Build Your Kit page and full Micromelon website

Complete website build including:
- Build Your Kit store page with cart system, sectioned layout
  (Hardware, Software, Attachments, Spare Parts), inline quote
  request form, and sticky sidebar summary
- 16+ pages: Education, Platform, Resources, News, About Us,
  Download, Contact, Rover, Code Editor, Robot Simulator, etc.
- 89+ MDX resource articles and 18 news posts
- Store product images scraped from micromelon.com.au
- Quote request API route with Airtable integration
- Dynamic back links and cover photos on resource pages
- Redesigned downloads page
- Fixed corrupted MDX code blocks
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title: "Micromelon Receives Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund Grant"
date: "2018-11-01"
categories: ["All", "News & Updates"]
tags: []
excerpt: "Micromelon Robotics secures an Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund grant to accelerate the development and commercialisation of their educational robotics platform."
featuredImage: "/images/logo.png"
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Micromelon Robotics has been awarded a grant through the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund, a Queensland Government initiative designed to support innovative startups in bringing their products to market.
The Ignite Ideas funding will accelerate the development of the Micromelon Rover and its companion Code Editor software, enabling the team to move from pilot deployments into broader commercial rollout across Australian schools. The grant supports manufacturing, software development, and the creation of curriculum-aligned teaching resources.
The Advance Queensland program targets high-potential startups that can deliver economic and social benefits to Queensland. Micromelon's focus on STEM education — an area of national priority — aligned strongly with the program's objectives. The grant recognised both the quality of the technology and the team's demonstrated traction with schools.
Securing government backing provided important validation for Micromelon's business model and mission. With the additional resources, the team expanded its engineering capacity and began developing the classroom management tools that would become a key differentiator of the platform.
"The Ignite Ideas grant allowed us to invest in the features teachers were asking for," the team noted. "It was the bridge between having a great prototype and having a product ready for schools at scale."