Fees & Costs

What does it Cost to join Robotics?

To join the robotics club there is a school district activity fee of $200 collected at Info Night each September. This fee can be paid with cash, check, or credit card (cards incur an additional $5 processing fee). The activity fee is waived if your family receives free or reduced price lunch through Mounds View Public Schools. 

What about travel costs?

Historically the team charged travel fees, however, with our commitment to equity KnightKrawler has opted to make travel costs for local/regional events an optional donation. This means your family can donate any amount to the team in support of travel fees. This allows all students to travel regardless of their ability to pay. Our team works hard at fundraising to support this commitment. If your family would like to sponsor a student or if you know a company that would like to sponsor a team, please reach out.

Finally, in the event that KnightKrawler qualifies to compete at the FIRST World Championship match (historically in Detroit, MI or Houston, TX), the travel fees are not optional – though we would love to raise enough funds to change that. Travel fees for Worlds are announced during competition season.

What equipment or uniforms are required?

Students are not required to purchase any equipment. Team laptops are available for controls team coding. Team uniforms (workshirts) are provided to students and the standard uniform requires denim or similarly heavy fabric trousers for safety reasons. Optionally students (and families or volunteers!) have a chance to purchase sprirt wear throughout the season.