Cafe Bot Robotics Team #4982Welcome to Cafe Bot!
FTC Team #4982 · St. Louis, MO

We Build Robots. We Build Community.

Cafe Bot is a high school robotics team that competes at the highest levels of FTC while giving back to the St. Louis community through outreach, volunteering, and STEM education.

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Who we are

More Than a Robotics Team

Cafe Bot #4982 is a community-based FTC robotics team supported by the gracious help of sponsors and our team families. Through these limitations we strive to create incredible robots that win competitions.

Not only do we work on our robot throughout the season, but we also engage with the community to truly make a difference. Over the years we have ran blood drives with the Red Cross, hosted evens at local churches, and met with community leaders like the mayor of Crestwood to learn all about outreach and community involvement.

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Engineering Excellence
We design, build, and program robots that compete at regional and state levels.
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Community First
Outreach and volunteering are core to Cafe Bot, and FTC as a whole.
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Why the name "Cafe Bot"?
Cafe Bot is called this because you always get exceptional service at a cafe, and we do the same in our team. We strive for excellence in all fields of First Tech Challenge.
Cafe Bot team members working on their robot
Team #4982
St. Louis, MO
Competition ready

Award-Winning Robots

Cafe Bot competition robot
Our Robots
Built from scratch, every season

Every season, our team designs, builds, and programs a new robot from the ground up. We've earned recognition for both engineering excellence and gracious professionalism on the competition floor.

🏆Design Award
⚙️Control Award
✨Inspire Award
🧠Think Award
See all our robots →
Giving back

Beyond the Competition Floor

We believe STEM education belongs to everyone. From teaching kids to code to cleaning up local parks, Cafe Bot shows up.

Cafe Bot team running a STEM workshop
Education
STEM Workshops
We run hands-on robotics workshops for elementary and middle school students across St. Louis.
Cafe Bot team volunteering in the community
Service
Community Volunteering
Food drives, park cleanups, and neighborhood events — we're there.
Mentorship
Mentoring Younger Teams
We mentor FLL and FTC rookie teams, sharing what we've learned.
Outreach
Demo Days
We bring our robots to schools and libraries to inspire the next generation of engineers.
See all our outreach work →
For students

Ready to Build Something Amazing?

We welcome students of all skill levels — whether you love coding, building, designing, or just want to be part of an incredible team.

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Open to all St. Louis area high school students
🔧No experience required — we teach everything
🏆Compete at regional and state championships
🤝Build friendships that last beyond high school
📚Strengthen your college application with real STEM experience
Partner with us

Invest in the Next Generation

Your support helps us compete, create, and give back. Sponsors receive recognition at competitions, on our robot, and across our digital channels.

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Bronze
$250+
Silver
$500+
Gold
$1,000+
Platinum
$2,500+