6709 S.P.U.D. INC
Why sponsor?
Our team goes through roughly $15,000 a year. But you may be asking yourself, 'how do they spend that much each year?' Below you can see the set costs of recurring things our team has to pay for, recent purchases, and some products we are looking into purchasing.
Recurring prices
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Competition fee: $6,000
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In order to go to a competition a team must pay the fee.
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A second competition costs a team $3,000
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Robot price: $3,000
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This is the average price of the robot for each year.
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Price does vary depending on the complexity of the robot
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Recently paid items
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Swerve Drive: $2,920
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Swerve drive is a drive train that allows the robot to go multiple directions
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Many higher ranked teams have invested in swerve drive knowing its fabulous potential
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White board kit: $20
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Our team uses whiteboards often to design and plan for new projects and robots​
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Our old markers are beginning to show their age so we decided to buy new ones
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Husky 72" tool chest: $1,398
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Our team has decided that our pit has some flaws and are beginning to invest in a pit that can fit the team better for its needs​
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Hydraulic robot cart: $770
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This new cart can let the team reach any part of the robot without having to lean over​
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This cart is also better equipped to handle different designs of robots
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Team Banner​
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This banner helps as an advertiser to the team as well as a great team picture to put on social media​
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What We do for our Sponsors?
We appreciate our sponsors as they are the backbone of all of our success, without them we would not be doing what we do.
Facility Tours
Our team members enjoy touring our sponsors facilities and looking to see what they do. This amazing opportunity gives our team members a chance to see if this is something they would want to get into.
Branding Display
Depending on the donation amount that our sponsors graciously give to us, sponsors get various logos displayed on banners, the website, or even the robot.
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Our team members tour our sponsor, UMC's facilities
We display our sponsors on our 2022 robot
Our team attends SpudFest's parade annually
Wish List:
Motors - $2,000
Recently there were brand new motors that got released. Our team is planning on purchasing these new motors as they are a lot faster and better than our teams current motors.
Team Trailer - $6,000
Our team is shopping for a team trailer. We have noticed an increase in outreach events our team is attending, and decided that this would be in the team's best interests to get one.
3D Printer - $1,000 - $300
Our team has done research and realized that if we decided to make parts in house, it would be cheaper and we would get the parts faster.
There is a lot of things to consider when buying a 3D printer. You have to choose what materials to print from, the quality of the machine, and many other things that make this a big decision.
Media Equipment Upgrades - $1,000
Our team wants to upgrade its filming equipment as we step forward in our team's social media activities.
CutterPillar Crop - $100
Our Business team has been cutting a lot of different kinds of paper, and our current methods have room to improve. This is a very reliable cutter.
Printer - $200
High quality printer that is capable of printing flyers, brochures, business cards and other high detailed things that our current printer just can't handle.
Laminator - $60
Laminates pieces of paper to make them last longer.