What is a Challenge Kit?

It contains the mission models placed on the playing field for one FIRST LEGO® League season. Teams use them to practise with their robots.

Does kit 9696 include a robot?

No, it contains the field models only, with 1,515 pieces and no minifigures. Teams build their robots separately.

Which colours are most common?

Light bluish grey, white, black and blue make up the bulk of the parts.

FIRST LEGO League

BODY FORWARD Challenge Kit

The BODY FORWARD Challenge Kit supplied the field models for the 2010 season of the FIRST LEGO® League. Its 1,515 pieces are meant for robot practice rather than display.

Set number: 9696
Year: 2010
Pieces: 1,515
Minifigures: 0
Theme: FIRST LEGO League
Different parts: 230

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 230

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Description

Season theme and purpose

Every FIRST LEGO® League season comes with a theme and a playing field full of mission models. Teams build and program robots to interact with those models within a set time. For 2010 the season was called Body Forward, a name that points to the human body. Kit 9696 contains the models for that field. It is practice and competition equipment first, so its value lies in how well it lets a team rehearse, not in how it looks on a shelf.

What the inventory looks like

Light bluish grey and white are the leading colours, with black and blue following. It is a clean, cool palette, and a practical one too, as these colours are staples in almost any collection. Among the 1,515 pieces there are 230 unique parts, so the range is easy to keep track of. If something goes missing during training, the parts list on this page helps you identify it quickly and find a replacement.

From bags to playing field

The pieces go into several separate mission models, which makes the kit well suited to building as a group. Split the models between team members and the field is ready in no time. Then the real work begins: measuring routes, adjusting the robot and repeating each run until it succeeds reliably. A model that breaks during practice can simply be rebuilt on its own, leaving the rest of the field untouched.

Life after the competition

Once the season is over, many kits sit unused. With 1,515 pieces in neutral colours, this one still has plenty to offer school clubs, holiday workshops or builders at home. The “What can I build?” tool on this page compares the inventory with other sets and shows which ones you could rebuild in full or in part. That keeps the parts from 2010 working long after the final match. A second-hand kit can be checked against the same list before it goes back into use.

FAQ

What is a Challenge Kit?: It contains the mission models placed on the playing field for one FIRST LEGO® League season. Teams use them to practise with their robots.
Does kit 9696 include a robot?: No, it contains the field models only, with 1,515 pieces and no minifigures. Teams build their robots separately.
Which colours are most common?: Light bluish grey, white, black and blue make up the bulk of the parts.

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