# Team 1038: Lakota Robotics

Liberty Township, Ohio, USA. Rookie year 2003.

## Who backs them

- School: Family/Community & Lakota Robotics, LLC
- Sponsors: Paul George STEM Center, Salvagnini, Makino, Noxsel-Waddell Foundation, Rockwell Automation, DoD STEM, Boeing, GE Aerospace, BAE Systems, The Gene Haas Foundation, Woods IT Consulting, Enigneers and Scientists Foundation of Cincinnati, Last Anvil, Cincinnati Metro, Peck Hannaford & Briggs, Formlabs, Intuitive Foundation, G&W Machinery
- Website: http://www.lakotarobotics.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakotarobotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lakotarobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/lakotarobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakotarobotics
- GitHub: https://github.com/lakotarobotics1038

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **119.05**, rank 467 of 3708 (87.4th percentile)
- Record: 12-12-0 over 24 matches (50% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 25.2, teleop 93.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 79%, RP2 19%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 28 | 4-6-0 | 17 | 6 | 61.4 |  | 27 |
| Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 7 | 7-2-0 | 30 | 7 | 119.1 |  | 33 |
| Ohio State Championship | 2026ohsc | 11 | 8 | 3-2-0 | 15 | 2 | 97.0 |  |  |
| Cullen's Cancer Clash | 2026minor | 34 | 20 | 4-8-0 | 24 | 7 | 115.5 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026ohmv)
- Volunteer of the Year (2026ohmv)
- Team Spirit Award (2026tnkn)
- Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026ohmv)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2024, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://lr1038.onshape.com/documents/7b673d5493386f592bb308f5/w/37117cff93076f30ce411da6/e/09fb66457414cd20af5fda5f?renderMode=0&uiState=6775be3343adfd63d3bcd546&aa=true

## 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.

- 2017 – now: Lakota Robotics
- 2003 – 2016: Thunderhawks

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 11
- Awards: 53, over 20 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2004)

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Design | 9 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2017, 2010, 2009 |
| Woodie Flowers | 6 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2013, 2004 |
| Finalist | 5 | 2012, 2010, 2007, 2004 |
| VOTY | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2015, 2012 |
| Team Spirit | 3 | 2026, 2013, 2012 |
| Leadership | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2022 |
| Imagery | 3 | 2022, 2020, 2015 |
| Winner | 3 | 2009, 2006, 2004 |
| Impact | 2 | 2025, 2023 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2012, 2008 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 2 | 2006, 2005 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2017 |
| Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2011 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2010 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2007 |
| Quality | 1 | 2007 |
| Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Queen City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Crossroads Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2012 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2008 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | Galileo Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2006 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Top four |
| 2005 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Einstein Field |  | Top four |
| 2004 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event |
| 2004 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2003 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 119.0 | 467 / 3708 | 87.4 | 12-12-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 47.9 | 800 / 3687 | 78.3 | 18-15-0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 25.8 | 640 / 3475 | 81.6 | 14-16-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 45.2 | 517 / 3284 | 84.3 | 27-24-1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 1553 / 3053 | 49.1 | 4-16-1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 20.9 | 1176 / 2024 | 41.9 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19.1 | 1255 / 3763 | 66.7 | 11-9-1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 108.2 | 646 / 3617 | 82.2 | 11-10-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 80.8 | 1383 / 3331 | 58.5 | 12-11-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 39.5 | 327 / 3114 | 89.5 | 10-11-1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 741 / 2873 | 74.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 44.5 | 469 / 2697 | 82.6 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 37.9 | 295 / 2510 | 88.3 | 11-11-2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 13.8 | 306 / 2332 | 86.9 | 20-16-2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 33.7 | 108 / 2053 | 94.8 | 21-7-0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 208 / 1801 | 88.5 | 18-11-2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 24.0 | 197 / 1675 | 88.3 | 17-4-0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 20.2 | 229 / 1498 | 84.8 | 7-10-2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 219 / 1295 | 83.2 | 23-19-2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 27.2 | 32 / 1125 | 97.2 | 25-18-0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 232 / 747 | 69.0 | 2-4-1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 29.4 | 294 / 932 | 68.5 | 21-9-0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 21.1 | 250 / 785 | 68.2 | 7-6-2 | 2 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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