2027 Kit of Parts Reminders

The BIOCORE^TM presented by Haas season is quickly approaching, and with that comes a few Kit of Parts related processes to pay attention to! Below are details about the Virtual Kit of Parts, the new process and timing for Kickoff Kit opt outs, FIRST^® Choice and some additional reminders. Be sure to check out the Kit of Parts webpage for updates and more information.

The Virtual Kit of Parts includes software access and vouchers for product from a variety of Suppliers. There are two rounds of vouchers published, pre-Kickoff vouchers go live at 12 p.m. noon ET on November 12, and Kickoff Vouchers go live immediately following Kickoff on January 9, 2027. Teams that have secured payment for the season will have live voucher codes visible to Lead Coach 1 & 2 in their FIRST Dashboard. Information about the vouchers is available on the Kit of Parts webpage including a list of live vouchers and instructions to access them.

FIRST Choice is an online storefront where teams may select donated items by building a priority list using credits assigned at Kickoff. FIRST Choice will operate in the same way as last season, a single round of priority list selection opening immediately following Kickoff on January 9 followed by Open Ordering once the Priority List shipping is complete. More details will be available on the Kit of Parts webpage when FIRST Choice goes live following Kickoff on January 9.

Kickoff Kits are the physical items that teams receive on Kickoff Day. The Kickoff Kit consists of four components, some of which veteran teams may opt out of receiving in exchange for Product Vouchers from AndyMark Inc. and REV Robotics. It is important to note that with some new processes this season, Opt-Out vouchers will become available to teams immediately following Kickoff on January 9 in the same place as the Virtual Kit of Parts vouchers (see more details below). The Kickoff Kit four components are:

• Season Specific Box: Every team receives this component. It contains BIOCORE Scoring Element(s), a few robot related items, some fun items from Suppliers and for this season, a brand new Systemcore robot controller.

• Gray (Rookie) Tote: Every Rookie receives this item. It contains a variety of control system items, robot parts and supplies, batteries and other useful equipment for building your robot.

• Black (KitBot) Tote: This component contains the parts needed to build the season KitBot, a basic robot capable of performing some foundational gameplay tasks and contributing to an alliance.

  • A KitBot shopping list will be made available in the coming weeks of components needed in addition to the Black Tote. 

• Drive Base: This component includes 1 kit for building the AndyMark AM14U6 chassis and pairs with the Black Tote to provide the KitBot chassis.

As noted earlier this year (in the 2027 Season Checkout and Registration Changes blog), the process for selecting the Kickoff Kit opt-outs has changed for this season with Veteran teams using the FIRST Storefront to select the registration option with the kit components they would like along with the season registration payment. In order to opt-out of the Drive Base or Black Tote, your team must select the appropriate registration option and secure your team registration prior to the payment due date, 5:00 p.m. ET, November 17, 2026. After this date, opt-out vouchers will not be available, and teams can only select the full Kickoff Kit option. As a result of this timing, opt-out vouchers will go live following Kickoff on January 9 for teams that selected them.