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We are MAT Robotics.

The FIRST Robotics Competition team of YTU Maçka Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Şişli, Istanbul.

2023 Charge Up season

Our Story & Engineering Approach

At MAT Robotics, our goal isn’t only to be a competitive robot team — it’s to inspire the people around us through the unifying power of science and technology. Beyond lasting national and international success in robotics competitions, we aim to raise wider social awareness.

Our core mission is to help young people accomplish shared tasks through cooperation, have fun while learning, and develop respect for one another along the way. We want our students to grow into innovative people who benefit society — gaining not just technical skills, but leadership, responsibility, and teamwork.

Founded
2015
Active Members
25+
Alumni
50+

Founded by 2 teachers and 8 students to take part in the FRC competition held for the first time in Turkey.

Our principles

Eight principles that shape our team culture.

  1. Teamwork
  2. Respect
  3. Contribution to society
  4. Inspiration
  5. Creativity
  6. Gracious Professionalism
  7. Resilience and stability
  8. Innovation and solution orientation

Skills Our Students Gain

  • Mechanical design & CAD modeling
  • Manufacturing
  • Software
  • Electronics & control systems
  • Project & time management
  • Strategy development
  • Teamwork & leadership
  • Content creation & science communication

Our Team History

From our first competition in 2015 to today.

2025 Week 0 — Rising All Star award

  1. We reached the playoffs at the Haliç Regional. In May 2026, we captained the 4th alliance at the İBB Off-Season, a 35-team event.

  2. We became the first team in Turkey to win the Rising All Star Award, at the Istanbul Regional. In partnership with YTÜ, we hosted and organized the FRC Week 0 off-season event.

  3. We competed in the lower semifinal, finishing among the tournament’s top 6 teams.

  4. We won the Finalist Award at the Istanbul Regional, then the Wildcard, earning a spot at the World Championship in the USA.

  5. We reached the quarterfinals at the Bosphorus Regional, placing among the top 8 teams.

  6. We represented our country at the South Florida Regional in the United States.

  7. At our first competition, held 3–5 December 2015 at Ülker Sports Arena, we won the Rookie All Star Award — the second most prestigious award after the Chairman’s Award — and earned a spot at the World Championship in West Palm Beach, USA.

Our Organization

This is how our team is organized. Our captains’ contact details are on the Sponsorship page.

Mentors
Altuğ Önal · Erdem Yusuf Asıf Altıntuna · Abdullah Aslan
Captains
Yağız Alp Göktuna · Ömer Alp Çağıran
PR Captain
Ceren Balcı
Software Captain
Eymen Taha Yılmaz

Meeting the FRC community

To build solidarity and share knowledge across the FRC community, we have met with many teams. The teams we’ve met:

  • Harpia Robotics
  • GFL Robotics
  • Alfa Robotics
  • Amal Hawks
  • Cosmos Robot Works
  • Yal Thunders
  • SainTech Robotics
  • Wolfs Robotics
  • Arpex
  • Sultans of Turkiye
  • IsTech Robotics
  • Cymurghs
  • Team Sirius
  • Conquera
  • Caracal Robotics
  • Gültepe Robotics
  • Nokta Parantez
  • Hbaltech
  • Hive Mind
  • IO Robot
  • Fmwill
  • Foresighters
  • Kelrot
  • Bosphorus Robotics
  • Ashina Robotics

Moments from the team

Photos from our team archive.

Team members lined up in team jerseys beneath a season kickoff event banner.
Team members celebrating with medals and a trophy inside a competition arena.
Team members in earlier white team shirts smiling and giving thumbs up in an arena.
Team members behind a table at a competition stand with the robot in front of them.

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