# Team 1787: The Flying Circuits

Pepper Pike, Ohio, USA. Rookie year 2006.

## Who backs them

- School: Orange High School
- Sponsors: Orange City Schools, Rockwell Automation, Mintz Window Company
- Website: http://team1787.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc1787
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/orangerobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/frc1787
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc1787
- GitHub: https://github.com/frc1787

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **176.47**, rank 153 of 3708 (95.9th percentile)
- Record: 28-12-0 over 40 matches (70% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 45.5, teleop 130.8, endgame 0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 40%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 3 | 8-1-0 | 32 | 3 | 166.8 |  | 70 |
| Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 15 | 6-3-0 | 27 | 4 | 185.0 |  | 40 |
| Hopper Division | 2026hop | 8 | 19 | 6-4-0 | 31 | 7 | 176.5 |  |  |
| Ohio State Championship | 2026ohsc | 11 | 3 | 4-1-0 | 20 | 3 | 178.4 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026nyro)
- Industrial Design Award (2026nyro)
- Industrial Design Award (2026ohmv)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2025, The Flying Circuits 2025 CAD — 0 - Main Assembly, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/6865658b33331eda388102dd/w/71fbdaed286bb2819569f740/e/79545786b17a87d273106c58
- 2024, The Flying Circuits 2024 CAD — 0 - goober (Main Assembly), Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e6d7b50150275636203e85d2/w/2c58e6c3c9ceca078b4758ff/e/ebbab5a0b88145d6af183edb
- 2019, Comp Robot, STEP, IGES: https://grabcad.com/library/optimus-primus-1

## 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.

- 2023 – now: The Flying Circuits
- 2010 – 2022: Flying Circuits
- 2008 – 2009: Rusted Oranges
- 2006 – 2007: Lions

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 5
- Awards: 23, over 10 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 7 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2009, 2008 |
| Winner | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2026, 2020 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2019 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 |
| Quality | 1 | 2025 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hopper Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Johnson Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional presented by Argo AI | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2022 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2020 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Daly Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 176.5 | 153 / 3708 | 95.9 | 28-12-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 66.2 | 294 / 3687 | 92.1 | 20-8-1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 41.1 | 76 / 3475 | 97.8 | 30-11-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 61.8 | 47 / 3284 | 98.6 | 20-8-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 44.7 | 68 / 3053 | 97.8 | 36-12-0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 67.1 | 45 / 2024 | 97.8 | 14-1-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 30.2 | 84 / 3763 | 97.8 | 21-19-2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 87.2 | 1483 / 3617 | 59.0 | 3-6-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 66.8 | 2062 / 3331 | 38.1 | 8-12-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 28.8 | 1137 / 3114 | 63.5 | 11-11-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 20.9 | 1299 / 2873 | 54.8 | 0-0-9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 37.4 | 739 / 2697 | 72.6 | 7-4-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 21.0 | 911 / 2510 | 63.7 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 1653 / 2332 | 29.1 | 6-4-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2.3 | 1654 / 2053 | 19.4 | 1-7-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 826 / 1801 | 54.2 | 2-5-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17.7 | 656 / 1675 | 60.9 | 2-5-1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 12.2 | 730 / 1498 | 51.3 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3.9 | 964 / 1295 | 25.6 | 3-4-1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 976 / 1125 | 13.3 | 5-6-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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