Sponsors

Caterpillar essentially founded our team in 2007 and has been a primary sponsor of our team since our inception. Simply put, our team would not exist without Caterpillar. The majority of our funding continues to come from Caterpillar. We are able to be a “no fees” team because of Caterpillar’s generous sponsorship.

In 2021, US Engineering League started hosting us along with several other robotics teams to form a robotics gathering place to complement their STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math] educational classes. US Engineering League is a national organization dedicated to providing STEM based education with an emphasis on hands-on learning through competition.

80/20 has sponsored the team starting in 2018 by providing us with a substantial educational discount on their products. 80/20 material has been used as our primary build material since then due to its flexibility and weight savings.

Bartoszek Engineering is a consulting firm specializing in mechanical and electro-mechanical design for the nuclear and high energy physics community world-wide. In addition to financial support, Bartoszek Engineering has provided our team with engineering training classes and mentorship.

Steiner Electric is an electrical distributor offering products from over 1,000 manufacturers with solutions to meet ever-changing requirements. Steiner’s sales team, application specialists, logistics, delivery, Will-Call counters, website and mobile app make it easy for people to get what they need fast. In 2020, Steiner provided our team with design assistance and significant product discount in support of our competition pit upgrade.

Starting in 2018, the Aurora Public Library has hosted outreach and recruiting events for our team. The team is looking forward to a partnership with the library to reach out to those in the Aurora community.