KIPR — Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics
Botball Explorer 2026
Official competition resources, mission guides, and scoring references for the 2026 season.
Season Document
2026 Fall Missions
Complete mission guide with scoring, judging style, and difficulty ratings for all 18 missions.
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Classroom · Entry Tier
Discovery 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 submit for a results file and printable PDF.
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Classroom · CS1 + AI · Python
Student Labs — Python
The same Botball Explorer curriculum, written in Python — fill in on screen, then submit for a results file and printable PDF.
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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
Standards Correlations
Excel workbooks that map Botball Explorer CS1 learning to ISTE and state computer science standards.
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