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Team Budget & Startup Cost Calculator

Build a transparent, itemized season budget for your FRC team — registration, drivetrain, control system, motors, travel and more. Every default is primary-sourced; values that vary by team or region stay editable.

Figures: 2025-2026 season, hardware as listed 2026-07. Verify against the current FIRST Game Manual & vendor pricing before committing.

Your team

Team typeRookies receive the AM14U6 drive base free and may qualify for startup grants.

Program / event modelRegional model uses per-event fees; District model adds a region-specific program fee on top of the FIRST fee.

Additional Regional eventsBeyond your first Regional (which is included in the base fee). Each is $3,000.Attending FIRST Championship?Grants & sponsor vouchers to subtractRookie grants, sponsor vouchers, etc.$

DrivetrainRookies: KOP drive base is free. COTS swerve pricing varies — enter your quote.

Control systemItemize a new legal control system, use an all-in-one AndyMark bundle, or reuse what you own.

Batteries$58 eachConsumablesRSL/breaker/wiring ($40–$80)$

Motors & controllers

NEO motors$42.50 + $100 SPARK MAX eachKraken X60$217.99, no controllerOther motorsOptional — qtyOther unit priceOptional — $ each$

Tools & starter equipmentYour shop/tool budget (a tool set is included in the Starter Bundle).$Travel, lodging & food per eventTeam/region specific ($500–$5,000 typical). Never a quote — enter your own.$Spares, sensors, pneumatics & otherAnything else your season needs.$Team size (optional)For a per-student cost — useful for grant asks.

Season budget

Estimated grand total

$8,000

Likely range $7,980 – $8,020(district fee & consumables vary)

Rookie benefit: the AM14U6 KOP drive base ($940 retail value) is included free with your registration.

Registration

$6,300

FIRST base team registration

Includes FIRST registration + participation at your first Regional (Regional model).

$6,300.00

Drivetrain

AM14U6 KOP drive base — included free for rookies

$940 retail value provided with rookie registration.

$0.00

Control system

$1,130

NI roboRIO 2.0

$485.00

REV Power Distribution Hub

$250.00

VH-109 FRC Radio (education price)

$184.99

REV Radio Power Module

$34.00

Robot batteries (2 × $58)

$116.00

RSL + 120A main breaker + wiring consumablesestimate

Bundled small legal parts — roughly $40–$80.

$60.00

Motors & controllers

$570

REV NEO motors (4 × $42.50)

$170.00

REV SPARK MAX controllers (4 × $100)

One SPARK MAX is required per NEO.

$400.00

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Notes & sources

Registration figures are FIRST's 2025-2026 published fees (worldwide $6,300 all teams; additional regionals $3,000). Re-verify each season at community.firstinspires.org / help.firstinspires.org before Kickoff — FIRST adjusts these annually.
District teams: the $6,300 FIRST fee is only the base. Your district (e.g. FIRST Washington, FIN, PNW, NE, ONT) adds its own program/event fees that vary by region and are billed separately — select your district or enter the amount from your district organization.
FIRST Championship fee is shown from recent historical pricing (~$5,750, 2024) and is NOT yet published for 2026 — treat as an estimate and confirm when FIRST posts it.
Vendor hardware prices are the currently-listed FRC/education prices (checked 2026-07) and can change; MSRP is higher than the education price on several items (e.g. Kraken X60 $399.99 MSRP, VH-109 radio). Prices exclude shipping and tax.
Travel, lodging, and food are inherently team-specific and are user-entered — never treat the range as a quote.
This tool estimates cost only; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIRST, AndyMark, REV Robotics, CTR Electronics, or WestCoast Products.

Sourced default values

$6,300 — FIRST base team/season registration, all teams incl. rookies (2025-2026)source
$3,000 — each additional Regional beyond the first (FIRST 2025-2026)source
$940 — AndyMark AM14U6 KOP drive base (2026 Kit of Parts)source
$485 — NI roboRIO 2.0 (as listed 2026-07)source
$250 — REV Power Distribution Hub, REV-11-1850 (as listed 2026-07)source
$184.99 — Vivid-Hosting VH-109 FRC Radio, FRC/education price (2025-2026)source
$34 — REV Radio Power Module, REV-11-1856 (as listed 2026-07)source
$58 ea — MK ES17-12 12V 18Ah SLA battery (set of 2 = $116, as listed 2026-07)source
$42.50 — REV NEO Brushless Motor V1.1 (sale, down from $50.00, as listed 2026-07)source
$100 — REV SPARK MAX controller, one required per NEO (as listed 2026-07)source
$217.99 — Kraken X60 w/ integrated Talon FX, FRC price (MSRP $399.99, as listed 2026-07); no separate controllersource
$3,230 — AndyMark FRC Basic Starter Bundle WITH roboRIO (as listed 2026-07)source
$2,750 — AndyMark FRC Basic Starter Bundle WITHOUT roboRIO (as listed 2026-07)source
District program fee — region-specific $3,500–$5,500 (editable; verify with your district)source
RSL + 120A main breaker + wiring consumables — bundled small parts, roughly $40–$80 (editable).
Travel/lodging/food — user-entered ($500–$5,000 typical); FIRST publishes no travel model.
FIRST Championship fee — ~$5,750 (last publicly cited, 2024); 2026 not yet published by FIRST. Editable estimate.

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