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Can you help CyberByte get to Nationals?
Newcastle, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
£2,497
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Aim
Our robotics team earned a place at the FTC UK National Championships. Help us raise funds so every student can take part.
They built the robot. They earned their place at FTC Nationals. Now we need your help to get our students to the championship.
We are Cyberbyte (Team 27897), a student robotics team from St John Fisher Catholic College competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) — an international robotics competition where students design, build and programme robots to solve real-world engineering challenges.
This season we have worked for months to:
Design and build a competition robot
Program autonomous and driver-controlled systems
Document our engineering process
Run STEM outreach activities in our local community
Inspire younger students to get involved in robotics
Thanks to the hard work of our team, we have now qualified for the UK National Championships.
This is an incredible achievement — but attending the event brings costs that our team cannot cover alone.
What is FIRST Tech Challenge UK?
FIRST Tech Challenge UK empowers young people aged 12-18 with the technical knowledge and soft skills to thrive in STEM and beyond. Working like teams in industry, they design, build and programme a robot to compete at progressive events.
Over 200 teams will compete at qualifying tournaments and 48 teams will compete nationally at the UK Champs in London this April.
The challenge is run by charity, FIRST UK, with a mission to make STEM less intimidating, more diverse and inclusive.
In 2024:
● 76% are more able to overcome challenges
● 44% identify as girls or non-binary
● 41% are from ethnically diverse backgrounds
For more info, visit www.morethanrobots.uk
Why We Need Your Help
Qualifying for Nationals is amazing — but travelling to compete comes with real costs.
Funds raised will help cover:
Transport to the National Championship
Accommodation for students
Robot parts and repairs
Competition registration costs
Team materials and displays
If we are successful at Nationals, teams can also qualify for the International Championship, where students compete against teams from around the world.
Your support will help ensure that every student can take part regardless of financial circumstances.
Our Impact
This team isn’t just about competition.
This season we have already:
Run robotics outreach for younger students
Helped promote STEM learning in our community with over 500 people coming to outreach events so far
Supported new students learning coding and engineering
Represented our school in regional robotics events
Our goal is to build a sustainable robotics programme that inspires future engineers and innovators.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made