How to Start a Robotics Team

Start a robotics team at your school, club, or after-school program – with the program, the cost, and the sign-up steps in one place.
Team registration happens on myTEAMevents.org. The registration can cost as little as $100, requires only 1 to 3 hours per week, and allows for any adult to coordinate.

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Why Start a Team

Any Adult Can Coordinate
A classroom teacher or a parent can lead as the Team Coordinator, with no robotics or technical background needed.

Student-Powered™
Students take the lead in designing, building, coding, and operating the robot, and the Team Coordinator keeps them on track.

A Set Weekly Commitment
Missions teams plan on 1 to 3 hours a week for 6 to 8 weeks, and Blueprint teams 2 to 4 hours a week for 8 to 10 weeks.

Accomplishment From the First Minute
Every program is built so a new team can score in its first minute.

Missions teams plan on 1 to 3 hours a week for 6 to 8 weeks, and Blueprint teams 2 to 4 hours a week for 8 to 10 weeks.

Mission	Hours
Indi	2-3
RVR	2-3
Bolt	2-3
Blueprint	3-4

Pick a Program and See What It Costs

Student participant age as of August 31 sets their division. Registration is per team. Robots and kits are bought separately.

indi Missions

Lower elementary

U9 · Grades K-2

indi missions

offer a screen-free program where students use color tiles to program their indi robot as they navigate obstacles or terrain in the yearly theme. Working in teams, they’ll guide indi on fun adventures, create life-like features like rivers and playgrounds, and design a custom world for their robot!

indi Missions are:
• Under 9 years old as of August 31, 2026
• $200 In-Person season registration fee
• $100 Online Submission season registration fee
• Time commitment of 1 to 3 hours a week for 6 to 8 weeks.

more indi™ Missions Info

BOLT Missions

Upper elementary

U12 · Grades 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!

BOLT Missions are:
• Under 12 as of August 31, 2026
• $200 In-Person season registration fee
• $100 Online Submission season registration fee
• Time commitment of 1 to 3 hours a week for 6 to 8 weeks

more BOLT™ Missions Info

RVR Missions

Middle school

U15 · Grades 6-8

RVR Missions

are designed for teams who want to combine high-performance driving with engineering, coding, and sensor integration. The events are exciting and a different theme every season requires students to iterate on their past coding, building, and troubleshooting experiences. This is the pinnacle of the Sphero Robotics Missions programs!

RVR Missions are:
• Under 15 as of August 31, 2026
• $200 In-Person season registration fee
• $100 Online Submission season registration fee
• Time commitment of 1 to 3 hours a week for 6 to 8 weeks

more RVR™ Missions Info

Blueprint Robotics

Middle & High School

U19 · Grades 7-12

The Sphero Robotics Competition

brings students together in a supportive competition community to compete with robots they design, build, code, and operate—gaining confidence through participation. Teams bring up to two robots to compete head-to-head against other teams on a shared competition field with the top teams moving on to the event finals.

Blueprint Robotics Competitions are:
• Under 19 as of August 31, 2026
• $500 season registration fee for the 2026-2027 season
• Time commitment of 2 to 4 hours a week for 8 to 10 weeks

Blueprint Robotics™ Info

Operating costs are reduced after the first year, because teams reuse the same robots and field every season.

Ways to Keep the Cost Down

A season costs less than the first-year equipment list suggests, for three reasons.

SRC Matching Team Grant
Blueprint teams can apply for $1,299 toward a two-kit purchase worth $2,598, with ground shipping covered. Each registered team can apply for one grant. (one grant per team, unlimited grants per organization)

Online Submission
indi™ Sphero Robotics Mission, BOLT™ Sphero Robotics Mission, and RVR™ Sphero Robotics Mission teams can register for online submission for just $100 per season. Complete Missions at home, at school, or in a club, and submit them for online evaluation.

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Ready to Register?

Sign Up in Five Steps on myTEAMevents.org

Create an account: select Get Started, sign up and verify your email address.
Add your organization: search for your school, or create a new organization for a club or group.
Add a team: pick the program that matches your students’ ages. For Missions, choose between In-Person, Online Submission, or both.
Pay: card and ACH payments mark the team paid right away while a purchase order takes 3 to 5 business days upon receiving the PO.
Add students: enter each student and have their parent or guardian complete the waivers.

Questions? Still Deciding?
Contact TEAM Alliance about sign-up, purchase orders, or registering several schools.