SPONSORS
CURRENT SPONSORS
Founded in 1964, Archbishop Mitty is the Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory school of the Diocese of San Jose. The School works to develop community, teach the Gospel message, and promote service, peace, and justice. Mitty provides the major funding, resources, and space needed to hold meetings and build our robots.
HISTORICAL SPONSORS
Apple is an American technology company which is headquartered in Cupertino, California. The company designs, develops, and sells electronic devices, computer software, and various other online services. Apple’s mission is “bringing the best user experience to its customers through its innovative hardware, software, and services.”
BAE Systems, Inc. is an international defense, aerospace, and security company that delivers advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. BAE helps cover a large portion of our FIRST FRC registration fees through its FIRST grant program.
Google fulfills its mission to develop services that improve the lives of as many people as possible through its dedication to giving people the opportunity to learn, succeed, and be heard. Google helps the Mitty Robotics team by providing a large grant to assist us with the financial registration needed to go to our competitions.
Intuitive Surgical Inc. is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve the clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery.
The KLA foundation is the philanthropic arm of the KLA Corporation. It supports the development of a new era of business leaders by investing in community initiatives that increase workplace diversity, facilitate access to quality education and enrich our local communities worldwide.
LUX Manufacturing specializes in CNC mill work – both short-run prototypes and longer production runs. The CNC work is complemented by the capability of the shorter-run manual mill and lathe jobs. LUX provides our team with machining services and also mentors TKO members to be able to operate machinery.
Campbell Metal Supply is a supplier of aluminum and stainless steel, originally located in Campbell, California, but moved to San Jose in 2003. Campbell Metal Supply focuses on supplying quality aluminum and stainless steel to the local machine shop industry. Knowing firsthand how critical lead time and quality are, founder Joe Herr has always placed his utmost focus on quality products.
Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) was founded in 1992 by Dr. Sylvia Earle as a marine consulting firm. DOER addresses client needs from basic consulting to full analysis and implementation of solutions for even the most challenging underwater tasks.
Drake Welding is a leading welding business in Silicon Valley that helps with the fabrication, repair, and construction of projects. Drake Welding donates their time and materials to TKO for the welding process of our chassis.
Metal Werx are metal supply specialists who stock and source alloys for customers. They supply our team with a variety of metals for each of our robots and projects. In addition, Metal Werx helps advise each of TKO’s projects in order to ensure a successful robot is built.
Lockheed Martin was formed in March 1995 when Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta merged. Delivering solutions to worldwide problems, the Lockheed Martin Corporation focuses on aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology.