Engineering
CAD, drivetrain design, mechanisms, materials, fabrication, assembly, repair, testing and design iteration.
Partner Sequence · FRC #11717
Partner with ReBourne
Help launch the UK’s only all-girl FRC engineering team.
ReBourne Robotics is the next step in BSG Robotics: a serious Sixth Form engineering programme built on a proven all-girl robotics pathway, university mentoring and regional outreach. Partner support helps build a sustainable first FRC season and power ReBourne Futures: our student-led outreach programme taking robotics, coding and engineering inspiration into schools across the region.
Back the Build
£10,000 rookie season target · fund · equip · enable
2026/27
0Sixth form girls through ReBourne over four years
0Girls supported through the BSG Robotics pathway
0Primary pupils ReBourne Futures aims to reach
30–40South Coast schools supported
System 01 · Regional impact
A team of 20. A catalyst for many more.
ReBourne will directly develop a focused Sixth Form team, but its impact reaches far beyond those students. It powers ReBourne Futures, strengthens the wider BSG Robotics pathway, and supports a growing South Coast network of schools engaging with robotics and STEM.
The ReBourne impact pyramid
Business support for ReBourne does not only fund one robot. It launches the team that powers ReBourne Futures: advanced student leadership, free outreach for younger pupils, and a South Coast school network that BSG Robotics helps sustain.
100 sixth form girls develop high-level engineering, coding, project and leadership skills through ReBourne over four years.
400+ girls are supported through the wider BSG Robotics pathway, strengthened by older role models and mentors.
ReBourne Futures aims to reach 8,000 primary pupils through free robotics, coding and engineering outreach.
30–40 South Coast schools are supported through voluntary hub work, events and FIRST Tech Challenge activity hosted with university links.
100
Sixth form girls
Advanced FRC engineering, coding, leadership and outreach experience over four years.
400+
BSG Robotics pathway
Girls supported through AirBourne, StarBourne and ReBourne, strengthened by student role models.
8,000
Primary pupils
ReBourne Futures aims to reach 8,000 primary pupils through free student-led outreach.
30–40
Regional schools supported
BSG Robotics acts as a South Coast catalyst for robotics participation and FTC events.
ReBourne Futures
Back the build. Power the future.
ReBourne Futures is the student-led outreach and impact programme powered by ReBourne Robotics. Every partner who helps build the team also helps create the role-model, school-impact and STEM pipeline work that follows.
From school robotics to STEM futures
What sponsorship enables
Partner support gives ReBourne students the tools, kit, systems and competition experience they need to become confident engineering leaders. Those same students then lead free robotics, coding and engineering outreach for younger pupils through ReBourne Futures.
BuildLaunch ReBourne Robotics as the UK’s all-girl FRC team.
LeadDevelop sixth form girls as engineering leaders, mentors and communicators.
ReachDeliver free student-led outreach to schools across Bournemouth, Dorset and the South Coast.
InspireHelp younger pupils see engineering as creative, local and possible for them.
Impact made visible
ReBourne Futures builds on outreach that has already reached more than 6,000 pupils. The next phase aims to reach 8,000 primary pupils over four years, while strengthening the wider all-girl BSG Robotics pathway and the South Coast school network.
6,000+Pupils already reached through BSG Robotics outreach
8,000Primary pupils ReBourne Futures aims to reach
400+Girls supported through the wider robotics pathway
30–40South Coast schools supported through hub activity
Free coding, robotics micro:bit and engineering inspiration workshops for Years 4, 5 and 6.
A Summer FIRST Robotics Showcase at BSG where partners can see student-led impact in action.
Future Bournemouth University-linked outreach into disadvantaged secondary schools from May.
Annual themed outreach, beginning with Backyard Biodiversity, linked to the global FIRST theme.
System 02 · Student skills
What partners help students learn.
ReBourne develops skills that link directly to engineering, computing, manufacturing, digital systems, operations, project management and communication. The robot is the challenge. The future skills are the outcome.
Computing
Python, robot code, autonomous routines, telemetry, debugging, version control and driver control systems.
Systems
Electronics, sensors, CAN wiring, motor controllers, cameras, AprilTags, pose estimation and data-led testing.
Operations
Budgeting, logistics, safety, documentation, pit organisation, deadlines, sponsor updates and event preparation.
Communication
Presenting, outreach, media, awards, judging, technical explanation and confident adult-facing communication.
System 03 · Deep dive
Build. Control. Impact.
ReBourne is organised into three student subteams. This gives students a realistic team structure, clear areas of responsibility and experience of working across technical and non-technical roles.
