# Team 1108: Panther Robotics

Paola, Kansas, USA. Rookie year 2003.

## Who backs them

- School: Paola High School
- Sponsors: The Baehr Foundation, Trane, Michael and Lorretta Verhaeghe, Dr. Beth Petelin, Polaris Electronics, Gene Haas Foundation, REV Robotics, Optimum, G.K. Smith and Sons, Novelis, Intuitive Foundation, Westfield Energy, A Razors Edge Tattoo, Emma Ure, Dr. Greg and Karen Windler, KC STEM Alliance, Holman, FG Cardinal, Precision Husky, University of Kansas Health System - Paola, Jennifer and Matt Meek, Paul and Kathy Haley, Bruce Kelly Memorial Foundation, Dean Scherman Memorial Fund, City of Paola
- Website: http://www.pantherrobotics.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/first-robotics-team-1108-panther-robotics-130742220315492
- X: https://twitter.com/first_team_1108
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pantherrobotics1108
- GitHub: https://github.com/frc1108

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **120.82**, rank 446 of 3708 (88.0th percentile)
- Record: 21-15-0 over 36 matches (58% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 22.4, teleop 98.4, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 81%, RP2 20%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iowa Regional | 2026iacf | 4 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 25 | 6 | 128.0 |  | 74 |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | 2026mokc | 6 | 3 | 9-2-0 | 40 | 2 | 121.7 |  | 53 |
| Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 58 | 4-6-0 | 20 |  | 120.8 |  |  |
| Cow Town ThrowDown | 2026cttd | 34 | 10 | 5-3-0 | 23 | 6 | 130.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional FIRST Impact Award (2026iacf)
- FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026mokc)
- Quality Award (2026mokc)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 17
- Awards: 52, over 23 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Impact | 10 | 2026, 2024, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 9 | 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010 |
| Creativity | 5 | 2019, 2009, 2008, 2004 |
| Leadership | 4 | 2026, 2024, 2014, 2011 |
| Woodie Flowers | 4 | 2024, 2023, 2014, 2010 |
| Winner | 3 | 2024, 2014, 2003 |
| Quality | 2 | 2026, 2003 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2025, 2005 |
| Team Sustainability | 2 | 2023 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2009, 2007 |
| Rookie All Star | 2 | 2003 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2025 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2018 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2013 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Rising All-Star, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2025 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Heartland Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2013 | Hub City Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Dallas Regional sponsored by JCPenney and the JCPenney Afterschool Fund | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist |
| 2004 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Lone Star Regional |  | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 120.8 | 446 / 3708 | 88.0 | 21-15-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 58.5 | 485 / 3687 | 86.9 | 27-16-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 27.5 | 515 / 3475 | 85.2 | 25-17-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 34.8 | 1018 / 3284 | 69.0 | 16-14-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 27.1 | 526 / 3053 | 82.8 | 17-13-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 30.6 | 786 / 2024 | 61.2 | 6-8-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 3238 / 3763 | 14.0 | 6-17-1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 101.5 | 894 / 3617 | 75.3 | 17-10-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 63.5 | 2146 / 3331 | 35.6 | 10-11-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 40.2 | 303 / 3114 | 90.3 | 12-14-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 13.8 | 1899 / 2873 | 33.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 55.2 | 227 / 2697 | 91.6 | 22-9-0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 23.9 | 674 / 2510 | 73.2 | 10-4-1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 746 / 2332 | 68.0 | 3-15-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 369 / 2053 | 82.1 | 9-13-0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 695 / 1801 | 61.4 | 5-5-1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 17.2 | 699 / 1675 | 58.3 | 12-18-0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 24.0 | 137 / 1498 | 90.9 | 16-14-2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 844 / 1295 | 34.9 | 5-8-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 334 / 1125 | 70.4 | 8-13-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 242 / 747 | 67.7 | 9-4-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 37.1 | 140 / 932 | 85.1 | 12-9-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21.8 | 208 / 785 | 73.6 | 17-8-1 | 2 |

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