# Team 2053: Southern Tier Robotics Vestal, New York, USA. Rookie year 2007. ## Who backs them - School: Vestal Senior High School - Sponsors: Vestal Central School District, Carrier Global Corporation, Corning Inc., Gene Haas Foundation, IEEE Binghamton Section, NYSEG, BAE Systems, Williams Auto Group, Law Family, State Line Auto Auction, PTC Inc., Binghamton University, Endicott Precision Inc., Lockheed Martin, Endicott Rotary Club, Innovation Associates Inc., Visions Federal Credit Union, Wegmans Food Markets - Website: http://www.team2053.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc2053 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/team2053 - X: https://twitter.com/frc2053 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2053 - GitHub: https://github.com/frc2053 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **92.76**, rank 708 of 3708 (80.9th percentile) - Record: 21-16-0 over 37 matches (57% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 24.8, teleop 68.1, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 64%, RP2 14% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hudson Valley Regional | 2026nysu | 3 | 3 | 9-1-0 | 37 | 2 | 117.0 | | 60 | | New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 20 | 5-3-0 | 23 | 8 | 111.8 | | 23 | | Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 58 | 3-7-0 | 16 | | 92.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Finalists (2026nysu) - Quality Award (2026nysu) ## 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. - 2022 – now: Southern Tier Robotics - 2007 – 2020: TigerTronics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 9, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 2 | 2026, 2013 | | Quality | 1 | 2026 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2017 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2016 | | Creativity | 1 | 2012 | | Winner | 1 | 2008 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2007 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional presented by Argo AI | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Central New York Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | New York Tech Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Finger Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Finger Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 92.8 | 708 / 3708 | 80.9 | 21-16-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 45.9 | 889 / 3687 | 75.9 | 14-11-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 18.6 | 1275 / 3475 | 63.3 | 7-13-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 35.7 | 999 / 3284 | 69.6 | 13-9-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 13.6 | 1618 / 3053 | 47.0 | 3-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 23.3 | 605 / 3763 | 83.9 | 5-6-1 | 1 | | 2018 | 103.6 | 800 / 3617 | 77.9 | 9-18-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 97.7 | 639 / 3331 | 80.8 | 8-6-0 | 1 | | 2016 | 26.1 | 1470 / 3114 | 52.8 | 16-8-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 32.7 | 655 / 2873 | 77.2 | 0-0-10 | 1 | | 2014 | 43.8 | 538 / 2697 | 80.1 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 27.2 | 618 / 2510 | 75.4 | 10-5-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 5.8 | 1192 / 2332 | 48.9 | 11-13-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 3.4 | 1516 / 2053 | 26.2 | 8-10-1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 393 / 1801 | 78.2 | 7-10-4 | 2 | | 2009 | 16.7 | 789 / 1675 | 52.9 | 7-9-2 | 2 | | 2008 | 21.1 | 210 / 1498 | 86.0 | 13-11-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 8.2 | 582 / 1295 | 55.1 | 7-11-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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