# Team 181: Birds Of Prey Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 1998. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Hartford Public High School & Classical Magnet School - Sponsors: Raytheon Technologies, ReadyCT, Stanley Black & Decker, NAF, The Stokosa Family - Website: http://www.birdsofprey181.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birdsofprey181 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@team181 - X: https://twitter.com/birdsofprey181 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birdsofprey181 - GitHub: https://github.com/frcteam181 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **49.70**, rank 1378 of 3708 (62.9th percentile) - Record: 11-15-0 over 26 matches (42% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 5.1, teleop 41.8, endgame 2.8 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 31%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 20 | | 31.1 | 10 | | | NE District Hartford Event | 2026cthar | 4 | 10 | 7-5-0 | 31 | 7 | 49.7 | 26 | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 22, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 5 | 2025, 2017, 2012, 2007 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2024, 2019, 2018, 2011 | | Judges' | 3 | 2000, 1999, 1998 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2019, 2002 | | Finalist | 2 | 2006 | | Quality | 1 | 2010 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2005 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 | | Creativity | 1 | 1999 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Leadership, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Western NE Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Ballard Division presented by Altair | | Not picked | | 2025 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | NE District URI Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | NE District URI Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District Hartford Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | NE District Waterbury Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | | Not picked | | 2020 | NE District Northern CT Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2017 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | NE District - UMass-Dartmouth Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Hartford District Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Groton District Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Pine Tree Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | | Not picked | | 2012 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2012 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Suffield Shakedown | | Finalist | | 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | New Jersey Regional | | | | 2003 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 49.7 | 1378 / 3708 | 62.9 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 42.5 | 1022 / 3687 | 72.3 | 17-23-1 | 4 | | 2024 | 9.7 | 2375 / 3475 | 31.7 | 7-19-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 16.1 | 2616 / 3284 | 20.3 | 8-18-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 10.9 | 1852 / 3053 | 39.4 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 29.1 | 838 / 2024 | 58.6 | 7-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 25.2 | 439 / 3763 | 88.4 | 31-30-1 | 7 | | 2018 | 114.5 | 439 / 3617 | 87.9 | 14-16-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 87.2 | 1094 / 3331 | 67.2 | 21-21-1 | 6 | | 2016 | 34.1 | 630 / 3114 | 79.8 | 27-28-1 | 6 | | 2015 | 29.5 | 723 / 2873 | 74.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 50.8 | 324 / 2697 | 88.0 | 13-15-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 22.3 | 748 / 2510 | 70.2 | 10-14-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 18.1 | 138 / 2332 | 94.1 | 24-16-1 | 4 | | 2011 | 17.1 | 393 / 2053 | 80.9 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.8 | 384 / 1801 | 78.7 | 11-6-6 | 2 | | 2009 | 16.6 | 791 / 1675 | 52.8 | 7-11-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 18.3 | 293 / 1498 | 80.5 | 11-14-0 | 4 | | 2007 | 15.3 | 207 / 1295 | 84.1 | 19-17-2 | 4 | | 2006 | 15.0 | 212 / 1125 | 81.2 | 16-4-1 | 3 | | 2005 | 7.5 | 419 / 747 | 44.0 | 11-16-1 | 3 | | 2004 | 40.8 | 77 / 932 | 91.8 | 16-6-0 | 3 | | 2003 | 16.3 | 563 / 785 | 28.3 | 5-11-1 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.6 | 234 / 641 | 63.6 | 7-11-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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