Sponsors
Roaring Robotics, Team 2704, wouldn't be possible without the generous support of many sponsors both large and small. In addition to helping make our team great, our sponsors allow our team to not charge registration fees thereby making the team accessible to more students.
Primary Sponsor
Caterpillar essentially founded our team in 2008 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.
Platinum Sponsor
Professional Wealth Advisors (PWA) provided our team a substantial financial support since 2023. PWA provides the essential financial coaching and guidance for their family, friends, and clients to accomplish the things in life that are truly important to them. PWA provides this guidance with integrity, honesty and, above all else, great personal care.
Titanium Sponsor
The Gene Haas Foundation has provided our team with financial support since 2022. The Gene Haas Foundation was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc., to support the needs of the local community, through grants to such local charities as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Food Share, Rescue Mission, and others.
Gold Sponsor
3M has provided our team with financial support since 2022. 3M applies science in collaborative ways to improve lives daily.
Gold Sponsor
Booz Allen has provided our team with financial support since 2024. With today’s most advanced technology, Booz Allen supports the nation's most critical missions with cutting-edge solutions that meet the future head-on.
Gold Sponsor
The DuPage Foundation has provided financial support to our team since 2024. The DuPage Foundation is DuPage County’s champion for philanthropy.
Gold Sponsor
The Intuitive Foundation has provided our team with financial support since 2022. The Intuitive Foundation was created in 2018 to promote health and advance education by making grants to section 501(c)(3) organizations and foreign charities medical and technology research; science, technology, engineering, and math-related educational programs, training, and fellowships; and for other similar purposes.
Gold Sponsor
Molex has provided financial support to our team since 2024. Molex creates connections for life.
Gold Sponsor
The Society of Women Engineers has provided our team with generous financial support. SWE is a catalyst for change for women. For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry.
Gold Sponsor
TE Connectivity has provided our team with financial support since 2022. As the go-to engineering partner for today’s innovation leaders and technology entrepreneurs, TE Connectivity is helping solve tomorrow’s toughest challenges with advanced connectivity and sensors solutions.
Gold Sponsor
Rivit King has provided our team with financial support and tools since 2024.
Silver Sponsor
Since 2023, Big Owl Manufacturing has provided 3D printing services and mentoring to our team. Big Owl Manufacturing is a 3D printing shop located in Batavia, Illinois. They have a dedicated and passionate team of printing experts who are ready to realize any project in three dimensions. Big Owl Manufacturing, and its parent company, Big Owl Interactive, are run exclusively by Roaring Robotics alumni.
Silver Sponsor
Vine Counseling has provided our team with financial support since 2023. With specialized training and years of experience, Vine’s therapists help address the diverse needs of children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Commonly addressed challenges include anxiety, depression, complex trauma, eating disorders, grief, life transitions, and relationship issues, among many others.
Silver Sponsor
The Argosy Foundation has provided financial support to our team since 2024. The Argosy Foundation emphasizes process in structuring its partnerships. We have a due-diligence approach that looks for the most effective, leveraged means of making charitable investments.
Silver Sponsor
G-Force Robotics is FIRST Robotics Competition team 9008 based in Clayton, North Carolina. The team is the flagship program of the Johnston County, North Carolina, STEM Girls Initiative. One of our students, now an alum, helped found and obtain funding for G-Force Robotics. In 2024, G-Force Robotics provided our team a donation as a thank you.
Silver Sponsor
Sahara Henderson Engineering has provided financial support to our team since 2024. Sahara Henderson Engineering is the world leader in regenerative compressed air dryer technology.
Bronze Sponsor
The Kettering/GMI Alumni Association provided our team with financial support since 2022. The association, in part, provides financial assistance for educational programs.
The Roaring Robotics team cheering at the 2023 Seven Rivers Regional competition in La Crosse, Wisconsin.