# Team 1661: Griffitrons Sherman Oaks, California, USA. Rookie year 2005. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: The Buckley School - Sponsors: Galpin Motors, Online Metals, Gene Haas Foundation, Anduril, PALI MTN, The Ory Giberstein Memorial Fund - Website: http://www.1661robotics.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buckleyrobotics - X: https://twitter.com/buckleyrobotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griffitrons1661 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **24.34**, rank 2397 of 3708 (35.4th percentile) - Record: 11-16-0 over 27 matches (41% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.8, teleop 15.7, endgame -0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 22%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Ventura County Event | 2026caven | 2 | 36 | 2-10-0 | 9 | | 25.6 | 9 | | | CA District Los Angeles Event | 2026calas | 3 | 10 | 7-4-0 | 27 | 7 | 24.3 | 38 | | ### Awards in 2026 - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026caven) - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026calas) ## 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. - 2009 – now: Griffitrons - 2006 – 2008: Griffitons - 2005: Nerdz ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 11, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Creativity | 2 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2024, 2012 | | Leadership | 2 | 2023, 2015 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2017, 2012 | | Finalist | 1 | 2017 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | Judges' | 1 | 2005 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | CA District Los Angeles Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | CA District Ventura County Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | Ventura County Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Ventura County Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Hueneme Port Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Hueneme Port Regional | | Not picked | | 2020 | Los Angeles North Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Los Angeles North Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Del Mar Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2017 | Turing Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Ventura Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2013 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 24.3 | 2397 / 3708 | 35.4 | 11-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 38.5 | 1236 / 3687 | 66.5 | 20-16-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 9.3 | 2456 / 3475 | 29.3 | 8-12-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 35.1 | 1023 / 3284 | 68.9 | 13-19-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 13.0 | 1691 / 3053 | 44.6 | 19-20-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 8.0 | 1843 / 2024 | 8.9 | 3-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 12.3 | 2826 / 3763 | 24.9 | 16-23-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 84.5 | 1625 / 3617 | 55.1 | 13-12-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 119.4 | 144 / 3331 | 95.7 | 24-17-1 | 4 | | 2016 | 20.6 | 2179 / 3114 | 30.0 | 7-15-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 17.6 | 1604 / 2873 | 44.2 | 0-0-21 | 2 | | 2014 | 25.8 | 1357 / 2697 | 49.7 | 8-12-1 | 2 | | 2013 | -1.3 | 2503 / 2510 | 0.3 | 6-15-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 15.2 | 249 / 2332 | 89.4 | 19-11-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 6.3 | 1179 / 2053 | 42.6 | 3-7-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.7 | 1253 / 1801 | 30.4 | 2-6-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 17.3 | 713 / 1675 | 57.5 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 10.7 | 881 / 1498 | 41.2 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 11.0 | 407 / 1295 | 68.6 | 4-4-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 5.1 | 876 / 1125 | 22.2 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 4.1 | 652 / 747 | 12.7 | 4-5-2 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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