# Team 1915: Firebird Robotics Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Rookie year 2006. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Mckinley Tech High School - Sponsors: RTX, DC Public Schools, Bezos Family Foundation, Morgan Stanley, Serve Robotics, Waymo, OnlineMetals - Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firebird1915 - X: https://twitter.com/firebird1915 - GitHub: https://github.com/firebird1915 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **8.61**, rank 3240 of 3708 (12.6th percentile) - Record: 9-16-0 over 25 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 2.7, teleop 5.7, endgame 0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 13 | 6-5-0 | 23 | 8 | 22.7 | 23 | | | FCH District Severn MD Event presented by Arcfield | 2026mdsev | 4 | 33 | 3-9-0 | 14 | | 8.6 | 6 | | | Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker | 2026vaale1 | 30 | 19 | 3-3-0 | 14 | | 49.6 | | | ## 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. - 2026 – now: Firebird Robotics - 2010 – 2025: MTHS Firebird Robotics - 2006 – 2009: MTHS Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 6, over 6 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Judges' | 3 | 2020, 2017, 2015 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2025 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2024 | | Winner | 1 | 2023 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Severn MD Event presented by Arcfield | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Falls Church VA Event presented by Department of Energy | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Alexandria VA Event | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #3 Day 1 | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #4 Day 2 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2020 | CHS District Haymarket VA Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Bechtel | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Greater DC Event co-sponsored by Micron | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Greater DC Event sponsored by Accenture | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Greater DC Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Greater DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Greater DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 8.6 | 3240 / 3708 | 12.6 | 9-16-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 27.1 | 1923 / 3687 | 47.9 | 10-15-1 | 4 | | 2024 | 9.2 | 2465 / 3475 | 29.1 | 6-19-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 16.8 | 2529 / 3284 | 23.0 | 12-14-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 17.6 | 1200 / 3053 | 60.7 | 12-12-1 | 2 | | 2020 | 26.9 | 937 / 2024 | 53.7 | 6-8-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 9.0 | 3439 / 3763 | 8.6 | 8-16-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 69.1 | 2390 / 3617 | 33.9 | 12-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 57.4 | 2454 / 3331 | 26.3 | 9-15-2 | 3 | | 2016 | 23.5 | 1804 / 3114 | 42.1 | 9-14-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 11.7 | 2196 / 2873 | 23.6 | 0-0-20 | 2 | | 2014 | 18.1 | 1947 / 2697 | 27.8 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 15.4 | 1274 / 2510 | 49.3 | 6-10-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 2.7 | 1864 / 2332 | 20.1 | 6-9-3 | 2 | | 2011 | 1.0 | 1809 / 2053 | 11.9 | 3-6-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.6 | 1357 / 1801 | 24.7 | 5-13-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 17.3 | 715 / 1675 | 57.3 | 5-9-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 5.0 | 1325 / 1498 | 11.6 | 2-6-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 20.4 | 108 / 1295 | 91.7 | 3-4-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 4.6 | 916 / 1125 | 18.6 | 1-8-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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