# Team 177: Bobcat Robotics South Windsor, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 1995. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: South Windsor High School - Sponsors: South Windsor Public Schools, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense, Pratt & Whitney, WestCoast Products, The Thrifty Bot, Protedyne, TE Connectivity, Gene Haas Foundation, South Windsor Rotary, Intuitive Foundation, Lockheed Martin, SMR-Metal Technology, South Windsor Bobcats Boosters Inc. - Website: http://www.bobcatrobotics.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobcatrobotics - X: https://twitter.com/bobcat_robotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcatrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **90.92**, rank 699 of 3708 (81.2th percentile) - Record: 27-21-0 over 48 matches (56% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 11.6, teleop 79.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 63%, RP2 13% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 15 | 5-7-0 | 27 | 8 | 75.2 | 23 | | | NE District Hartford Event | 2026cthar | 4 | 6 | 9-3-0 | 40 | 2 | 119.4 | 53 | | | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | 2026necmp2 | 7 | 15 | 8-4-0 | 35 | 6 | 90.9 | 78 | | | CIAC CT State Championship 2026 | 2026ctgla | 11 | 18 | 2-4-0 | 10 | 7 | 103.9 | | | | CyberKnight Invitational 2026 | 2026ctsou | 33 | 6 | 5-3-0 | 21 | 4 | 122.1 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026cthar) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2023, FRC 177 2023 CAD — 2023 Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ffcad45e0938a6612d316af1/w/ec7923d91f4cd50aba540bfe/e/399bb70616a3e080ba23c88a ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 25 - Awards: 70, over 25 seasons - Einstein appearances: 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 24 | 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001 | | Finalist | 17 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2004, 2003 | | Industrial Design | 7 | 2022, 2016, 2012, 2011, 2001 | | Creativity | 4 | 2025, 2018, 2004, 1999 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2023 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2024, 2017 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2015, 2014 | | Website (no longer given) | 2 | 2008, 2004 | | Quality | 2 | 1998 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2024 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2011 | | Leadership | 1 | 2010 | | Power to Simplify (no longer given) | 1 | 1999 | | #1 Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 1998 | | Best Offensive Round (no longer given) | 1 | 1996 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Sosik Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | New England FIRST District Championship - Richardson Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - WILSON Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Calcium Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2020 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Curie Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2019 | New England District Championship | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | Darwin Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | New England District Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | Carson Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | New England District Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Tesla Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | New England District Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist | | 2016 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Hartford District Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Granite State District Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | WPI Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | WPI Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Einstein Field | | Finalist | | 2011 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | WPI Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2010 | Einstein Field | | Won the event | | 2010 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2009 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2008 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Suffield Shakedown | | Not picked | | 2007 | Einstein Field | | Won the event | | 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2006 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2006 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2005 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist | | 2004 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | UTC New England Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 90.9 | 699 / 3708 | 81.2 | 27-21-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 56.3 | 538 / 3687 | 85.4 | 20-24-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 36.0 | 186 / 3475 | 94.7 | 47-18-0 | 6 | | 2023 | 55.4 | 191 / 3284 | 94.2 | 48-19-0 | 6 | | 2022 | 41.4 | 130 / 3053 | 95.8 | 51-15-1 | 6 | | 2020 | 60.6 | 104 / 2024 | 94.9 | 16-2-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 28.6 | 204 / 3763 | 94.6 | 30-26-2 | 6 | | 2018 | 138.1 | 87 / 3617 | 97.6 | 50-21-1 | 5 | | 2017 | 113.6 | 249 / 3331 | 92.6 | 35-19-5 | 5 | | 2016 | 49.1 | 117 / 3114 | 96.3 | 44-21-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 44.7 | 318 / 2873 | 89.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 64.0 | 119 / 2697 | 95.6 | 45-23-0 | 5 | | 2013 | 54.6 | 82 / 2510 | 96.8 | 19-10-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 22.2 | 69 / 2332 | 97.1 | 18-11-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 40.2 | 52 / 2053 | 97.5 | 43-13-0 | 4 | | 2010 | 2.6 | 204 / 1801 | 88.7 | 21-14-2 | 3 | | 2009 | 26.5 | 113 / 1675 | 93.3 | 18-11-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 14.0 | 549 / 1498 | 63.4 | 13-16-0 | 4 | | 2007 | 15.7 | 199 / 1295 | 84.7 | 27-19-1 | 6 | | 2006 | 18.2 | 128 / 1125 | 88.7 | 34-7-0 | 5 | | 2005 | 11.2 | 216 / 747 | 71.2 | 12-13-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 33.4 | 206 / 932 | 78.0 | 26-14-0 | 4 | | 2003 | 14.4 | 677 / 785 | 13.8 | 7-10-1 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.7 | 199 / 641 | 69.1 | 5-9-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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