Kit of Parts

The components FIRST provides to every team each season as a starting point for the robot.

where you actually meet KOP

The KOP is the box that arrives around Kickoff, and for a rookie team it is most of a robot: a drivetrain, control system components, motors, and vouchers. The practical skill is knowing what is in it before you buy anything — teams routinely order parts they were already sent, then discover the KOP chassis in a corner a week before their event.

Lessons that use KOP

Free and structured, and none of them need an account to read.

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Getting Started with FRC
Getting Started: Your First Steps

For a New Team: Registration and the Kit of Parts

The administrative roadmap to launch a rookie FRC team, including registration, mentors, fees, and what's in the kit.

Filed next to it

the jargon travels in packs

Mechanical

FIRST Choice

A program giving teams credits to select specific Kit of Parts components from partner vendors.

read the entry

Mechanical

KitBot

The FIRST-provided everybot/starter robot design teams can build as a reliable, competition-ready baseline.

read the entry

General

Rookie Team

A team in its first year of FRC competition; rookies have access to special grants and awards.

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Mechanical

COTS

Commercial Off-The-Shelf — pre-made parts teams can buy rather than fabricate, within the rules.

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Kit of Parts is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.

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