BUILD
Mechanical Design
- CAD modelling and design review
- Drivetrain, chassis and manipulator systems
- Prototyping, fabrication and assembly
- Material choices: aluminium, polycarbonate, HDPE and plywood
- Drilling, tapping, fastening, alignment and fit
- Testing, repair and pit readiness
- Reliability, serviceability and quality assurance
- Robot safety checks and build standards
CONTROL
Coding and Systems
- Python robot programming with WPILib
- Command-based robot structure and debugging
- Driver controls and operator interface design
- Motor controllers, power distribution and CAN systems
- Sensors: encoders, gyros, limit switches and beam breaks
- Vision: cameras, AprilTags, target alignment and pose estimation
- Autonomous routines, odometry and telemetry
- Simulation, logging, diagnostics and safe deployment
IMPACT
Operations and Outreach
- Game strategy, scouting and match analysis
- Data capture using spreadsheets or digital tools
- Budget planning and sponsor communication
- Travel logistics and competition preparation
- Health, safety, risk and documentation
- Awards, evidence gathering and presentation
- Website, media, photography and social content
- Primary outreach and regional schools support
Team Captains
The BUILD Lead, CONTROL Lead and IMPACT Lead form the ReBourne Team Captains: a leadership trio responsible for communication across subteams, team standards, competition readiness and whole-team success.
System 04 · Student voice
What robotics already changes.
ReBourne has not launched yet, but it grows from a club where students already build confidence, ambition and technical curiosity. These sample student reflections show the kind of impact the wider robotics pathway is already creating.
“
Before robotics, I thought engineering was something other people did. Now I can build, test, explain ideas and help younger pupils understand how robots work.
Current BSG Robotics student“
Robotics has made me much more confident. I have learned to solve problems as part of a team, speak to adults about technical ideas and keep going when something fails.
Current BSG Robotics student“
I used to think coding and building robots sounded impossible. Now I understand sensors, mechanisms and strategy, and I can see myself doing something technical in the future.
Current BSG Robotics student
System 05 · What support enables
Practical support. Visible impact.
Families will be asked to contribute towards direct residential visit costs such as travel, accommodation and food. Partnership support focuses on the specialist programme resources that make ReBourne possible, sustainable and accessible — while partnership support also strengthens ReBourne Futures, the student-led outreach programme that extends the impact into schools.
Financial sponsorship
Direct funding helps launch and sustain the team.
- FRC registration and competition costs
- Robot parts and technical equipment
- Practice field elements and game resources
- Safety resources and competition preparation
Physical resources
In-kind support can be just as valuable as money.
- Tools, storage, PPE and pit infrastructure
- Aluminium, polycarbonate, plywood and fixings
- Machining, cutting, fabrication and offcuts
- Battery storage, cases, shelving and transport support
People and pathways
Students benefit from real contact with industry.
- Technical mentoring and project feedback
- Workplace visits and careers talks
- Project management, data or coding sessions
- Introductions to other organisations and supporters
System 06 · Support ReBourne
BACK THE BUILD
ReBourne is happening. Our aim now is to build the strongest possible rookie season for the UK’s only all-girl FRC programme — with a clear public fundraising target of £10,000 and a partnership model that values funding, equipment and expertise.
£10,000
Rookie season target
The target supports the practical costs of building and competing: FRC registration, robot parts, technical equipment, practice resources, safety, competition preparation and the infrastructure needed to make the programme sustainable.
Contributions do not need to fund a complete part of the programme. Every commitment moves the team forward and helps students access a serious, real-world engineering experience.
Three ways to partner
Fund. Equip. Enable.
Fund
Support registration, robot parts, equipment, competition preparation and programme costs.
Equip
Provide tools, laptops, materials, components, machinery access or other useful resources.
Enable
Offer mentoring, training, workplace visits, technical expertise, careers input or useful connections.
Start the Build
Helps with components, wiring, consumables, materials, safety items and the many smaller essentials needed to get students building.
Build the Robot
Supports mechanisms, fabrication, electronics, sensors and the competition-ready systems that turn designs into a working FRC robot.
Compete
Makes a substantial contribution towards registration, robot costs and preparing ReBourne to reach the competition arena in its first season.
Power a Season
Provides major backing towards the full cost of delivering the rookie season, helping the team build, test, prepare and compete with confidence.
One status: ReBourne Partner
We do not use bronze, silver or gold sponsorship tiers. Every organisation that supports ReBourne is a ReBourne Partner. Financial and in-kind contributions can look very different, but each plays a part in building the team, developing students and strengthening the wider ReBourne Futures outreach programme.
System 07 · Showcase
Come and see what students do.
We would be delighted to welcome potential supporters to Bournemouth School for Girls to meet students, see current robots, hear about ReBourne and explore how your organisation could help.
Meet students currently involved in BSG Robotics.
See existing robots, outreach resources and student-led technical demonstrations.
Discuss partnership options, including sponsorship, tools, materials, mentoring or workplace visits.
Understand how support for ReBourne strengthens a wider South Coast STEM pathway.