# Team 2168: Aluminum Falcons Groton, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 2007. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Robert E Fitch High School - Sponsors: DoDSTEM, Groton Utilities, Groton Board of Education, Groton Rotary Club, Capalbo, Mather, Dougherty Accounting Services, Mystic Women's Club - Website: https://www.frc2168.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam2168 - X: https://twitter.com/frc2168 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aluminum_falcons - GitHub: https://github.com/team2168 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **33.80**, rank 1950 of 3708 (47.4th percentile) - Record: 9-18-0 over 27 matches (33% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.2, teleop 26.2, endgame -0.6 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 26%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District URI Event | 2026rikin | 3 | 27 | 4-8-0 | 19 | 5 | 44.5 | 13 | | | NE District WPI Event | 2026mawor | 5 | 32 | 4-8-0 | 19 | | 33.8 | 8 | | | BattleCry at WPI (June) | 2026bc2 | 14 | 40 | 3-6-0 | 15 | 7 | 67.9 | | | ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2017, Offseason Robot, STEP, Solidworks: https://grabcad.com/library/frc-2168-the-aluminum-falcons-2017-off-season-prototype-1 ## 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. - 2011 – now: Aluminum Falcons - 2010: The Aluminum Falcons - 2009: CyberFalcons - 2008: Cyber Falcons - 2007: Falcons ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 20 - Awards: 50, over 14 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 16 | 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013 | | Innovation in Control | 11 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 | | Excellence in Engineering | 4 | 2022, 2020, 2017 | | Finalist | 4 | 2022, 2016, 2014 | | Impact | 3 | 2022, 2020 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2024 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2023, 2019 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2019 | | Leadership | 1 | 2023 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2022 | | Game Design Winner (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 | | Creativity | 1 | 2014 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | NE District WPI Event | | Not picked | | 2026 | NE District URI Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | New England FIRST District Championship - Richardson Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | NE District WPI Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | NE District Central Mass Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2020 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Tesla Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | New England District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | NE District Rhode Island Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Tesla Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | New England District Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NE District Rhode Island Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | MAR District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Tesla Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | New England District Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | NE District - SE Mass Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2016 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | New England District Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | NE District - WPI Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Rhode Island District Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Groton District Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Curie Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | WPI Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Won the event | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | New York City Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | WPI Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 33.8 | 1950 / 3708 | 47.4 | 9-18-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 40.0 | 1147 / 3687 | 68.9 | 14-15-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 25.0 | 714 / 3475 | 79.5 | 25-21-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 20.6 | 2126 / 3284 | 35.3 | 12-14-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 47.3 | 37 / 3053 | 98.8 | 51-17-1 | 5 | | 2020 | 80.2 | 8 / 2024 | 99.7 | 17-1-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 32.4 | 40 / 3763 | 99.0 | 61-26-0 | 9 | | 2018 | 126.8 | 156 / 3617 | 95.7 | 62-20-0 | 8 | | 2017 | 132.9 | 47 / 3331 | 98.6 | 72-16-0 | 8 | | 2016 | 47.3 | 141 / 3114 | 95.5 | 34-31-0 | 6 | | 2015 | 55.0 | 151 / 2873 | 94.8 | 2-1-56 | 5 | | 2014 | 52.7 | 297 / 2697 | 89.0 | 28-21-0 | 5 | | 2013 | 45.0 | 171 / 2510 | 93.2 | 28-13-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 17.2 | 158 / 2332 | 93.3 | 22-5-0 | 5 | | 2011 | 25.5 | 222 / 2053 | 89.2 | 12-15-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.1 | 915 / 1801 | 49.2 | 4-5-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 17.4 | 697 / 1675 | 58.4 | 3-5-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 11.4 | 794 / 1498 | 47.0 | 2-6-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 8.6 | 561 / 1295 | 56.7 | 5-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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