# Team 1559: Devil Tech

Victor, New York, USA. Rookie year 2005.

## Who backs them

- School: Victor High School
- Sponsors: Ametek Foundation, Inc., General Motors, Xerox Corporation, Carrier, Lockheed-Martin, C&R Vision
- Website: http://victorrobotics.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devil-tech-1559-249228431809160
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/victorrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/team1559
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victor.robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **64.50**, rank 1059 of 3708 (71.5th percentile)
- Record: 9-10-0 over 19 matches (47% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 19.5, teleop 45.0, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 42%, RP2 9%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 13 | 6-3-0 | 25 | 8 | 61.8 |  | 25 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 39 | 3-5-0 | 16 |  | 64.5 |  | 11 |
| Rah Cha Cha Ruckus | 2026nyrr | 33 | 19 | 3-4-0 | 13 | 6 | 44.8 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2017 – now: Devil Tech
- 2005 – 2016: Devil-Tech

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 17, over 10 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 4 | 2025, 2016, 2013, 2011 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2023, 2011, 2005 |
| Innovation in Control | 3 | 2016, 2015, 2014 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2018 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2018 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 |

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', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional presented by Argo AI | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Finger Lakes Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Finger Lakes Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2011 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Greater Toronto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2006 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 64.5 | 1059 / 3708 | 71.5 | 9-10-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35.8 | 1348 / 3687 | 63.5 | 17-9-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.1 | 1406 / 3475 | 59.6 | 14-14-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 46.9 | 460 / 3284 | 86.0 | 13-12-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 25.0 | 643 / 3053 | 79.0 | 10-15-0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 56.3 | 156 / 2024 | 92.3 | 7-8-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 21.1 | 905 / 3763 | 76.0 | 11-13-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 120.8 | 316 / 3617 | 91.3 | 23-16-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 91.2 | 910 / 3331 | 72.7 | 17-11-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 35.3 | 552 / 3114 | 82.3 | 19-18-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 48.6 | 245 / 2873 | 91.5 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 |
| 2014 | 49.6 | 344 / 2697 | 87.3 | 9-17-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 34.7 | 354 / 2510 | 85.9 | 19-16-0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10.2 | 567 / 2332 | 75.7 | 11-17-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 34.8 | 98 / 2053 | 95.3 | 27-15-0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 386 / 1801 | 78.6 | 9-8-4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 527 / 1675 | 68.6 | 8-8-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 17.0 | 351 / 1498 | 76.6 | 10-8-1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 382 / 1295 | 70.6 | 12-10-1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 13.5 | 269 / 1125 | 76.2 | 10-8-0 | 1 |

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