# Team 1860: Alphabots

Sao Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. Rookie year 2006.

## Who backs them

- School: Instituto Alpha Lumen
- Sponsors: TEAGA, B&S Solutions, Vallenge, West Coast Products
- Website: http://www.frc1860.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cephatron1860
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frcalphabots
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc1860

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **58.31**, rank 1172 of 3708 (68.4th percentile)
- Record: 14-11-0 over 25 matches (56% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 16.0, teleop 42.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 41%, RP2 9%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Regional Brazil - Festival SESI de Educação | 2026brba | 1 | 5 | 7-2-0 | 29 | 4 | 51.2 |  | 39 |
| Regional Brazil - SESI OSASCO | 2026brsp | 2 | 18 | 5-5-0 | 22 | 6 | 58.3 |  | 25 |

### Awards in 2026

- Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026brba)

## 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.

- 2027 – now: 1860 Alphabots
- 2019 – now: Alphabots
- 2016 – 2018: Cephatron
- 2006 – 2015: CEPHAS

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 24, over 16 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 5 | 2024, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 |
| Quality | 3 | 2025, 2019, 2011 |
| Innovation in Control | 3 | 2023, 2009, 2007 |
| Impact | 2 | 2016, 2008 |
| Industrial Design | 2 | 2015, 2007 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2008, 2006 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2026 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2015 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2013 |
| Inventor (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 |
| Winner | 1 | 2007 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Regional Brazil - SESI OSASCO | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Regional Brazil - Festival SESI de Educação | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Regional Brazil - São Paulo | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Regional Brazil - Brasilia | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | Orlando Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Brazil Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Brazil Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Dallas Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Hub City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Dallas Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Dallas Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Dallas Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | New Jersey Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Brazil Regional |  | Finalist |
| 2007 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Brazil Pilot |  | Won the event |
| 2006 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 58.3 | 1172 / 3708 | 68.4 | 14-11-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36.5 | 1308 / 3687 | 64.5 | 25-12-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 23.8 | 792 / 3475 | 77.2 | 12-10-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 40.5 | 737 / 3284 | 77.6 | 15-11-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 17.3 | 1150 / 3053 | 62.4 | 3-9-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20.4 | 1026 / 3763 | 72.8 | 9-5-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 104.2 | 795 / 3617 | 78.0 | 8-8-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 67.5 | 1969 / 3331 | 40.9 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 31.5 | 851 / 3114 | 72.7 | 18-19-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16.7 | 1591 / 2873 | 44.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 42.7 | 530 / 2697 | 80.4 | 10-6-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 13.4 | 1365 / 2510 | 45.6 | 7-8-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 1508 / 2332 | 35.3 | 4-4-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 14.2 | 508 / 2053 | 75.3 | 6-5-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 739 / 1801 | 59.0 | 4-3-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 18.4 | 566 / 1675 | 66.2 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15.3 | 454 / 1498 | 69.7 | 6-15-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 22.2 | 77 / 1295 | 94.1 | 18-3-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 647 / 1125 | 42.5 | 8-6-0 | 1 |

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

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