FIRST LEGO League Jr.: Grades K-4 students use motorized Lego elements to build engineering structures
FIRST LEGO League: Grades 4-8 student teams design, build, and program a Lego Mindstorms robot and compete on a themed table-top playing field.
FIRST Tech Challenge: Grades 7-12 student teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format
FIRST Robotics Competition: Grades 9-12 student teams work in a team over a six-week period to design a robot to compete in regional competitions
Cost: Registration costs range from $350 for FIRST LEGO League, Jr. to $6,000 for the FIRST Robotics Competition. Additional costs for materials and supplies