# Team 2161: Robocats

Huntington Station, New York, USA. Rookie year 2007.

## Who backs them

- School: Walt Whitman High School
- Sponsors: County Line Hardware, Sign A Rama, Hampton Dive Center, 9th Street Automotive
- Website: http://www.whitmanrobocats.com/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **12.52**, rank 3237 of 3708 (12.7th percentile)
- Record: 6-5-0 over 11 matches (55% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.0, teleop 8.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 15%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 23 | 5-4-0 | 18 | 2 | 12.5 |  | 20 |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Finalists (2026nyli2)

## 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.

- 2025 – now: Robocats
- 2024: Robocats 9th Street Automotive, County Line Hardware, Sign-a-rama
- 2007 – 2023: Robocats

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 3 | 2018, 2014, 2010 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2018 |
| 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, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 12.5 | 3237 / 3708 | 12.7 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17.8 | 2711 / 3687 | 26.5 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9.6 | 2393 / 3475 | 31.1 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.7 | 3042 / 3284 | 7.4 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.9 | 1602 / 3053 | 47.5 | 7-10-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17.9 | 1477 / 3763 | 60.8 | 10-8-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 67.1 | 2527 / 3617 | 30.1 | 3-9-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 54.1 | 2574 / 3331 | 22.7 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 25.1 | 1536 / 3114 | 50.7 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7.0 | 2648 / 2873 | 7.8 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 14.3 | 2281 / 2697 | 15.4 | 2-9-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6.0 | 2144 / 2510 | 14.6 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 1502 / 2332 | 35.6 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 1323 / 2053 | 35.6 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 1703 / 1801 | 5.4 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 264 / 1675 | 84.3 | 9-5-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 10.0 | 893 / 1498 | 40.4 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 1080 / 1295 | 16.6 | 8-12-0 | 2 |

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