Each season, FIRST Robotics Competition teams receive Kits of Parts (KoP). The KoP is not designed to be a "bolt together" solution to play the game, but is a starting point, containing mostly donated components from Suppliers across multiple industries.
Our generous Suppliers often offer additional free and discounted hardware, software and services to FIRST Robotics Competition teams. In order to access these products, you may be asked to create an account with the Supplier. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from this FIRST site or relating to any applications you use or install from these Suppliers.
FIRST Robotics Competition Suppliers are an incredibly supportive group who are proud to be involved in the hardest fun you'll ever have! Be sure to thank them when you see them at our events!
Please note, the information on this page is for the 2023 FIRST ENERGIZESM season. The 2022 Kit of Parts webpage is archived here.
The KoP System consists of three parts, available to teams through a variety of sources:
Kickoff Kit |
FIRST Choice |
Virtual Kit |

Kit of Parts Timeline: 2023 Season

All deadlines are noon, Eastern.
Kickoff Kit: Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out Decision Due | Oct. 20, 2022 | Add to Calendar |
Virtual Kit: pre-Kickoff voucher release | Nov. 17, 2022 | Add to Calendar |
FIRST Choice: Priority List Round 1 | Nov. 17-Dec. 1, 2022 | |
Virtual Kit: Kickoff voucher release | Jan. 7, 2023 | Add to Calendar |
Kickoff Kit: Replacement Parts request window | Jan. 7-13, 2023 | Add to Calendar |
FIRST Choice: Priority List Round 2 | Jan. 7 - 16, 2023 | Add to Calendar |
FIRST Choice: open ordering | Jan. 26 - Apr 13, 2023 | Add to Calendar |
Kickoff Kit Detail
A box of parts delivered to teams at the start of the season...
The Kickoff Kit consists of items that we pack in totes (mostly in totes, there are typically exceptions for late or big items) and distributed to all teams. Watch this video to learn more about how to access SOLIDWORKS models of Kickoff Kit items.
There are two permutations of this: one set of items that go to all teams and a second set of items that goes to 1st year, aka “rookie,” teams. Links direct to an encrypted checklist of items in each container.
- Each team receives a “Season Specific” box (~9 in. x 14 in. x 9 in., 5lbs)
- Teams that did not opt-out of the Kickoff Kit receive a Black Tote (~12 in. x 27 in. x 17 in., ~32 lbs.)
- Teams that did not opt-out of the Drive Base Kit receive a box (~7 in. x 7 in. x 33 in., ~28 lbs.)
- New (“rookie”) teams also receive a Gray Tote (~12 in. x 27 in. x 17 in., ~58 lbs.) and a set of separate items (6 in. x 6 in. x 48 in., ~4 lbs)
Missing or Damaged Kickoff Kit Items
One of the first things you do when you receive your Kickoff Kit is to check its contents against the Checklists. If anything is missing or damaged 1) we’re so sorry! and 2) you need to let us know and we’ll make it right.
The process we use to get information from you is built in to the registration system and available from noon (Eastern) on Jan. 7, 2023 to noon (Eastern) on Jan. 13, 2023. Please know and understand that we will not process requests that don’t use this system for teams who received their Kickoff Kits on or before Jan. 13, 2023. (If you’re a team who receives the Kickoff Kit after Jan. 13, 2023, please email us at frcparts@firstinspires.org within 2 business days of receipt of your Kickoff Kit with any missing/damaged items.)
To report anything missing or damaged:
- Your lead mentor 1 or 2 logs in to your team’s account.
- Click on the “Payments and Product” drop down menu and select “Order Replacement Parts”
- Enter the shipping information for where you’d like the replacement parts sent.
- Use the “Subkit Container” filter to navigate to the parts you need to report.
- Click the “Add” button for the item that’s missing/damaged.
- Specify the quantity missing/damaged, include an explanation, and click “Save.” The list will auto save when you add an item, so you can come back to it later.
- Once your list is complete, hit “Submit Request.” You can only submit once, and you must Submit within five business days of receiving your Kickoff Kit.
FIRST Choice Detail
Items available via an online menu in exchange for credits issued to all teams...
Teams get items from FIRST Choice using either the Priority List system or via a traditional "open" ordering process.
