# Team 144: Operation Orange Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Rookie year 1994. ## Who backs them - School: Butler Tech Career Center - Sponsors: Tech Solve, Gene HAAS Foundation, Pole Zero, Wulco, P&G CoRE, Belcan Engineering, Powder Coating Specialties - Website: http://www.frcteam144.org - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam144 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frctherock144 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **37.16**, rank 1781 of 3708 (52.0th percentile) - Record: 8-10-0 over 18 matches (44% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.3, teleop 26.9, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 25%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 42 | 3-6-0 | 14 | | 37.2 | | 9 | | Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 23 | 5-4-0 | 24 | | 37.2 | | 13 | | Central Ohio Robotics Invitational | 2026ohcol | 31 | 14 | 2-3-0 | 8 | 8 | 47.6 | | | | Boiler Bot Battle | 2026inbbb | 34 | 10 | 4-2-0 | 15 | 7 | 78.2 | | | ## 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. - 2024 – now: Operation Orange - 2011 – 2023: The R.O.C.K ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 32, over 17 seasons - Einstein appearances: 2 (2002, 2015) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Industrial Design | 5 | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017 | | Winner | 5 | 2015, 2002, 2001, 1994 | | Finalist | 3 | 2024, 2015, 2001 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 3 | 1997, 1995 | | Quality | 2 | 2025, 2019 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2025, 2015 | | #1 Seed (no longer given) | 2 | 2002, 2001 | | Imagery | 1 | 2024 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2023 | | Skills Finalist (no longer given) | 1 | 2021 | | Judges' | 1 | 2019 | | Creativity | 1 | 2018 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2017 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2016 | | Leadership | 1 | 2012 | | Impact | 1 | 1996 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 1996 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Einstein Field | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Carver Division | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2003 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2002 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 37.2 | 1781 / 3708 | 52.0 | 8-10-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 43.6 | 971 / 3687 | 73.7 | 14-15-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 26.9 | 557 / 3475 | 84.0 | 32-19-2 | 5 | | 2023 | 44.5 | 540 / 3284 | 83.6 | 19-17-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 27.3 | 523 / 3053 | 82.9 | 13-10-2 | 2 | | 2020 | 35.0 | 638 / 2024 | 68.5 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 28.1 | 231 / 3763 | 93.9 | 16-11-0 | 4 | | 2018 | 105.3 | 748 / 3617 | 79.3 | 9-12-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 104.6 | 445 / 3331 | 86.7 | 31-21-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 30.6 | 926 / 3114 | 70.3 | 8-12-2 | 3 | | 2015 | 42.0 | 368 / 2873 | 87.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 40.5 | 583 / 2697 | 78.4 | 13-14-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 19.1 | 928 / 2510 | 63.1 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 4.3 | 1462 / 2332 | 37.3 | 10-17-2 | 3 | | 2011 | 14.5 | 499 / 2053 | 75.7 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 20.8 | 262 / 785 | 66.7 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 11.6 | 220 / 641 | 65.8 | 3-6-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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