We are FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1640, Sab-BOT-age! We're from Downingtown, PA and open to any interested HS students. See you soon!
Would you like to be
...An engineer, computer scientist, or machinist? Design, build & program internationally competitive robots with experienced professionals on an award-winning team
...An animator, journalist, artist or businessperson? Make competitive animations, compositions, graphics and business plans, seen by 100,000s of people every year
...A debt-free college student?
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07/01/2026
Sad day today: The Exton Square Mall closed. The Mall had been the home of Downingtown Area Robotics for the past 8 years. We're presently still seeking a new home for our youth robotics programs.
Sab-BOT-age Season Recap 2019 FRC 1640 Sab-BOT-age is proud to present its Destination: Deep S**c...
05/28/2026
I visited FRC 1640 (Team Sab-BOT-age) at its home at the Exton Square Mall this evening. A sad visit, as we're packing everything up to leave the Mall, which has been sold and will be demolished. Downingtown Area Robotics has been here for eight (8) years and we've expanded our youth robotics program enormously over this time, occupying three adjacent store fronts one each for FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST LEGO League (FLL). This has been a very good home for us. We're still searching for a new home.
05/03/2026
While the 7th alliance was eliminated during Milstein playoffs, FRC 1640 received the Quality Award.
FRC 1640 finished qualifications ranked #10 in Milstein Division and became the 7th alliance captain. Teams 4476, 2630 and 287 complete the 7th alliance.
05/01/2026
1640 (Sab-BOT-age) leaves Milstein field after a critical win.
05/01/2026
FRC 1640's (Sab-BOT-age's) busy pit in Milstein Division - FRC World Championship.
04/20/2026
Shout out to our alliance, and , for being so phenomenal this weekend!! We wouldn’t have done as well as we did without you guys.
Recap coming soon…
Video of FMA Championship Qualification Match 40 (of 132): Red Teams 1218 (SCH Robotics), 1640 (Sab-BOT-age) and 303 (The T.E.S.T. Team) versus Blue Teams 365 (Miracle Workerz), 100979 (Tiger Robotics) and 423 (Simple Machines). The first 20 seconds of action is autonomous (no drivers), followed by 2 minutes; 20 seconds of driver-controlled competition. The Red alliance won the match 363 - 170. Hand-held video without any image stabilization.
| Wednesday | 6pm - 9pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 6pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 6pm |