noma zivumele i-Sheen Academy.