Key dates are listed in the timeline above and embedded in the flowchart below.
FIRST Choice Flowchart:
Priority Lists
FIRST and AndyMark use a priority list system to invite teams to indicate what they'd like and distribute items in a way that doesn't result in a mad cyber rush to get to high value inventory that a typical first-come, first-serve model does.
Here's how it works:
- Each team makes a list & updates shipping detail. A team creates a Priority List (a prioritized list of FIRST Choice items that a team would like) in their FIRST Choice account, and the lists are locked at a specific time/date (see timeline above). Shipping charges will apply (you'll see an initial authorization charge, amount varies depending on the shipping method chosen, but it's not actually a charge to the card; once the order is packed and shipped, the actual charge will be applied to the card on file), and a billing address, a shipping address, and credit card information must be provided before creating your Priority List. Additional charges may apply for international teams, for which the team is responsible, and AndyMark will address on a case by case basis.
- Login information for the FIRST Choice site will be posted in each team’s registration account on Kickoff day and will be viewable by lead mentors 1 and 2 (look for "FIRST Choice credentials" in the "Current Passwords/Voucher Codes" menu).
- Only teams who have registered as 2023 event participants or have secured payment will have access to their login information, and thus only those teams will be able to create and submit a Priority List.
- Priority Lists will be created using (and only accepted via) the Priority List feature on the FIRST Choice site.
- Priority Lists are saved each time the user adds an item to their Priority List or clicks "Update" on the Priority List View after making edits (letting teams add, subtract, and reprioritize items until the deadline).
- Upon the deadline, any existing Priority Lists are locked, processed, and no additional changes may be made (we strongly encourage you complete your list at least a day before the due date to avoid unexpected delays or surprises).
- If you feel overwhelmed by the options, there are sample lists like “pneumatics” or “vision” available for quick selection. You can select a sample list for your priority list – or use it to get started and edit/customize as you see fit. There are options on each list to Add to your current list or clear your existing list and start fresh, so use caution when clicking.
- Any priority list submitted by a team that has not secured 2023 payment with FIRST by noon (eastern time), Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 will be discarded before lists are ported in to the auto draft system (please anticipate at least one business day for registration payment to be processed and the updated status to be relayed to AndyMark).
- AndyMark randomly ranks lists. After lists are locked, each list with at least one item is assigned a random rank (the order in which individual teams complete their Priority Lists before the deadline does not affect their rank).
- Items are assigned. In rank order, AndyMark’s auto draft system queries the team’s highest priority item and, provided the team has the credits and FIRST Choice has the inventory, issue the item to the team. This applies to each Priority List line item as ranked. If the team doesn't have enough Credits to cover the entire amount (but at least one) or FIRST Choice inventory doesn't have the entire quantity (but at least one), the team will get as many as their credits/FIRST Choice inventory allow. If credits or inventory can’t cover one, it will move on to the next ranked item so the team is not skipped for that round. Once the draft system gets to the last ranked Priority List, the draft system will query that last Priority List’s next item and work its way back up the ranks (for Teams that know how we’ve done Alliance Selection in the past, this serpentine process probably seems familiar). This draft continues until inventory’s gone or Priority Lists are exhausted. Inventory is then updated for the next phase of FIRST Choice. We will not publicly publish teams’ Priority Lists, the assigned rankings, or final order contents.
- AndyMark ships your order!
Open Ordering
The open ordering phase of FIRST Choice is a traditional first-come, first-serve ordering process. Teams add items to their carts and check-out using credits remaining after the priority list phases.
Still not sure how this all looks? Hopefully How to FIRST Choice can help...
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Virtual Kit Detail
The 2023 Virtual Kit Catalog and its one-page checklist (printed are copies in each Kickoff Kit and soft copies are available here) includes details about almost all Virtual Kit items confirmed as of fall, 2022 (note, this page gets updated so it takes precedence for any differences between here and the content in the voucher book/checklist).
