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2026 Pylots Melbourne

A team of young Melbourne leaders who took on the FLL Bioglow competition, built things that fly, float and pump, learned to code in Python, and went to see Youth Parliament in action.

The 2026 Pylots Melbourne team posing together on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne.
Based inMelbourne, Victoria
CompetitionFLL Bioglow
Supported bySTEM Incubators Inc
The team

Meet the Pylots

The young people behind the 2026 Melbourne team.

Anu

Aran

Ayan

Dhatsin

Dheeksha

Dhruved

Harshitha

Hasini

The project

What the team did

Four things shaped the 2026 season: a competition, hands-on builds, a new programming language and a Youth Parliament session.

Compete

FLL Bioglow competition

The team entered FIRST LEGO League and took on the Bioglow challenge — a team competition that brings robot building, programming and teamwork together.

We took part with the backing of STEM Incubators Inc, who supported us with the tools and guidance the competition required.

Unboxing the FLL kit. “We are coming! FLL 2026, Melbourne.”
Robot game practice on the FLL mat.
Four team members at a computer in front of a slide titled Early Challenges and Solutions, turning to smile at the camera.
Writing up our early challenges and solutions.
Build

STEM projects, built by hand

Alongside the competition, the team built working models to see how engineering ideas play out in real life.

FlightHow things stay in the air
BoatHow things float and move
Water pumpHow we move water
Race carHow motors turn into motion
A wooden biplane with an orange propeller beside a wooden boat with a battery pack, both built by the team.
The flight and the boat, built and ready.
A wooden race car with a rear wing, motor and battery pack on a table.
A wooden race car.
Code

Learning Python

The team learned to code in Python — turning ideas into programs, and building the skills behind robotics and modern software.

Team members seated around a wooden table with open laptops, several making peace signs at the camera.
Laptops out for a team session.
Five team members working with laptops, tablets and notes around a table.
Heads down at the table.
Lead

Victorian Youth Parliament session

The team went to a Youth Parliament session in Melbourne to see how young people deliver speeches, and to hear the topics they choose to speak up about.

The team lined up at the rail of the public gallery, with the ornate Legislative Council chamber and the young speakers below.
In the public gallery of the Legislative Council chamber, Parliament House.
Looking up at the tall columns of Parliament House with the team small on the steps below.
Small team, big columns.
Two adults take a selfie in the public gallery with the team behind them and the chamber below.
A selfie from the gallery.
With thanks

STEM Incubators Inc

STEM Incubators Inc runs several initiatives for young people in Melbourne. For the FLL competition they supported our team with the tools and guidance we needed. Thank you for backing the 2026 Pylots.

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