# Team 1287: Aluminum Assault Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2004. District FSC. ## Who backs them - School: Academy of Arts Science & Tech - Sponsors: Horry County Schools, Santee Cooper, G M Construction, FIRST IMPRESSIONS WOODWORKING - Website: https://www.FRCTeam1287.com - X: https://twitter.com/aluminumassault - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aast_robotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **70.13**, rank 1021 of 3708 (72.5th percentile) - Record: 43-16-0 over 59 matches (73% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 18.9, teleop 51.3, endgame -0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 46%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | 2026schop | 2 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 37 | 1 | 91.2 | 56 | | | FSC District Hartsville Event | 2026schar | 4 | 1 | 10-2-0 | 42 | 1 | 103.0 | 73 | | | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | 2026sccmp | 7 | 3 | 10-2-0 | 31 | 3 | 105.9 | 156 | | | Hopper Division | 2026hop | 8 | 64 | 3-7-0 | 16 | | 70.1 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026schar) - Industrial Design Award (2026sccmp) - Industrial Design Award (2026schar) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026schop) ## 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. - 2005 – now: Aluminum Assault - 2004: TECHNOLOGIBOTS ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 20, over 9 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Industrial Design | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024 | | Finalist | 4 | 2024, 2017, 2011 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2024, 2013, 2011 | | Creativity | 3 | 2023, 2015 | | Winner | 2 | 2026, 2014 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2025, 2017 | | Imagery | 1 | 2026 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Peachtree District Championship | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PCH District Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by MAGNA | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Peachtree District Championship | | Not picked | | 2023 | PCH District Hartsville Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by Magna | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Electric City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Turing Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2010 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Peachtree Regional | | | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 70.1 | 1021 / 3708 | 72.5 | 43-16-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 52.9 | 641 / 3687 | 82.6 | 29-20-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 26.3 | 615 / 3475 | 82.3 | 25-21-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 34.1 | 1076 / 3284 | 67.3 | 24-19-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 23.4 | 776 / 3053 | 74.6 | 6-7-0 | 1 | | 2020 | 42.1 | 435 / 2024 | 78.5 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 19.4 | 1168 / 3763 | 69.0 | 8-4-0 | 1 | | 2018 | 103.2 | 817 / 3617 | 77.4 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2017 | 82.9 | 1306 / 3331 | 60.8 | 23-15-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 24.0 | 1721 / 3114 | 44.7 | 4-4-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 38.8 | 468 / 2873 | 83.7 | 0-0-24 | 2 | | 2014 | 20.9 | 1720 / 2697 | 36.2 | 16-22-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 34.5 | 394 / 2510 | 84.3 | 15-13-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 14.6 | 275 / 2332 | 88.2 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 20.1 | 355 / 2053 | 82.7 | 25-9-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.1 | 332 / 1801 | 81.6 | 5-6-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 21.3 | 337 / 1675 | 79.9 | 10-6-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 8.9 | 1039 / 1498 | 30.7 | 4-3-1 | 1 | | 2007 | 4.2 | 937 / 1295 | 27.7 | 6-7-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 6.3 | 778 / 1125 | 30.9 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 12.7 | 179 / 747 | 76.1 | 6-10-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 19.8 | 658 / 932 | 29.4 | 4-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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