Product Donation Vouchers
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Armabot | RS7 encoder | Apr 28, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ||||||
AutomationDirect | $50.00 | Aug 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
Clippard | $20.00 | Dec 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ||||||
Digi-Key Electronics | $50.00 | Sep 29, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | electronic components | ||
Next Gen Robots | motor heat sink(s) | May 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | heat sink | ||||||
Plummer Ind. | $25.00 | Sep 30, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
REV Robotics | $50.00 | May 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |
RoboPromo | iron on FIRST logs | May 1, 23 | Add to Calendar | bumper decals | ||||||
TE Connectivity | $25.00 | n/a | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
Vulcan | 6 springs | Dec 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | constant force springs |
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Altium | 1-yr Altium Designer student license | Dec 29, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ||||||||
American Button Machines | Design software | May 31,23 | Add to Calendar | button design sw | ||||||||
Ansys OnScale | modeling & simulation software | Jun 30, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | data analysis, cert. | ||||
Autodesk | 3D Design Software Access | n/a | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
DevCycle | $100 DevCycle platform credit | Jan 1, 24 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | data analysis, etc. | |||||||
DriveWorks | 1-yr DriveWorks Solo | Dec 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | SOLIDWORKS plug in | ||||||
Mastercam | 3 x 2023 Educational Suite licenses | Oct 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||
MathWorks | MATLAB/Simulink License & Resources | Nov 17, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | AI, Data Analysis | ||||
NI | LabVIEW & Add-ons | Jan 31, 24 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
OneIPM | Project/Task Mgmt for Onshape | Nov 30, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ||||||||
Onshape | CAD software | n/a | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||
PTC | PTC CAD & Collaboration Software | n/a | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
Siemens | Solid Edge portfolio & cert. exam | Sep 30, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Certification | ||||
SolidProfessor | Individual Annual Membership | Jul 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | Certification | |||||
SOLIDWORKS | 3D Design Software Suite | Jul 30, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
Tableau | Data analysis & prep sw | Aug 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | Data Analysis | ||||||||
Upverter | Schematic & PCB sw | Dec 31, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ||||||||
Wolfram | Computation Software | Jun 1, 23 | Add to Calendar | ♦ | ♦ | Data Analysis |
Additional Detail...
Altium
- Altium Designer consists of all the tools required to produce a PCB from concept to manufacturing.
- A PCB development platform supplying both the electrical and mechanical view.
- Integrated access to over a hundred suppliers makes it easy to select the best part for your design.
- Up to five student licenses per team
Please note that due to export restrictions, licenses cannot be extended for use in the following locations: Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Mexico, Türkiye, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Somalia, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
American Button Machines
Ansys OnScale
What: With Ansys OnScale, competitors now have access to cloud-native engineering simulation platform. Ansys OnScale combines multiphysics solver technology with the limitless compute power of cloud supercomputers. With Ansys OnScale, competitors can run massive numbers of full 3D multiphysics (mechanical, thermal, CFD) simulations in parallel to create true Digital Prototypes – digital representations of physical high-tech devices that capture the complete behavior of a device over its operating envelope -- of their robots. By shifting expensive and time-consuming physical prototyping to digital prototyping, Ansys OnScale can reduce cost, risk, and production time for teams.
Expires: Jun 30, 2023
Access Codes: n/a
To Access: Follow this link and fill out the team form. Then, proceed in the top corner to signup for Ansys OnScale normally! If you experience any difficulties, please contact us or visit our live chat!
Armabot
- Valid for purchase of one RS7 encoder individually or a multiple product order that includes one RS7 encoder.
- Limit one per FIRST Robotics Competition team.
- Must be registered for the 2023 robotics season.
- Voucher not transferable to other people or teams.
- Go to www.armabot.com
- Select 1 or more RS7 encoders (first unit free with this voucher)
- Enter your valid code from the FIRST® team registration system
- Enter shipping and billing information
- Place order and wait for arrival (3-5 days in continental USA)
- Installation instructions at www.armabot.com
- Technology tutorial for encoder implementation at www.armabot.com
Autodesk
- Autodesk® Fusion 360® – This 3D CAD/CAM tool for PC, Mac, and Chromebooks enables robot designs, assemblies, photorealistic renderings, fabrication, and team collaboration.
- Autodesk® Inventor® – With this professional software, teams can produce 3D models that help with the design and visualization of the robot.
- Synthesis: An Autodesk® Technology – Features virtual practice fields to test your robot CAD models for driver practice, code emulation, strategy and more with this robotics simulator.
- Autodesk® EAGLE® – Bring your next spark of an idea to life with powerful PCB design software made for every engineer.
