# Team 1277: The Robotomies Groton, Massachusetts, USA. Rookie year 2004. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Groton Dunstable Reg High Sch - Sponsors: The Gene Haas Foundation, RTX, BAE Systems, Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation, National Carpet and Flooring, Bolt Depot, Sterilite, JEL Finishing, HP Enterprise, The Goss Family, The McKinley Family, The Hughson Family - Website: http://www.robotomies.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team1277 - X: https://twitter.com/robotomies1277 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **44.98**, rank 1508 of 3708 (59.3th percentile) - Record: 13-18-0 over 31 matches (42% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.9, teleop 33.0, endgame 1.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 29%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Granite State Event | 2026nhbed | 2 | 29 | 4-8-0 | 17 | 1 | 23.2 | 33 | | | NE District Greater Boston Event | 2026mabos | 4 | 32 | 4-8-0 | 22 | 6 | 45.0 | 14 | | | BattleCry at WPI (May) | 2026bc | 13 | 13 | 6-3-0 | 24 | 8 | 72.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026nhbed) ## 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. - 2012 – now: The Robotomies - 2011: Team 1277, the Musketeers - 2007 – 2010: The 1277 Musketeers - 2006: The 12.77 Siemens Musketeers - 2005: Error -1277: Open Connection Request Failed - 2004: The Crusaders ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 5, over 4 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 2 | 2019 | | Winner | 1 | 2026 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2024 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2013 | 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, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District North Shore Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District WPI Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | NE District Southern NH Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2019 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NE District Rhode Island Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | NE District Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | NE District - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2016 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NE District - WPI Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - Granite State Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | WPI District Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Granite State District Event | | Not picked | | 2013 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | BAE Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 45.0 | 1508 / 3708 | 59.3 | 13-18-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 35.1 | 1390 / 3687 | 62.3 | 13-15-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 17.5 | 1363 / 3475 | 60.8 | 10-18-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 27.2 | 1528 / 3284 | 53.5 | 12-11-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 13.5 | 1525 / 3053 | 50.1 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 19.2 | 1235 / 3763 | 67.2 | 24-25-2 | 3 | | 2018 | 75.4 | 2045 / 3617 | 43.5 | 10-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 75.0 | 1633 / 3331 | 51.0 | 12-12-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 27.7 | 1234 / 3114 | 60.4 | 21-18-2 | 3 | | 2015 | 11.6 | 2158 / 2873 | 24.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 7.5 | 2664 / 2697 | 1.2 | 7-16-1 | 2 | | 2013 | 24.0 | 672 / 2510 | 73.3 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2.4 | 1982 / 2332 | 15.0 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 6.4 | 1195 / 2053 | 41.8 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.5 | 1574 / 1801 | 12.6 | 4-7-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 14.7 | 1075 / 1675 | 35.8 | 2-5-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 13.1 | 618 / 1498 | 58.8 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 7.8 | 582 / 1295 | 55.1 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 7.1 | 704 / 1125 | 37.5 | 6-3-2 | 1 | | 2004 | 17.6 | 706 / 932 | 24.3 | 5-3-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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