The BuildersExchange
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Made by builders, for builders.

Builders share for a better tomorrow.

We get surplus robotics equipment to under-resourced teams.

I Want to Donate I Need Equipment
100%
free for every team and builder. No budget required, ever.

The Mission

Reduce e-waste. Expand robotics access. Give parts a second life.

The Surplus

Thousands of working robotics parts sit unused in storage rooms and warehouses.

The Gap

Under-resourced teams can't start programs. Equipment costs $3,000+.

Why We Exist

We cut e-waste and help new teams start building.

The Builders Exchange began with a simple contradiction: working robotics equipment gets thrown out every year, while teams that want to build cannot afford to start. We connect those two sides. By getting surplus parts to new and under-resourced teams, we keep functional hardware out of landfills and give more students the chance to build, program, and compete. It is better for the planet, and better for the next generation of builders.

How It Works

Here is how a donation becomes a new team.

01

List

We work with donors to see what equipment they have.

02

Match

We match donors with the teams that need what they have.

03

Build

Equipment ships or is picked up. A new journey starts.

For donors

  • → FRC & FTC teams
  • → Robotics companies
  • → University labs
  • → E-waste organizations
Turn surplus into opportunity

For schools

  • → Title I schools
  • → New robotics teams
  • → After-school STEM programs
Request equipment

Builders together for a better tomorrow.

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