2027 CFI Community Robotics Teams

2027 CFI Community Robotics Teams

Illinois State Robotics Championship: Open Table Mission
Join a parent-coached CFI robotics team for the 2027 Illinois State Robotics Championship’s Open Table Mission!

Students work together to build and program a robot, solve mission challenges, and prepare for competition. Parents serve as team coaches, with training and ongoing support from CFI.

Ages: 8–18
Season: January–May 2027
Location: CFI Robotics, 3500 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60609
Tuition: $425 per student, including Open Table Mission competition entry fees
Team size: Approximately six students per team

Please complete a separate registration for each student.
What CFI provides

• Twelve Saturday team meetings, each lasting 2½ hours
• Parent coach training; no previous robotics or programming experience is required
• Demonstrations and instruction from CFI staff
• Time for staff to visit teams, answer questions and review progress
• Weekly online support meetings for parent coaches
• Supporting materials, a season calendar and regular check-ins
• Use of up to two CFI EV3 robots per team
• Reserved weekday practice access through the competition period
• Open Table Mission competition entry fees

This program focuses on Open Table Mission.
Parent coaching and supervision

Parents are the team’s coaches. Families may rotate coaching responsibilities, or the team may designate a consistent group of parent coaches.

At least two parent coaches from each team must remain present throughout every practice and be responsible for supervising their entire team. This requirement applies to both Saturday meetings and reserved weekday practices.

Students may not attend or remain at practice unsupervised. CFI staff support the teams, but their presence does not replace the required two parent coaches.

Students do the building, programming and project work. Parent coaches help students organize their work, collaborate, solve problems and prepare for competition.
Season calendar

Game release: November 1, 2026

Weekly Online Parents Training: TBD

Saturday In-Person Meetings:
January:
January 16, 23, and 30

February/March:
February 6, 20, and 27
March 6 and 13

April/May:
April 3, 10, and 24
May 1

Saturday group times:
Group 1: 12:00 PM–2:30 PM
Group 2: 4:00–6:30 PM

Important season dates:
April 17: Showcase
May 15: Northern Illinois Competition (Palos)

Reserved weekday practice access continues through the competition period. Weekday practices must be scheduled in advance and meet the same parent-supervision requirements.
Student information
Student Name

First NameLast Name
Student’s Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
Student’s Current Grade
Please enter your student’s grade for the 2026–2027 school year.
Student’s School
Previous Robotics Experience
Parent/guardian
Primary Parent/Guardian’s Full Name

First NameLast Name
Primary Parent/Guardian’s Email Address
example@example.com
Primary Parent/Guardian’s Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Additional Parent/Guardian’s Full Name

First NameLast Name
Additional Parent/Guardian’s Email Address
example@example.com
Additional Parent/Guardian’s Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Team Placement and Parent Coaching
How teams are formed

CFI teams average approximately six students, with a maximum of 10 students per team.

Students may register individually and be placed on a team, or request to participate with other students. If your group does not have six or more confirmed members, CFI may place additional students on your team.

Each student must complete a separate registration. Listing another student on this form does not register them or reserve their place. CFI will review registrations, student ages and Saturday availability before confirming team and meeting group assignments.

If you are requesting teammates, list up to nine other students by first and last name, one student per line. Do not include the student registering on this form. Everyone in the requested group must be able to attend the same Saturday meeting time.

Parents are the team’s coaches

Families may rotate coaching responsibilities or designate a consistent group of parent coaches. Every family does not need to coach if the team has an agreed arrangement that meets the supervision requirements.

At least two parent coaches must remain present throughout every practice and be responsible for supervising their entire team. This applies to Saturday meetings and reserved weekday practices. Students may not attend or remain at practice unsupervised.

CFI provides parent coach training, demonstrations, weekly online support meetings, supporting materials and team check-ins. No previous robotics or programming experience is required to be a parent coach.

Students do the building, programming and project work. Parents guide the students, help organize the team and encourage respectful teamwork. Teams must care for CFI equipment and leave practice spaces clean and organized.
Which Saturday meeting times can your student attend?
Requested Teammates
First and Last Names
Additional Team Placement Information
Please list anything you think CFI should know before placing your student on a team.
Required Acknowledgments
Season tuition is $425 per student and includes Open Table Mission competition entry fees. Payment is required to secure the student’s registration.

All registration payments are nonrefundable. No refunds will be issued for withdrawal or missed practices.
Tuition and Refund Policy
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Team Tuition

2027 Open Table Mission

$425.00

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2027 CFI Community Robotics Teams

Student information

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Team Placement and Parent Coaching

Required Acknowledgments

Team Tuition*

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