- Autodesk® Tinkercad® – Use Tinkercad Circuits environment to program and simulate an Arduino board for use on your robot.
- Autodesk® 3ds Max® – With modeling, rendering, and animation capabilities, 3ds Max is an ideal solution for animation.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, 3ds Max, Eagle, Fusion 360, Inventor, and Tinkercad are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. © 2021 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
AutomationDirect.com
- Obtain your voucher code from your team's FIRST registration account
- Login OR create a new AutomationDirect.com account here.
- Then visit the our FRC page to enter your voucher code. This will enable a one-time $50 credit for your account.
Some Restrictions Apply:
- Orders must be placed online. No ‘call-in’ orders.
- Stock items ordered by 6:00pm EST will ship via 2-day service.
- Orders must ship to a US or Canadian address.
- Credit card billing address must also be US or Canadian.
- The voucher cannot be used towards shipping fees.
- Orders under $49 are shipped via 2-day service to US addresses for a flat rate of $10 (a credit card will be required to pay for shipping).
- Orders to Canada will incur brokerage fees.
- Larger orders may qualify for FREE two-day shipping see this site for details.
- This voucher cannot be used to pay sales tax. A credit card (or PayPal) will be required to pay any applicable taxes. If your team/organization is tax exempt, you can submit appropriate documentation online during checkout.
Clippard
What: $20
Expires: Dec. 31, 2023
Access Codes: Available to Lead Mentors 1 & 2 in the team's registration account and in the Voucher Book.
To Access: Sign up for an account at Clippard.com, and log in for the voucher code to be validated. For help, contact Clippard at 877-245-6247.
DevCycle
What: $100 DevCycle platform credit. Adding an additional 200,000 MAU, or 2,000,000 experimentation events, or 5,000,000 EdgeDB operations in addition to the free tier!
Expires: Jan. 1, 2024
Access Codes: Available to Lead Mentors 1 & 2 in the team's registration account
To Access:
- Sign up for an account at https://app.devcycle.com
- Under Settings - Create an organization with the name being your FIRST Robotics Competition team number, e.g. "FRC 9999"
- Email frc@devcycle.com with your account email address, FIRST Robotics Competition team number, Lead Mentor name, and the PDV code found on the FIRST Robotics Competition Team Registration System to activate your credit!
- Once confirmed, invite the rest of your team to your organization and start pushing code safely!
Digi-Key Electronics
- Good for a one time use (does not include Market Place products). Any amount not utilized in your initial transaction will be forfeited.
- Taxes not included.
- Visit Digi-Key's FIRST webpage to redeem your team's voucher.
- The $50 voucher will not display on the total of your order, but will be subtracted from your order using processing.
- This Product Donation Voucher, valued at $50, is good for the purchase of components only at www.digikey.com.
DriveWorks Ltd
- Control Dimensions, features, custom properties, advanced feature parameters, instances and file formats.
- Dynamically replace components.
- Create a library of components using intelligent file reuse. Key benefits of DriveWorks Solo
- Capture and re-use your design knowledge • Incorporate design rules to reduce errors and rework, and improve product quality
- Automate repetitive tasks to reduce design time
- Liberate students and mentors to focus on quality variations of robot design.
This webinar covers:
- What Is DriveWorks?
- Demonstration of Automating Robot Models in SOLIDWORKS
- Demonstration of Automating Variable Parts for 3D Printing
- Demonstration of Embedding Complex Calculations Inside of SOLIDWORKS
- How to Get DriveWorks Solo (and more) for FREE
- Mastercam is a CAD/CAM software that can be used to both design products and program the processes to manufacture parts, specifically on CNC machines. Mastercam generates toolpaths that drive machine tools to turn designs into physical parts.
MathWorks
- Software license to over 50 products, including:
- MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, Simscape, MATLAB Coder, Robotics System Toolbox, Navigation Toolbox, Control System Toolbox, Signal Processing Toolbox, Computer Vision Toolbox, Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox and more
- Links to free, 2-hour online courses to get started with MATLAB and Simulink
- Tutorials, videos, and examples for students participating in robotics competitions
Next Gen Robots
- 1 CIM Cooler 180 or
- 775 Cooler 360
This voucher can be redeemed for one CIM Cooler 180 (an $8.00 value) or one 775 Cooler 360 (an $8.00 value) but products can be purchased in any combination and multiple amounts of the CIM Cooler or the 775 Cooler. After applying the voucher code during checkout, the total will be less $8.00.
