FIRST LEGO League Challenge Overview

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Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-14 or grades 4 through 8 engage in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem. The theme for the 2024-2025 season is SUBMERGED. The details of this season's challenge were announced on August 6, 2024. Here is the "teaser" video for the SUBMERGED season:

  • SUBMERGED Season Welcome
  • SUBMERGED Season Game Missions

See the videos and links below for information about last season.

  • MASTERPIECE Theme Video
  • MASTERPIECE Season Welcome Video
  • MASTERPIECE Season Missions and Scoring


FIRST has created a set of getting started videos and a comprehensive list of multimedia resources to support teams for last season, many of which will be useful this season

Video Introduction to FIRST LEGO League in Oregon

Starting and Registering a Team

There are several steps to starting and registering an FIRST LEGO League Challenge team.

Core Values

Your team will demonstrate FIRST®Core Values throughout your season and beyond!

  • Apply teamwork and discovery to explore the challenge.
  • Innovate with new ideas about your robot and project.
  • Show how your team and your solutions will have an impact and be inclusive!
  • Celebrate by having FUN in everything you do!

Robot Design

Your team will prepare a short presentation on your robot design, programs, and strategy.

  • Design and build your robot.
  • Program it to solve Robot Game missions.
  • Explain how your robot will act based on the codeyou wrote.•Describe your strategies for the Robot Game.

Robot Game

Your team will practice the 2.5-minute matches to complete as many missions as possible.

  • Strategize which Robot Game missions to solve.
  • Design any attachments your robot will need to complete the missions.
  • Test and refine your programs and robot design.
  • Compete at an event!

Innovation Project

Your team will prepare a 5-minute presentation to explain your Innovation Project.

  • Identify a problem to solve.
  • Design a solution to the problem for your community.
  • Share your ideas, learn from others, and improve your solution.
  • Pitch your solution at an event.