Volcanix

The First Tech Challenge team at King's College London Mathematics School.

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“Engineered to erupt!!”

The KCLMS Volcanix team in front of a chalkboard with Volcanix written across it

Who We Are

Fifteen students who design, build and program a competition robot from scratch. We won the Think Award at our first UK qualifier, and everything we make (CAD, code, write-ups) is open source.

Meet the Crew

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13 September 2026 · Latest update

KCLMS Pre-Season Catchup

Counting down to BioBuzz kick-off: three things KCLMS Volcanix has done to prepare for the new season, from the team roster to upskilling to starting new teams.

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Next event

Nothing confirmed yet

Our next competition and outreach dates are still being arranged. You can also book us to bring the robot to your school, your office or your rookie team.

Events & Outreach

First Tech Challenge DECODE competition arena

This Season: Decode

Robots read a coded pattern with vision, then launch artifacts into goals in that order. We score them with a tuned dual-flywheel launcher and a repeatable autonomous.

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