# Team 176: Aces High Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 1996. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Connecticut 4-H Foundation, Inc. & 4-H & Windsor Locks High School & Suffield High School - Sponsors: Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Amiel P. Zak Fund, Collins Aerospace - Website: https://www.facebook.com/AcesHigh176/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aceshigh176 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aceshigh176 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **201.93**, rank 79 of 3708 (97.9th percentile) - Record: 49-15-0 over 64 matches (77% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 52.4, teleop 149.6, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 51% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 189.3 | 73 | | | NE District Waterbury Event | 2026ctwat | 3 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 47 | 1 | 207.0 | 72 | | | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | 2026necmp2 | 7 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 34 | 2 | 163.3 | 105 | | | Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 11 | 7-3-0 | 32 | 3 | 201.9 | | | | CIAC CT State Championship 2026 | 2026ctgla | 11 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 23 | 3 | 228.1 | | | | CyberKnight Invitational 2026 | 2026ctsou | 33 | 3 | 6-2-0 | 25 | 2 | 169.1 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026mawne) - District Event Winner (2026ctwat) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026ctwat) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026necmp2) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026mawne) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026dal) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2011, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/2011-176-aces-high-1 ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 23 - Awards: 80, over 24 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 22 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2004, 1999 | | Finalist | 16 | 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 | | Quality | 8 | 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012 | | Autonomous | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022 | | Innovation in Control | 4 | 2026, 2015 | | Industrial Design | 4 | 2023, 2022, 2019 | | Leadership | 3 | 2023 | | Judges' | 2 | 2025, 2003 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2024, 2022 | | Creativity | 2 | 2016, 2002 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2015, 2005 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 2 | 2001, 1999 | | Imagery | 1 | 2014 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2005 | | VOTY | 1 | 2004 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 | | Best Play of the Day (no longer given) | 1 | 1999 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Sosik Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | New England FIRST District Championship - Richardson Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - WILSON Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | Roebling Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Titanium Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2020 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Daly Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | New England District Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | Darwin Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | New England District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | New England District Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NE District - UMass-Dartmouth Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Hartford District Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | UNH District Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | Pine Tree Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2013 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2011 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2010 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Suffield Shakedown | | Not picked | | 2007 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | Winter War Zone | | Won the event | | 2006 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Newton Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | | | 2003 | Central Florida Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2003 | UTC New England Regional | | Finalist | | 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2002 | J&J Mid Atlantic Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 201.9 | 79 / 3708 | 97.9 | 49-15-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 77.5 | 126 / 3687 | 96.6 | 45-17-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 41.8 | 79 / 3475 | 97.8 | 49-17-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 61.4 | 64 / 3284 | 98.1 | 56-15-0 | 6 | | 2022 | 56.7 | 14 / 3053 | 99.6 | 65-6-0 | 5 | | 2020 | 77.6 | 26 / 2024 | 98.8 | 18-0-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 32.5 | 74 / 3763 | 98.1 | 54-13-1 | 5 | | 2018 | 142.8 | 52 / 3617 | 98.6 | 53-18-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 88.3 | 1039 / 3331 | 68.8 | 15-12-1 | 5 | | 2016 | 46.7 | 149 / 3114 | 95.2 | 47-30-0 | 8 | | 2015 | 42.6 | 355 / 2873 | 87.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 7 | | 2014 | 53.0 | 269 / 2697 | 90.1 | 38-21-0 | 6 | | 2013 | 43.0 | 201 / 2510 | 92.0 | 19-11-1 | 4 | | 2012 | 11.0 | 494 / 2332 | 78.9 | 18-13-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 30.4 | 139 / 2053 | 93.3 | 25-12-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.3 | 655 / 1801 | 63.7 | 14-18-5 | 3 | | 2009 | 28.6 | 72 / 1675 | 95.8 | 17-12-1 | 4 | | 2008 | 25.9 | 106 / 1498 | 93.0 | 21-14-0 | 5 | | 2007 | 12.7 | 280 / 1295 | 78.4 | 28-13-1 | 5 | | 2006 | 13.0 | 291 / 1125 | 74.2 | 25-11-3 | 4 | | 2005 | 6.1 | 520 / 747 | 30.4 | 3-16-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 44.5 | 44 / 932 | 95.4 | 18-15-1 | 4 | | 2003 | 30.1 | 6 / 785 | 99.4 | 26-13-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 12.4 | 66 / 641 | 89.8 | 17-14-2 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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