Build and prototype
Mechanisms improve when students can compare materials, fabricate alternatives, and test more than one idea.
Sponsorship // Make a splash
Help curiosity run wild.
Sponsorship gives young builders more opportunities to prototype, test, learn, and compete. We are preparing a team-approved sponsorship program that makes recognition clear without overpromising results.
Current sponsor
Making an otter-this-world difference.
We recognize organizations helping students gain access to the tools and experiences that make ambitious learning possible.
Otter This World SponsorMicrosoft
Why support matters
Turn resources into student opportunity.
FTC participation can require registration, robot parts, prototyping materials, field elements, safety equipment, and event travel. Support expands what students can safely attempt and learn.
Practice and measure
Field elements, sensors, tools, and replacement parts make repeatable testing and failure analysis possible.
Learn and compete
Registration, safety supplies, event preparation, and travel help turn classroom learning into a complete FTC experience.
Sponsorship tiers
Choose your place in the raft.
These proposed tiers give future partners a simple recognition path. Final benefits remain subject to school, team, event, and FIRST branding guidelines.
Otter Friend
$100–$249Every ripple starts somewhere.
- Name on the sponsor page
- Season thank-you recognition
Pawsitive Builder
$250–$499Put a little momentum under young builders.
- Small logo placement
- Team thank-you letter or photo
- All Otter Friend recognition
Raft Innovator
$500–$999Help the whole raft move farther together.
- Medium logo placement
- Sponsor spotlight
- Season recap inclusion
Deep Dive Engineer
$1,000–$2,499Give students room to test the hard questions.
- Prominent logo placement
- Pit-display recognition
- Team demonstration opportunity
Otter This World Partner
$2,500+Make the next frontier feel possible.
- Top sponsor placement
- Large branding placement
- Partner story
- STEM demonstration session
In-kind support
Bring more than a check.
Equipment, manufacturing access, software, facilities, and technical mentoring can remove practical barriers while giving students authentic engineering context.
- Equipment and materials
- Manufacturing and fabrication
- Software and technical tools
- Facilities and practice space
- Student-safe technical mentoring
Organization details
Mission Trails Robotics
OtterBots identifies Mission Trails Robotics for its sponsorship and organizational records. This information applies to OtterBots and does not represent Patribots' separate organization or EIN.
- Organization
- Mission Trails Robotics
- OtterBots EIN
- 33-3348338
Tax treatment and contribution documentation should be confirmed through approved team materials before making a contribution.