Named after Alexander the Great's black stallion, Project Bucephalus did anything but horse around last weekend, claiming its fifth invitation to represent Australia at the international FIRST Lego League Championships.
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The team of 10, from Wollongong, was required to build and program a Lego robot to complete set tasks.
Their efforts led them to taking out the national competition.
With ages ranging from 9 to 16, the team was also judged on its values and applied study of this year's theme "Education and Learning".
To celebrate their win, Project Bucephalus decided to put on a demonstration of the robot's abilities in front of their friends - senior citizens at IRT Lodge Towradgi.
"We met the seniors on my first season and we've kept in touch with them for a long time," Project Bucephalus's Sebastian Boswell said.
"They're our biggest fans now so we're always happy to see them and they're always happy to see us."
Lancel Brown is one of Project Bucephalus's oldest fans, at 104.
"They make a point of coming to see me," Mr Brown said.
"I seem to be special and I enjoy what they're doing so much and I'm so proud of them as well.
"To get to the top of what they're doing, you can't do much better."
Project Bucephalus' coach Andrew Clark said the team had taught Mr Brown how to program a robot and also planned to teach residents how to use computers.
"It's an awesome thing they've done, I mean these are home-schooled kids from Wollongong," he said.
"It's just us and the parents and they've achieved a fantastic result."
Mr Clark says the competition provides a platform for skill development by "tricking" children into enjoying learning.
