Season-based challenge
FIRST LEGO League releases a new season theme each year. Teams use that theme as the starting point for research, building, coding, and presentation.
FIRST LEGO League
Robotics with a real season arc
Reno Rovers is built around the spirit of FIRST LEGO League: hands-on engineering, teamwork, coding, research, presentation, and celebration.
What it means
More than building a robot
FIRST LEGO League-style learning gives kids a reason to build. Students connect robotics to a season theme, work as a team, explain their ideas, and practice the habits of young engineers.
Engineering habits
Students practice asking questions, imagining solutions, building prototypes, testing, improving, and explaining their work.
Team experience
The program is built around collaboration, communication, and respectful problem-solving, not just robot construction.
Festival preparation
For the festival track, students prepare a model, poster, and presentation so they can share their learning with reviewers and families.
Competition day
Robot game, project work, and presentation practice
Reno Rovers leans heavily into the full FIRST LEGO League experience: building, coding, judging conversations, project boards, and Core Values.
Reviewer conversations
Students learn to explain decisions and listen to feedback.
Robot game focus
Teams practice strategy, timing, and calm problem-solving.
Innovation project
The project side helps students connect robotics to real-world ideas.
Team identity
Costumes, shirts, and shared roles help the season feel memorable.
Core Values
The teamwork side of robotics
These Core Values shape how students approach the build table, the coding process, and the final presentation.
Discovery
Explore new skills, ideas, tools, and ways to solve problems.
Innovation
Use creativity and persistence to test ideas and improve designs.
Impact
Connect what students learn to real people, places, and problems.
Inclusion
Respect different strengths, backgrounds, and ways of thinking.
Teamwork
Share responsibilities and learn that stronger ideas come from working together.
Fun
Celebrate progress, creativity, and the joy of building something that works.
Season journey
From theme to showcase
Students learn through repeated cycles of research, design, building, testing, communication, and celebration.
Discover the theme
Students start by exploring the season theme and asking questions about how it connects to the real world.
Research and imagine
Teams brainstorm ideas, sketch possible solutions, and decide what they want their model to show.
Build and code
Kids create LEGO robotic models, add motion, test code, and improve their design over multiple sessions.
Document the process
Students prepare notebook, poster, or presentation materials that explain what they built and learned.
Practice presenting
The team practices explaining the model, design choices, research, teamwork, and challenges.
Share at showcase
Festival teams present at the FIRST LEGO League Explore Festival or a club showcase.
2026-2027 season
BIOGLOW is the current FIRST LEGO League season theme.
FIRST has announced BIOGLOW for the 2026-2027 season. Reno Rovers can use this page for season updates, registration notes, local festival information, and team milestones as details are finalized.
By phone: 775-762-5438By email: renovers.robotics.marketing@gmail.com9805 Double R Blvd, Suite 300, Reno, NV 89521