Our Work · Robotics
East Palo Alto's competition robotics team.
The Churrobots are East Palo Alto's competition robotics team, and they're part of the Hope Horizon family. Our elementary and middle school robotics pathway helps local kids grow toward it.
A Churrobots story
They earned a spot at Worlds, and the community paid for it.
For the first time since the team was founded, East Palo Alto's Churrobots, FRC team 8048, earned a spot at the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston, and the community fully funded the trip.
The team, and what's next
The Churrobots today, and our robotics pathway.
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High school
The Churrobots, FRC #8048
East Palo Alto's First Robotics Competition team, and it's part of the Hope Horizon family. Student-led, with off-season workshops that point teens toward careers in tech.
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Grades 5–8 · starts October
FIRST LEGO League
Real programming and teamwork, the bridge toward the competition team.
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Grades 1–4 · starts October
FIRST LEGO League
Hands-on STEM where kids first realize they're good at this. Part of our elementary and middle school robotics pathway.
For corporate & tech funders
Help us build the local STEM talent the Bay Area keeps asking for.
The students on this team live ten minutes from some of the most valuable tech companies on earth, and Hope Horizon is how they get in. Robotics is the way in. Your company can fund the program that turns local kids into engineers.
Partner with us
"My goal is to earn my master's in engineering and a minor in computer science. I plan on coming back after I graduate to mentor the robotics team."Hope Horizon robotics alum and scholarship recipient
Become a coach
Engineers, this is the most rewarding volunteering you'll do.
Coach a team and help bridge the gap in science and tech opportunity for EPA students. You bring what you know. We'll handle the rest. Off-season and in-season roles available.
Volunteer as a coach
Get in touch
Contact the teamGet your student building.
Sign up for the new season, or reach out and we'll help you find the right team.
Your next step
The next engineer in East Palo Alto is in first grade right now.
FIRST LEGO League starts in October for grades 1 to 8, and the Churrobots are the high school team they grow into. Sign a student up, or coach.