# Team 1601: Quantum Samurai Long Island City, New York, USA. Rookie year 2005. ## Who backs them - School: Aviation Career & Tech Ed HS - Sponsors: JetBlue Foundation, Bloomberg, WestCoast Products, BAE Systems, Gene Haas Foundation, Aviation High School Foundation - Website: http://www.quantumsamurai.webs.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team1601qs ## 2026 season - xP rating: **76.80**, rank 914 of 3708 (75.4th percentile) - Record: 15-11-0 over 26 matches (58% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 16.4, teleop 60.5, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 61%, RP2 13% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Regal Eagles Rampage | 2026nywz | 0 | | | | | 76.8 | | | | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | 2026paca | 3 | 20 | 5-3-0 | 19 | 3 | 32.3 | | 17 | | New York City Regional | 2026nyny | 6 | 13 | 5-3-0 | 22 | 4 | 76.8 | | 49 | | BattleCry at WPI (June) | 2026bc2 | 14 | 21 | 5-4-0 | 23 | 9 | 126.3 | | | | NYC Robo Replay | 2026nycrr | 32 | | | | | 126.3 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Finalists (2026nyny) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2026, Comp Robot – "Linguist", Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/29a0d7a8d04dfbb903b22de3/w/3922746acc50a3ef25b7c7f7/e/8450d04c1e1660e16435d645?renderMode=0&uiState=6a3ef7479659a983c7cbe5dd ## 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: Quantum Samurai - 2008 – 2016: QS1601 - 2005 – 2007: Quantum Samurai ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 14, over 12 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2013, 2011, 2010 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2015, 2008 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2009, 2006 | | Finalist | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2024 | | Leadership | 1 | 2019 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2011 | | Impact | 1 | 2007 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Regal Eagles Rampage | | | | 2025 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | New York City Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | New York Tech Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Regal Eagle Rampage | | | | 2023 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | | Not picked | | 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | | Not picked | | 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 76.8 | 914 / 3708 | 75.4 | 15-11-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 14.1 | 3077 / 3687 | 16.5 | 7-14-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 11.0 | 2204 / 3475 | 36.6 | 8-16-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 11.0 | 3060 / 3284 | 6.8 | 6-6-0 | 1 | | 2022 | 9.0 | 2204 / 3053 | 27.8 | 2-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 16.5 | 1770 / 3763 | 53.0 | 5-6-1 | 1 | | 2018 | 52.0 | 3212 / 3617 | 11.2 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2017 | 54.2 | 2583 / 3331 | 22.5 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2016 | 15.4 | 2743 / 3114 | 11.9 | 2-8-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 6.0 | 2639 / 2873 | 8.1 | 0-0-9 | 1 | | 2014 | 10.2 | 2508 / 2697 | 7.0 | 2-9-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 4.5 | 2221 / 2510 | 11.5 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.4 | 1098 / 2332 | 52.9 | 5-5-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 7.0 | 1098 / 2053 | 46.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.3 | 1636 / 1801 | 9.2 | 3-7-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 12.6 | 1362 / 1675 | 18.7 | 8-10-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 6.4 | 1254 / 1498 | 16.3 | 3-8-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2.3 | 1110 / 1295 | 14.3 | 3-13-1 | 2 | | 2006 | 5.5 | 848 / 1125 | 24.6 | 8-11-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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