Dedication, teamwork, and spirit.
We’re not just a team, but a family.
Who are the RoboLancers?
As a student-run organization, the RoboLancers learn important leadership, management, and financial skills as we oversee a large and complex organization, with a budget of nearly $222,000 in the 2023-2024 school year. Currently, our program consists of two teams – flagship FRC team 321, RoboLancers, and entry level FRC team 427, LANCE-A-LOT. As the number of students wanting to join each year has continued to grow, we’ve had to split the program to continue to provide access to a high quality program. Both teams meet at at the same time in the same space; the second team just ensures that new members will continue to have ownership and agency.
Our goal is not only to build a competitive robot, but to improve the city around us. We use our experience and resources to increase the accessibility of robotics to Philadelphia. In a city where only 13 percent of graduating students go on to receive four-year degrees in science or engineering, we take pride in knowing that we are increasing that number — one student at a time. For more information on our community impact work, check out our Outreach page.
About Us
Our Commitments
The RoboLancers will foster an inclusive and supportive team. We will create meaningful relationships with students who come from different backgrounds and grades. We will encourage each other to take risks and learn from our mistakes without judgment. We will appreciate the contributions and perspectives of our teammates.
The RoboLancers will offer and create outreach opportunities in Philadelphia. We will support and collaborate with Philadelphia’s other FIRST teams to make a difference in our city.
The RoboLancers will engage with the greater FIRST community by building friendships with other FIRST teams, and competing with them. Through FIRST we access events with both a competitive atmosphere and positive environment.
The RoboLancers will learn more about STEM from each other, from our mentors, and from our coaches. We will learn about how we can apply our knowledge, and about potential STEM career paths. We will turn our ideas into physical creations.
The RoboLancers will learn how to be leaders and how to work as a team.