Donate Equipment
Turn surplus into opportunity.
Your team's leftover parts can start someone else's robotics program and keep equipment out of landfills.
Founding Cohort
We're launching in the Bay Area and recruiting our first 5 founding equipment donors. Early donors help shape how the Exchange works.
Who Can Donate
If you build, you can give.
You don't need to be a big organization to donate. Here are just a few of the builders who share their surplus with us.
Competition teams
If your FRC, FTC, or VEX team has extra parts, spare motors, or a bin that never gets opened, those parts could start a whole new team somewhere else.
Robotics companies
If you have demo units, discontinued inventory, or returned stock with plenty of building left in it, we can find it a good home.
University labs
If your lab is clearing out equipment at the end of a grant cycle, that hardware still works and does not have to sit in storage.
E-waste organizations
If robotics gear passes through your facility, route it to us before it gets shredded. If it can still teach someone to build, it should not be scrap.
Not on this list? If you have robotics equipment to share, reach out anyway. We would love to hear from you.
What We Accept
Every donation is labeled with an honest condition tier.
We accept VEX IQ, VEX V5, FTC, FRC, and LEGO/WeDo equipment. Every listing is labeled honestly so teams know exactly what they're getting.
Tested and confirmed functional
Powered on, checked, ready to build with on day one.
Appears complete, not recently tested
Stored in good condition but hasn't been powered up recently.
Salvage, incomplete or untested
Great for spares, repairs, and teams that love to tinker.
What We Can't Accept
We're a small, volunteer-run team, so we have to be selective about what we can safely receive and ship. Please don't list:
- ✕Items broken beyond repair or missing so many parts that no team could actually use them.
- ✕Loose, swollen, or damaged lithium batteries. These are a shipping and safety hazard. If your batteries are in good condition, just note the type in your listing.
- ✕Water-damaged, corroded, or fire-damaged electronics.
- ✕General e-waste unrelated to robotics, like old laptops, phones, or printers.
- ✕Equipment with exposed wiring or other physical safety hazards.
Not sure if something qualifies? List it anyway and note the condition; we'll follow up if we have questions.
Why Donate
Real impact
Your parts directly start a robotics program for kids who couldn't afford one.
Beat e-waste
Equipment gets used, not shredded. Every donation keeps hardware out of the landfill.
Community
Join a network of builders who believe in expanding access to robotics.
List your equipment
Tell us what you have. We aim to review submissions within a week. Matching time depends on equipment availability, location, compatibility, and shipping.
Your equipment is on its way to a new home.
We aim to review submissions within a week. Matching time depends on equipment availability, location, compatibility, and shipping, so it can take a few weeks.