SRC: Get $1,299 for a second kit with a registered team. One grant per team, unlimited teams per organization. Learn more
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SRC: Get $1,299 for a second kit with a registered team. One grant per team, unlimited teams per organization. Learn more
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TEAM Alliance runs Sphero Robotics Missions and Competitions for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The programs are built to be picked up, not prepared for: a team opens the box, starts a mission, and has something working in the first session.
Pick any two. The differences come down to the age band each program is built for, the robot a team uses, and what a first year costs. Rows where the two differ are marked, and every figure is per team, not per student.
Itemized List
Product names and prices are Sphero’s own, from the materials page each program links to. Robots and fields are reused season after season, so this list is a first-year list. These quantities cover a SINGLE team. Additional teams can share the same field but register separately and need their own robots.
$200 a season after that, or $100 if the team takes part by Online Submission. Nothing on the optional list is needed to compete.
$200 a season after that, or $100 if the team takes part by Online Submission. Nothing on the optional list is needed to compete.
The oldest Missions band and the priciest robot, and still cheaper than BOLT. One RVR does the job where BOLT needs a pair. Nothing on the optional list is needed to compete.
The second kit is matched by the 2026–27 SRC team matching grant, which also covers ground shipping on both kits, for qualifying teams. One grant per team, unlimited teams per organization. Without it the first year is $3,098.
See the difference
Sphero Robotics Missions and Sphero Robotics Competition follow a continuum that builds STEM strengths over the progression of Programs. Because Missions and Competition have distinct event formats, however, they are grouped separately here.
| Sphero Robotics MissionsIn person or online, judged on themed missions | Sphero Robotics CompetitionIn person, head to head | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U9indi Missions | U12BOLT Missions | U15RVR Missions | U19Blueprint Robotics | |
| Grades, USA | K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 7-12 |
| Students per team | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-8 |
| Adults needed | One Team Coordinator or moreNo robotics background needed | One Team Coordinator or moreNo robotics background needed | One Team Coordinator or moreNo robotics background needed | One Team Coordinator or moreNo robotics background needed |
| How teams take part | In-Person Events or Online Submissions, or both | In-Person Events or Online Submissions, or both | In-Person Events or Online Submissions, or both | In-Person EventsHead-to-head matches plus Tech Trials |
| What students do | Program with color tiles, screen free, and build the terrain by hand | Block and text coding on a tablet, phone or PC, building with Blueprint Snap | Block and text coding, sensor work, and driving RVR by hand during Missions | Design, build, code and drive competition robots, including self-printed 3D parts |
| Robots required | Two indi robots | Two BOLT or BOLT+ robots | One RVR or RVR+ robot | Two Blueprint Robotics Kits |
| Also required | Nothing else | One Blueprint Snap Sphero Robotics Missions Kit | One Blueprint Snap Sphero Robotics Missions Kit | Nothing else |
| Worth having | indi Folding Code Mat, Sphero Craft Pack | BOLT+ Maze/Grid Code Mat, Sphero Craft Pack | RVR+ Code Mat, Sphero Craft Pack | Blueprint Robotics After-School Competition Field and the 26-27 Field Elements |
| Required equipment, per team | $300 | $448 | $389 | $2,598 |
| Season registration, per team | $200$100 by Online Submission | $200$100 by Online Submission | $200$100 by Online Submission | $500In Person only |
| First year, per team | $500 | $648 | $589 | $3,098$1,799 with the matching grant |
Don’t Let the Choice Slow You Down
You don’t need a robotics background, and you don’t need to have picked a program yet. Tell us the ages you work with and we’ll point you to the one that fits.
