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FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 12126 Stone Bridge High School Ashburn, Virginia

CrabBots

Rookie season.
Zero excuses.

Six weeks from kickoff to a 120 pound competition robot. We are recruiting students, mentors, and sponsors for our first season.

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Backed by

  • Ashburn ConsultingSponsor
  • Banshee BikesSponsor
  • CopperheadFRC 401
  • SuperNOVAFRC 4472
  • Freedom RoboticsFRC 11318
  • RoboLocoFRC 5338
  • Metal JacketsFRC 2068
  • PSUVEX 2145

Who we are

Founded and run by students

A rookie FRC team at Stone Bridge High School, built from nothing in one year, aiming at an industrial sized robot on a national stage.

Rookie season
2027
Competition robot
120 lb
Build season
6 wk
Team members
~40

Our co-captains came out of top ranked competitive robotics programs and are taking that into FRC for the first time. Beyond the robot, CrabBots exists to put hands on engineering in front of students who would not otherwise get near it.

Subteams

  1. 01

    Mechanical

    CAD, fabrication, drivetrain, and assembly.

  2. 02

    Software

    Robot code, vision, autonomous, and wiring.

  3. 03

    Drive

    Driving, mechanism operation, human player.

  4. 04

    Outreach

    Community events, fundraising, and the middle school program.

Elected officer leads each subteam. No experience required, training runs in the fall.

Gallery

01 / 04
  1. Students filling the engineering classroom at the CrabBots interest meeting
    01 Interest meeting turnout
  2. Students gathered around a competition robot, with sign-up and Discord QR codes on the screen behind them
    02 Robot demo and sign-ups
  3. A student drives a competition robot with a controller while teammates watch
    03 Driving the demo robot
  4. A student presents a “What Will We Teach You?” slide to a room of students
    04 What we will teach you

Season plan

Road to the field

TBD tags mean unconfirmed. FIRST sets registration deadlines and event assignments.

  1. Fall 2026 TBD

    FIRST registration

    Season registration and the Kit of Parts. First hard money deadline of the year.

  2. Sept to Dec 2026 TBD

    Recruiting and preseason

    Interest meetings, subteam training, shop certification, and a practice robot.

  3. Fall 2026 TBD

    Trailside sessions begin

    Weekly after school robotics, run by CrabBots students. See section 03.

  4. Jan 9, 2027 Confirmed

    Biocore kickoff

    Game reveal, rules drop, build season starts the same day.

  5. Jan to Feb 2027

    Build season

    Six weeks. Design, fabricate, wire, code, and drive practice before inspection.

  6. Late Feb to April 2027 TBD

    Competition events

    Assignments come from FIRST after registration.

  7. April 2027 If qualified

    FIRST Championship

    Advance by winning an event or earning a qualifying award.

  8. Summer 2027

    Offseason

    Demos, offseason events, and mentor recruiting.

Outreach

More than robots

Robotics only counts if it reaches past our own build space.

  1. 01

    Trailside Middle School

    Weekly before school sessions run by CrabBots students, with mentor supervision and the same safety rules the high school team follows.

  2. 02

    Loudoun County Public Library

    Hands on STEM sessions giving younger students early exposure to robotics.

  3. 03

    FTC mentoring

    We mentor and donate materials to FIRST Tech Challenge teams across Loudoun County.

  4. 04

    Virginia STEM Advocacy Summit

    Advocating for STEM program funding in underserved areas so more clubs like ours can start.

Session format

Sessions are mostly presentations. CrabBots students walk through slideshows that break a robot down part by part and explain which parts do what.

Sponsors

Back a team in year one

Sponsorship decides whether a rookie team competes or watches.

Current sponsors

  • Ashburn Consulting website (opens in a new tab)

    Ashburn Consulting

    First confirmed sponsor

  • Banshee Bikes website (opens in a new tab)

    Banshee Bikes

    Friend

  • Your logo here

    Open

    Claim this slot

Packages

Every sponsor, every level Your name goes on the team shirt and on the robot for the whole season.

Annual, for the 2027 season. In kind support (materials, machining, software licenses, shop space, mentorship) is recognized at the equivalent tier.

Friend

$250+

Electronics, wiring, pneumatics, kit supplements

  • Logo on this website
  • Logo on the pit banner

Bronze

$500+

Raw stock, machining, drivetrain components, spares

  • Everything in Friend
  • Named in the end of season report
  • Season update post

Silver

$1,000+

Event registration and team travel

  • Everything in Bronze
  • Logo on the robot bumpers

Founding sponsor

$2,500+

Season registration, travel, tooling, and outreach

  • Everything in Silver
  • Primary placement on the robot and banner
  • Named in the robot reveal video

Supporting teams

Teams helping us get started

  • Copperhead

    Copperhead

    FRC 401

  • SuperNOVA

    SuperNOVA

    FRC 4472

  • Freedom Robotics

    Freedom Robotics

    FRC 11318

  • RoboLoco

    RoboLoco

    FRC 5338

  • Metal Jackets

    Metal Jackets

    FRC 2068

  • PSU

    PSU

    VEX 2145

Become a sponsor

Put your name on the robot

Join or get in touch

Students, mentors, families

Get in touch

Have questions or want to join?

Email crabbotsfrc@gmail.com. Students, parents, teachers, and mentors are all welcome.

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