SPB RoboticsHome of the Lions

The robotics program at Stratford Preparatory Blackford in San Jose, with one FIRST Robotics Competition team and three FIRST Tech Challenge teams.

About the team Our robots

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Competition teams: 4
FRC awards: 2
FLL teams launched: 2022
Founded

2026 Entrepreneurship Award

2026-2027 Season

This season

All robots

FRC Team 10252 · Varsity

Mecha Lions

The program's Varsity FRC team, started in 2024. Members work on design, strategy and the build.

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FTC Team 31131 · Varsity

Electra Lions

The program's Varsity FTC team, launched for the 2025-2026 season. Members receive close mentorship from the Varsity FRC team.

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FTC Team 21781 · Junior Varsity

Pyra Lions

The program's founding team, competing since 2022. It is now a Junior Varsity team.

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FTC Team 36529 · Junior Varsity

Nova Lions

A Junior Varsity team added for the 2026-2027 season after a jump in signups.

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Stratford Preparatory Blackford

SPB Robotics is the robotics program at Stratford Preparatory Blackford in San Jose, California. It started in 2022 with three teams.

About the program

The 10252 robot on the field at the 2026 CA District Pinnacles Event

FIRST Robotics

FIRST runs robotics competitions for students around the world. Our teams compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge.

What is FIRST?

A student presenting a robotics workshop to an audience

Outreach

With a grant from the Argosy Foundation, SPB Robotics helped start two FIRST LEGO League teams in Oakland, and runs robotics workshops in the community.

Our outreach

Grateful to our sponsors

Many organizations make each season possible.

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Support the Program

Sponsor SPB Robotics

Donations are handled by Hack Club's HCB, our fiscal sponsor, and go directly to the program.

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Competition registration
Robot components
Engineering equipment
Travel expenses
Community outreach
STEM education