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Meet Team Centaurus

Get to know the dedicated students, mentors, and coaches who make up our award-winning robotics team.

Our Story

Team Centaurus was founded in 2025 with a mission to inspire students to pursue STEM fields through competitive robotics. The team is a small group of dedicated and motivated in robotics, with a drive to be extremely competitive in the world of FTC Robotics. Our team is a merger between FTC teams 18500, 23332 and 23335, a selection of highly capable students from the Brisbane area.

Our team members develop skills in mechanical engineering, programming, electrical engineering, CAD design, project management, and public speaking. Beyond technical skills, we emphasize teamwork, problem-solving, and gracious professionalism – core values of the FIRST program.

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Our Team Members

Meet the talented individuals who make up Team Centaurus.

Leadership

Bilal Chaudhary

Bilal Chaudhary

Team Captain

3rd year FTC student. Leads design and team management.

Bhavy Garg

Bhavy Garg

Mechanical Lead

5th year FTC student. Specializes in CAD and design.

Stas Fetisov

Stas Fetisov

Lead Programmer

2nd year FTC student. Expert in Java and control systems.

Disath Peduruhewa

Disath Peduruhewa

Lead Outreach

3rd year FIRST student. Focuses on community events and outreach.

Team Members

Hugo Lawler

Hugo Lawler

Hardware Expert

3rd year FTC student. Specialises in hardware and media design.

Nevaan Dias

Nevaan Dias

Wiring Expert

FRC alumni, 4th year FIRST student. Expert in wiring and hardware.

Layla Chitoni

Layla Chitoni

Media Expert

2nd year FTC student, media design expert.

Mentors & Coaches

Joshua Waghorn

Joshua Waghorn

Mentor

Alumni from Team Theseus Robotics, specialising in mechanical design.

Aadi Shetty

Aadi Shetty

Mentor

Alumni from Team Hephaestus, specialising in mechanical design