Our Sponsors
The local champions who power River City Robotics.
Robotics is a team sport, and our team extends far beyond the students at the table. We are deeply grateful to the Edmonton businesses below, whose generosity gives our young engineers the tools, the workspace, and the confidence to dream big. Please support the companies that support our kids.
Club Sponsor
The Internet Centre
As our Club Sponsor, The Internet Centre stands behind everything River City Robotics does. Edmonton’s original internet pioneer, they lit up Alberta’s first commercial connection back in 1993 and have been linking our city to the wider world ever since. They built their name on a radical idea: that real people deserve real support and a real shot at the future. Every spark of curiosity our students chase travels on the kind of connection The Internet Centre has championed for three decades, and their belief in our club makes all of it possible.
Team Sponsors
Crystal Glass
Since 1949, Crystal Glass has been synonymous with clarity, precision, and craftsmanship across Western Canada. Three-quarters of a century of expertise has taught them to see the future clearly, and they have chosen to invest in ours. We could not ask for a steadier reflection of the values we hope to polish in every young engineer.
Trace Applications (MetalTrace)
Proudly born and built in Edmonton, Trace Applications created MetalTrace, the world’s number-one metals-traceability software, proving that world-changing technology can come straight from our own backyard. They live exactly where software meets steel, the very crossroads our students explore every season. Their support tells every young coder and builder that big dreams have a home right here.
Norfab Mfg
For more than thirty years, Norfab has shaped raw steel, stainless, and aluminum into the structures that quietly hold our city together. They are master makers, and making is the beating heart of robotics. Each time a student measures, cuts, and fastens a new creation, they follow in the footsteps of craftspeople like Norfab, who know that the best things are built by hand and with heart.
Smart Squad
Smart Squad is Edmonton ingenuity in motion, a homegrown software company crafting clever tools that help front-line teams work smarter and safer. Their inventive, problem-solving spirit is the very mindset we nurture in our students. By standing behind River City Robotics, they are investing in the inventors, coders, and dreamers who will build whatever comes next.
Bernie’s Electric Supplies
Electricity is the lifeblood of every robot we build, and for nearly fifty years Bernie’s Electric Supplies (formerly BJ Electric) has kept Edmonton powered, wired, and glowing. A proudly independent, family-spirited Alberta business, they understand that the next generation of builders simply needs a spark, and they have generously given ours. We are honoured to have them in our circuit.
Become a sponsor
Want to help build the next generation of Alberta engineers and innovators? A robotics season is not cheap, and every dollar goes straight into our students’ hands. Here is what your support makes possible, and how we will say thank you.
What your support makes possible
- Competition registration and league fees
- Robot parts, motors, sensors, and electronics
- 3D printers and filament, including the custom assistive devices we build for our community
- Tools and a place to build
- Travel to the provincial championship and the FIRST World Championship
Sponsorship levels
Sponsorship is a partnership. Every level builds on the one before it, and we are always happy to tailor something to fit your business.
| Level | Gift | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $1,000+ | Your logo on this page, a dedicated thank-you post, and a shout-out on our social media |
| Silver | $2,500+ | Everything above, plus your logo on our team banner at events and an invitation for a team demonstration or visit |
| Gold | $5,000+ | Everything above, plus your logo on the robot and team shirts and named recognition in our engineering portfolio |
| Platinum | $10,000+ | Everything above, plus top billing as a presenting sponsor and a custom feature on our website and social media |
Good news: your gift is tax-deductible. Donations in support of River City Robotics are eligible for an official Canadian charitable tax receipt, and Alberta’s donation credit is among the most generous in the country. Many employers also match charitable gifts or give for employee volunteer hours, which can make your support go even further. Get in touch and we will arrange your donation and your receipt so your gift reaches our team.