# Team 135: Penn Robotics Black Knights Mishawaka, Indiana, USA. Rookie year 1998. District FIN. ## Who backs them - School: Penn High School - Sponsors: PHM Education Foundation, Schafer Gear Works, United Beverage, JPD Controls INC., Crowe, IN-MaC, Penn High School, Penn Boosters, and Penn PTO, Penn Robotics Parent Organization, Indiana Department of Education - Website: http://www.team135.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phmrobotics - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pennblackknights135 - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam135 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_team135 - GitHub: https://github.com/team135blackknights ## 2026 season - xP rating: **29.27**, rank 2154 of 3708 (41.9th percentile) - Record: 24-38-0 over 62 matches (39% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 7.7, teleop 21.5, endgame 0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 20%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIN District Mishawaka Event | 2026inmis | 1 | 34 | 4-8-0 | 16 | 3 | 42.3 | 15 | | | FIN District Lafayette Event | 2026inlaf | 4 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 22 | 4 | 53.2 | 39 | | | WIN District Seven Rivers Event presented by Mathy Construction Company | 2026wilax | 5 | 28 | 4-8-0 | 20 | 2 | 48.5 | | | | FIRST Indiana State Championship | 2026incmp | 7 | 34 | 4-8-0 | 17 | | 29.3 | 36 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026inlaf) - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026inlaf) - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026incmp) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026inmis) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026wilax) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2018, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/team-135-s-2018-robot-cad-model-1 - 2017, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/team-135-s-2017-robot-cad-model-1 ## 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. - 2023 – now: Penn Robotics Black Knights - 2015 – 2022: Penn Robotics - 2010 – 2014: The Black Knights - 2003 – 2009: Penn Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 17 - Awards: 61, over 24 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Impact | 12 | 2025, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 | | Finalist | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2009, 2005, 2001 | | Leadership | 7 | 2025, 2023, 2018, 2011 | | Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2019, 2018 | | Engineering Inspiration | 4 | 2025, 2016, 2007 | | Winner | 4 | 2024, 2015, 2014 | | Judges' | 4 | 2023, 2016, 2015, 2014 | | Quality | 3 | 2024, 2005 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2005, 2004, 2003 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 2 | 2008, 2005 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2026 | | Creativity | 1 | 2026 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2011 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 | | Featherweight in the Finals (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 | | Best Offensive Round (no longer given) | 1 | 1999 | | Against All Odds (no longer given) | 1 | 1998 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST Indiana State Championship | | Not picked | | 2026 | WIN District Seven Rivers Event presented by Mathy Construction Company | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIN District Lafayette Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FIN District Mishawaka Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST Indiana State Championship | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIN District Lafayette Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIN District Mishawaka Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | FIRST Indiana State Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIN District Plainfield Event presented by Carrier | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2024 | FIN District Mishawaka Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST Indiana State Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIN District Greenwood Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIN District Tippecanoe Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIN District Mishawaka Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Indiana State Championship | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIN District Tippecanoe Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIN District Columbus Event presented by Toyota | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Indiana State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | IN District Tippecanoe Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | IN District St. Joseph Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Indiana State Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | IN District Plainfield Event sponsored by Toyota | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | IN District St. Joseph Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | Carson Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Indiana State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | IN District - Perry Meridian Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | IN District - St. Joseph Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Carson Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Indiana State Championship | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | IN District - Perry Meridian Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | IN District - Tippecanoe Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Indiana FIRST District Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | IN District - Purdue Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | IN District - Kokomo City of Firsts Event sponsored by AndyMark | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Curie Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Curie Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Boilermaker Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Greater Kansas City Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2009 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Boilermaker Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2005 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2004 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Midwest Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | St. Louis Regional | | | | 2003 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Midwest Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Motorola Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2002 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 29.3 | 2154 / 3708 | 41.9 | 24-38-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 52.0 | 671 / 3687 | 81.8 | 26-21-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 25.5 | 674 / 3475 | 80.6 | 21-23-2 | 4 | | 2023 | 42.5 | 632 / 3284 | 80.8 | 32-38-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 28.8 | 487 / 3053 | 84.1 | 17-23-0 | 4 | | 2020 | 35.9 | 642 / 2024 | 68.3 | 4-10-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 26.5 | 286 / 3763 | 92.4 | 24-18-3 | 3 | | 2018 | 123.2 | 227 / 3617 | 93.8 | 22-25-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 122.1 | 118 / 3331 | 96.5 | 40-19-1 | 4 | | 2016 | 52.8 | 74 / 3114 | 97.7 | 30-30-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 67.4 | 53 / 2873 | 98.2 | 2-0-61 | 4 | | 2014 | 64.7 | 100 / 2697 | 96.3 | 39-13-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 29.2 | 542 / 2510 | 78.4 | 15-19-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 12.6 | 416 / 2332 | 82.2 | 14-11-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 33.1 | 85 / 2053 | 95.9 | 21-14-0 | 4 | | 2010 | 1.6 | 577 / 1801 | 68.0 | 14-9-0 | 3 | | 2009 | 25.3 | 150 / 1675 | 91.1 | 26-19-0 | 4 | | 2008 | 29.0 | 60 / 1498 | 96.1 | 12-16-0 | 4 | | 2007 | 6.8 | 715 / 1295 | 44.8 | 8-21-0 | 4 | | 2006 | 24.3 | 41 / 1125 | 96.4 | 21-17-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 13.7 | 124 / 747 | 83.5 | 20-6-2 | 2 | | 2004 | 31.9 | 254 / 932 | 72.8 | 10-10-0 | 3 | | 2003 | 24.9 | 84 / 785 | 89.4 | 13-13-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 12.2 | 96 / 641 | 85.2 | 14-9-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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