Brave Invests $12K in Local FIRST Robotics Teams

February 10, 2020

Giving back to the community and supporting the region’s business community has been a core value since Brave’s founding in 2008. We have been a proud supporter of Windsor-Essex First for several years now. Growing and inspiring young minds to pursue STEM and engineering is crucial to the development and future of our region as a technology and automation hub.

This year for 2020 we proud to announce that we have shattered our own sponsorship record! Brave has invested $12K into the local FIRST Robotics & LEGO League for the upcoming season.

Windsor-Essex FIRST Robotics 

Windsor-Essex FIRST LEGO

  • –   Brave Rookie Robots FLL Team #37527

Michigan FIRST Robotics

We are looking forward to following all of our sponsored teams this year as they continue to innovate and compete to be the best! We wish all of our teams the best of luck this season!

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