KIPR — Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics
Botball Explorer 2026-2027
Official competition resources, mission guides, and scoring references for the 2026-2027 season.
Season Document
2026-2027 Missions
Complete mission guide with scoring, judging style, and difficulty ratings for all 18 missions.
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Classroom · Entry Tier
Introductory Projects
The starting point for younger teams — two strands, Coding and Systems, with every project anchored to a real mission.
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Classroom · CS1 + AI · C
Student Labs — C
Interactive Botball Explorer lab sheets — fill in on screen, then click Download to save your answers locally. Give the file to your teacher; it is not sent automatically. You can also save a PDF from the print dialog.
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Classroom · CS1 + AI · Python
Student Labs — Python
The same Botball Explorer curriculum, written in Python — fill in on screen, then click Download to save your answers locally. Give the file to your teacher; it is not sent automatically. You can also save a PDF from the print dialog.
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Competition Tool
Explorer Scoring App
Score a Botball Explorer run mission by mission and see your total update live.
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Classroom · Teachers
Educator Resources
Guides, research, and standards materials for using Botball Explorer in the classroom.
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