Barcbots

Bay Area robotics company

We design, build, code, and compete.

A robotics educational company focused on mechanical design, controls, iteration under pressure, and competition-ready robots.

Barcbots robot illustration
232 Awards
15 Worlds awards
13 Years

Mission

Engineering with purpose

We run the team like an engineering studio: design reviews, mechanism tradeoffs, electrical integration, programming, and disciplined on-field iteration.

Latest season

VEX VRC Override field
2026-2027 VEX VRC
Override

Override challenges teams to stack Pins and Cups on Goals, set Toggles to their Alliance color, and finish matches with robots in the contested Midfield.

Recent seasons

VEX VRC Push Back field
2025-2026 VEX VRC
Push Back

Push Back became a landmark World Championship season for Barcbots, with 11101B, 11101K, and 11101X earning five awards across three high school divisions.

 VEX VRC High Stakes field
2024-2025 VEX VRC
High Stakes

High Stakes pushed the team to score Rings on Stakes, manage Mobile Goals, and climb the tallest field element in VEX history.

 VEX VRC Over Under field
2023-2024 VEX VRC
Over Under

Barcbots built and refined its Over Under robot for the 2023-2024 VEX Robotics Competition season.

 VEX VRC Spin Up field
2022-2023 VEX VRC
Spin Up

Barcbots competed in Spin Up with a season focused on fast iteration, driver practice, and match-ready reliability.
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