# Team 1197: TorBots Torrance, California, USA. Rookie year 2003. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: South High School - Sponsors: The Boeing Company, Raytheon Technologies, Dreamscape Immersive, Moog Aircraft Group, Torrance Education Foundation, Torrance Refinery, Element, TUSD, Raising Cane's, Northrop Grumman - Website: http://www.team1197.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torbots - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@torbots1197 - X: https://twitter.com/1197torbots - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torbots1197 - GitHub: https://github.com/frc-team-1197-torbots ## 2026 season - xP rating: **43.48**, rank 1598 of 3708 (56.9th percentile) - Record: 14-30-0 over 44 matches (32% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 17.3, teleop 26.3, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 31%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Los Angeles Event | 2026calas | 3 | 18 | 5-6-0 | 23 | 6 | 76.1 | 30 | | | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | 2026casgv | 4 | 27 | 3-9-0 | 14 | 4 | 47.5 | 26 | | | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | 2026cascmp | 7 | 55 | 3-9-0 | 18 | 7 | 43.5 | 39 | | | SoCal Showdown | 2026cass | 32 | | | | | 43.5 | | | | Beach Blitz | 2026cabl | 35 | | | | | 43.5 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026calas) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2023, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7fc9998277fa513fc0701794/w/e7c05af027ba80942fcae2db/e/fc60b8f2d2adbbcc3ca6ecf8 ## 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. - 2007 – now: TorBots - 2004 – 2006: The Green Machine ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 24, over 12 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2016) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 6 | 2025, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2009, 2004 | | Winner | 4 | 2025, 2016, 2011 | | Autonomous | 3 | 2025, 2022 | | Quality | 3 | 2022, 2020, 2016 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2020, 2018 | | Creativity | 2 | 2014, 2010 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 | | Impact | 1 | 2020 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2015 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2011 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | CA District Los Angeles Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Einstein Field | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2016 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2013 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2003 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 43.5 | 1598 / 3708 | 56.9 | 14-30-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 85.9 | 29 / 3687 | 99.2 | 32-10-1 | 6 | | 2024 | 24.5 | 765 / 3475 | 78.0 | 15-9-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 21.9 | 1981 / 3284 | 39.7 | 10-16-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 32.1 | 358 / 3053 | 88.3 | 15-12-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 57.9 | 135 / 2024 | 93.4 | 13-3-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 24.4 | 470 / 3763 | 87.5 | 16-12-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 116.8 | 360 / 3617 | 90.1 | 30-14-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 89.0 | 998 / 3331 | 70.1 | 15-13-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 49.6 | 105 / 3114 | 96.7 | 40-19-0 | 7 | | 2015 | 46.8 | 278 / 2873 | 90.4 | 0-2-31 | 4 | | 2014 | 45.6 | 470 / 2697 | 82.6 | 10-12-1 | 2 | | 2013 | 13.5 | 1453 / 2510 | 42.1 | 8-12-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 17.1 | 163 / 2332 | 93.1 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 31.6 | 105 / 2053 | 94.9 | 31-11-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 2.1 | 324 / 1801 | 82.1 | 11-10-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 16.7 | 791 / 1675 | 52.8 | 13-11-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 11.7 | 766 / 1498 | 48.9 | 12-12-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 2.9 | 1057 / 1295 | 18.4 | 9-11-3 | 2 | | 2006 | 5.8 | 823 / 1125 | 26.9 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 23.9 | 505 / 932 | 45.9 | 10-6-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 16.8 | 550 / 785 | 30.0 | 3-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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