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FIRST® Tech Challenge

Grades 7-12

What Equipment Do I Need?

Every FTC team needs a robot Kit of Parts plus a few Storefront essentials to compete. Most of these items are reusable season after season — you'll only need to replace worn or consumed parts. Prices below reflect the FIRST Storefront as of August 2026.

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Waiting on a grant? Do not check out from the FIRST Storefront until your grant has been awarded. FIRST cannot modify an order once it's placed.

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Order From the FIRST Storefront

These items are purchased directly through the FIRST Storefront and are the same for every MO/KS team.

Season Registration

Required every season. Pay through your team's FIRST Dashboard.

$350

Driver Kit

Controllers, camera & driver station gear. Reusable year to year.

$295

REV Robotics Control Hub

Robot's onboard computer. Reusable; only 1 needed per team.

$350

REV Robotics FTC Starter Kit

FTC Starter Kits gives your team a strong foundation to build on 

$660

Field Soft Tiles

Playing surface for practice. 

$293

Field Perimeter Kit

Needed if your team practices on a full-size field. 

$740

BIOBUZZ Full Game Set

Full set of this season's scoring elements & field props.

$599

BIOBUZZ Half Game Set

Budget option — enough to practice scoring, not a full field.

$399

Field tiles, perimeter, and game sets are optional but strongly recommended for practice

2

Choose One Kit of Parts

Your reusable competition robot-building set. Pick one — teams typically stick with the same brand each year since motors, servos, and structure are cross-compatible within a brand. 

REV Robotics
FTC Starter Kit V3.1

via FIRST Storefront

Buy on FIRST Storefront

Build Instructions

$660

goBILDA
FTC Starter Kit

via gobilda.com

Buy on goBILDA.com

Build Instructions

$675

AndyMark
Robits Core Kit

$599-695

via andymark.com

Buy on AndyMark.com

Build Instructions

Studica
FTC Starter Kit

$630

via studica.com

Buy on Studica.com​

Build Instructions

Using more than 4 motors on your robot?  You'll also need a REV Expansion Hub ($250) from the REV Robotics website.

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FIRST®  in Missouri is a robotics community that prepares young people for the future through a suite of welcoming, team-based youth robotics programs.

Email: info@firstinmissouri.org

12835 Tammy Kay Dr

Saint Louis, MO 63128

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