- Be sure to email sales@nextgenrobots.com with your Lead Mentor Name, team number, and code found in the FIRST Dashboard so we can make sure your code is active!
- Once confirmed, enter the team's code in to "Coupon code" on your order, and the discount will appear during checkout. Do not "Checkout as guest."
- Before submitting the order, make sure the discount has been applied to the total. If the discount is not showing, try clicking "view cart" and reapply the code.
NI
- This license also provides access to more than a dozen LabVIEW add-ons, NI Mutisim for SPICE simulations, and NI Ultiboard for PCB design.
- Access your team’s serial number - have your Lead Mentor 1 or 2 log in to your team’s account from the FIRST website to access your serial number by clicking on "Passwords/Voucher Codes."
- Download software - get NI LabVIEW for FIRST Robotics Competition via the FIRST Robotics Competition Resource Hub.
- Learn and Earn - learn LabVIEW with free online training and earn skills badges at our dedicated FRC page.
OneIPM
- Create an account in Onshape at onshape.com
- Subscribe to the free trial of OneIPM in the Onshape app store at appstore.onshape.com
- Extend your free trial of OneIPM for the entire season at oneipm.com/first/
- For detailed information and step-by-step instruction, please visit: oneipm.com/first/
Best wishes for a great season!
Onshape
- Visit the FIRST Onshape webpage for information and resources.
- Send questions to FIRST@ptc.com.
Plummer Industries
What: $25
Expires: Sept. 30, 2023
Access Codes: Available to Lead Mentors 1 & 2 in the team's registration account
To Access: Visit our site and during checkout teams can apply the Voucher code in the discount coupon box.
PTC
- Vuforia® ChalkTM - application to facilitate AR remote assistance between team members
- Creo - 3D CAD software
- Mathcad - software for engineering calculations
- Visit PTC's FIRST webpage for more information.
- Email comments or questions.
REV Robotics
RoboPromo
- set of 8 iron-on FIRST logos, (3¾" x 5")
- Go to www.robopromo.com and enter the access code at checkout (include your team number).
Siemens
- This voucher is good for a free license to several Siemens software applications, training and tutorials, and Siemens industry certification exam for Solid Edge and NX software applications.
- To access your free license of Solid Edge 3D CAD, Solid Edge Simulation, and PADS Professional software visit www.siemens.com/firstrobotics, and download your software in minutes.
You'll also find a library of tutorials that will help you to accelerate your design phase, as well as an opportunity to take the Solid Edge certification exam free of charge. Siemens also invites all FIRST teams who are using SIEMENS software to apply for funding. Criteria for funding is detailed on our FIRST resource page, and made available on a first-come, first served basis.
- For the certification exam, visit Siemens' certficiation page.
SolidProfessor
- With this voucher, your team will receive one, free individual annual membership to SolidProfessor. This membership will give you access to online CAD and CAM courses that will help your team become more effective design engineers. Each course includes bite-sized video lessons, practice exercises, and short quizzes that will make learning CAD and CAM easier than ever! Plus, when students successfully complete a course, they can show off their new skills by earning a Technical Certificate.
- Visit the SolidProfessor FIRST Robotics web page and fill out the short form.
- Within a week, a SolidProfessor team member will set up your free membership and reach out to you at the email address provided with information about how to access your account.
SOLIDWORKS
- Complimentary access to Tableau Desktop, data analysis and visualization, and Tableau Prep for data preparation.
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Visualize your data. Quickly answer questions. Play better defense, pick alliance partners, analyze robot performance, target your fundraising, and reduce inventory waste.
- Use the product code found in your Lead Mentors’ 1 and 2 FIRST® registration accounts for five activations per team.
- Don’t forget to check out Tableau’s free online resources created specifically for FIRST® Robotics Competition students.
These access codes are for educational use only. Please do not share your key with anyone outside your team.
TE Connectivity
Upverter
- Visit Upverter's FIRST page to get started.
- Sign up for your free account.
- Invite collaborators.
- Start building.