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STEEL BRONCO ROBOTICS#8029
Three Steel Bronco students working together on the robot's mechanism in the pit at competition
FIRST Robotics Competition

We build robots. We become engineers.

Barrington, Illinois

Team record at a glance

'25 & '26
Midwest Champions
50+
Current members
2020
Year founded
Team 8029 with the FIRST Robotics Competition winner banner for the 2026 Midwest Regional, wearing medals and holding the trophy

Back-to-back Midwest Regional champions, 2025 and 2026.

Steel Bronco students working together on the robot in the pit
01 / Engineering + Manufacturing + Electrical

From plans
to product.

Students evaluate each season’s game, develop a strategy, then design, manufacture, wire, program, and drive the robot under match pressure.

Parts are made in-house. Students weld, print, fabricate, and assemble the components they design, turning an idea into hardware they can test within days.

  • 3D printing
  • Fabrication
  • Welding
  • Wiring
  • Assembly
The team huddled together in the pit, hands in the center, before a match
02 / Team

Student built.
Student led.

Steel Bronco Robotics is FRC Team 8029 at Barrington High School. Students across every discipline work together to design, build, program, and compete with a new robot each year.

  • Mechanical
  • Design / CAD
  • Manufacturing
  • Electrical
  • Software
  • Strategy
  • Business
  • Media
Partners

Built with
industry.

  • Google
  • Gene Haas Foundation
  • US Navy
  • State Farm
  • Fabworks
  • SendCutSend
Partner with Team 8029
Impact

Engineering the
next generation.

Some of our students serve as formal team mentors, developing the skills of FTC participants directly.

Five FTC teams + school robotics club

FTC Teams 5199, 6198, 6199, 6200, 38302

Explore our impact