Teams & Events

BOLT™ Sphero Robotics Mission

U12 Division
Birth Date: Sept 1, 2014 or later
Max Age: 11 as of Aug 31, 2026
Grade (USA): 3–5

BOLT Missions provide fun challenges for a team of students. Every season the theme changes with the students collaborating on robot coding, decision making, and basic engineering concepts while also getting to design a new environment for the BOLT to navigate!

What Students Learn

  • Themed Missions mirror real-life challenges, requiring strategic thinking
  • Teamwork and confidence building
  • Block and text-based coding using a tablet, phone, or PC
  • Leverage creativity skills by building around BOLT with Blueprint Snap pieces, or any household items, to accomplish challenges within the Missions


Download Mission Manual (PDF)

Getting Started

The season registration fee for an In-Person team registration is $220.
This provides an exciting way for your team to compete alongside other teams at an event hosted by amazing volunteers.

Want to participate from your school or club location?
Try a Remote Submission season with a season registration fee of $100.

The yearly registration fee for both formats include the cost of entry into multiple events throughout the season.

The equipment costs of the Sphero products will depend on your current on-hand materials.
If you do not have the materials needed or aren’t sure, please see the required equipment and costs below.
The first year can be the largest investment, but the same robots and field are reused season after season.

EQUIPMENT

The equipment needed for the BOLT Missions is listed below.

  • Required: Two BOLT or BOLT+ robots
  • Required: One Blueprint Snap Sphero Robotics Missions Kit
  • Recommended: BOLT+ Maze/Grid Code Mat
  • Recommended: One Sphero Craft Pack (Or your own materials such as cardboard, construction paper, tape, stickers, and other items to build the environment for the Missions.)
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REGISTRATION

BOLT Missions requires at least one adult Team Coordinator to guide the students through a Student-Powered experience. No robotics background needed! We recommend 2-5 students per team.

  • Required: 2-5 Students – no technical experience required
  • Required: One (or more) adult Team Coordinator – no technical experience required
  • Required: Season Registration

There are two ways for the students to participate in BOLT Missions:
In-person events or Online Submissions (or both).

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