# Team 1493: Falcons Albany, New York, USA. Rookie year 2004. ## Who backs them - School: Albany High School - Sponsors: National Grid, Gene Haas Foundation, Albany Public Schools, Simmons Machine Tool Corporation, Turner Construction, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, CDPHP, RPI Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, Albany Booster Club, South End Powder Coating, Stewart's Shops, AM&J Digital Graphic Solutions, Price Chopper, Curtis Lumber - Website: http://www.team1493.com/index.html - X: https://twitter.com/team1493 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **110.82**, rank 536 of 3708 (85.6th percentile) - Record: 4-6-0 over 10 matches (40% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 25.4, teleop 85.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 83%, RP2 21% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 26 | 4-4-0 | 20 | 6 | 110.8 | | 25 | ## 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. - 2015 – now: Falcons - 2005 – 2014: The Falcons - 2004: Soaring Falcons ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 12, over 8 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2022, 2019 | | Creativity | 2 | 2023, 2005 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2022, 2019 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2022 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2019 | | Winner | 1 | 2018 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2014 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2004 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Finger Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | WPI Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 110.8 | 536 / 3708 | 85.6 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2025 | 56.5 | 537 / 3687 | 85.5 | 18-10-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 28.9 | 441 / 3475 | 87.3 | 6-5-0 | 1 | | 2023 | 45.4 | 515 / 3284 | 84.3 | 15-11-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 33.3 | 309 / 3053 | 89.9 | 20-6-1 | 2 | | 2019 | 24.6 | 450 / 3763 | 88.1 | 13-6-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 94.9 | 1147 / 3617 | 68.3 | 18-12-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 77.6 | 1556 / 3331 | 53.3 | 7-7-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 27.3 | 1297 / 3114 | 58.4 | 6-9-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 38.6 | 472 / 2873 | 83.6 | 0-0-14 | 1 | | 2014 | 34.6 | 876 / 2697 | 67.5 | 13-15-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 12.5 | 1517 / 2510 | 39.6 | 7-8-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 12.2 | 446 / 2332 | 80.9 | 11-11-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 7.4 | 1054 / 2053 | 48.7 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2.2 | 295 / 1801 | 83.7 | 4-7-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 17.4 | 690 / 1675 | 58.8 | 4-4-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 21.4 | 202 / 1498 | 86.6 | 5-3-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 17.3 | 176 / 1295 | 86.5 | 11-4-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 4.2 | 642 / 747 | 14.1 | 3-9-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 20.3 | 641 / 932 | 31.3 | 5-10-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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