Our Sponsors and Grants
Eastbots partners with both community businesses and global corporations, giving our team connections on every level. We give the greatest thanks to the following distinguished sponsors, who donate funding, materials, outreach opportunities, and other resources critical for educating students and competing in FIRST. Without their generous support, our team would not exist.
SIM-RTP
SIM-RTP has promoted technology and education for 20 years, allowing diverse and experienced IT professionals to communicate and learn. They first sponsored us in 2016 and have continued to ever since, making them our primary sponsor. We have presented at SIM-RTP multiple times and hope to continue to in the future.
USA Dutch
USA Dutch is small UNC business specializing in precision metal fabrication and assembly. USA Dutch has both done CNC machining for our robots and coached our team members in CAD for machining of parts. Their work contributed greatly to our robot’s successful mechanisms in both 2019 and 2022, leading to our greatest designs yet.
ABB
ABB is an international corporation, with headquarters in Switzerland, that works to advance technology. They are leaders in electrification and automation that paves the way for the furture of engineering.
Qualcomm
Qualcomm has worked closely with FIRST and FIRST teams like ours since 2006 and has been a FIRST Strategic Partner since 2014. Qualcomm invents the technologies that shape how we communicate, connect and compute.
PTC Education
PTC is committed to empowering students and educators and helping them succeed.
Public School Foundation
The Public School Foundation is one of our oldest sponsors and a non-profit that provides additional funding for programs and projects in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school district.
Gene Haas
The Gene Haas Foundation sponsored nationwide FIRST Robotics Competitions during the 2023 season. They are all about helping build the community that creates future leades.
Chapel Hill Lowe's
Our local Lowe's has proudly sponsored us since early 2026. They provide us with the power tools and shop equipment we need to expand our reach to more studnets and build the best robots we can.
Of Chapel Hill
Polymaker
Polymaker prides itself on delivering the highest quality of 3D printing materials to customers. With their support, we've been able to quickly create more durable, effective custom parts than ever before.
