# Team 1027: Mechatronic Maniacs

West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Rookie year 2003. District NE.

## Who backs them

- School: West Springfield High School
- Sponsors: Mass-West Construction
- Website: http://www.team1027.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_1027

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **13.62**, rank 3177 of 3708 (14.3th percentile)
- Record: 9-15-0 over 24 matches (38% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.1, teleop 9.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 14%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 34 | 4-8-0 | 14 |  | 6.1 | 7 |  |
| NE District WPI Event | 2026mawor | 5 | 28 | 5-7-0 | 24 |  | 13.6 | 10 |  |

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2022 – now: Mechatronic Maniacs
- 2012 – 2020: Project Jabberwocky
- 2004 – 2011: Mechatronic Maniacs

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 9, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Safety (no longer given) | 3 | 2015, 2009, 2008 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2020, 2015 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2022 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 |
| Winner | 1 | 2005 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | NE District WPI Event |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | NE District Western NE Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | NE District Hartford Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | NE District Western NE Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | NE District WPI Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | NE District Western NE Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | NE District Hartford Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | NE District Western NE Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Titanium Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | NE District Northern CT Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | NE District North Shore Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | NE District Southern CT Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | NE District - North Shore Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | NE District - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | NE District - UMass-Dartmouth Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | NE District - Waterbury Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - Northeastern University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - UMass - Dartmouth Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Pine Tree District Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | WPI District Event |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2011 | Florida Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Suffield Shakedown |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Florida Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2005 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Chesapeake Regional |  | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13.6 | 3177 / 3708 | 14.3 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14.1 | 3119 / 3687 | 15.4 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9.5 | 2418 / 3475 | 30.4 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.9 | 2295 / 3284 | 30.1 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 19.6 | 954 / 3053 | 68.8 | 20-24-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 1472 / 2024 | 27.3 | 3-9-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15.2 | 2118 / 3763 | 43.7 | 9-16-2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 58.7 | 2963 / 3617 | 18.1 | 9-17-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 69.7 | 1860 / 3331 | 44.2 | 15-15-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 3099 / 3114 | 0.5 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12.0 | 2100 / 2873 | 26.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 18.7 | 1850 / 2697 | 31.4 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 1771 / 2510 | 29.5 | 10-6-1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 1249 / 2332 | 46.5 | 7-13-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 20.0 | 322 / 2053 | 84.4 | 16-10-1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 874 / 1801 | 51.5 | 7-8-3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 16.9 | 744 / 1675 | 55.6 | 6-10-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 21.7 | 188 / 1498 | 87.5 | 15-7-0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 18.3 | 136 / 1295 | 89.6 | 11-11-0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | 187 / 1125 | 83.5 | 9-10-0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 13.6 | 125 / 747 | 83.4 | 4-5-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 27.1 | 361 / 932 | 61.3 | 3-8-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 23.4 | 130 / 785 | 83.5 | 15-4-0 | 2 |

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