# Team 237: Black Magic Robotics Watertown, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 1999. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Watertown High School - Website: http://team237.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team237 - X: https://twitter.com/team237 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **74.74**, rank 906 of 3708 (75.6th percentile) - Record: 13-16-0 over 29 matches (45% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 14.1, teleop 60.6, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 51%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 16 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 7 | 60.4 | 24 | | | NE District WPI Event | 2026mawor | 5 | 16 | 5-7-0 | 28 | 4 | 74.7 | 23 | | | BattleCry at WPI (June) | 2026bc2 | 14 | 39 | 3-6-0 | 15 | 3 | 46.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026mawor) ## 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. - 2014 – now: Black Magic Robotics - 2011 – 2013: Black Magic - 2003 – 2010: T.R.I.B.E. ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 37, over 20 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Industrial Design | 5 | 2022, 2021, 2018, 2006, 2004 | | Finalist | 4 | 2015, 2014, 2011, 2005 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 4 | 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2019, 2018, 2014 | | Quality | 3 | 2014, 2008, 2004 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 3 | 2005, 2002 | | Winner | 3 | 2004, 2002, 2000 | | Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2020 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2023, 2022 | | Judges' | 2 | 2019, 2016 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2022 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2017 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 | | Imagery | 1 | 2007 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2005 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Ballard Division presented by Altair | | Not picked | | 2025 | NE District UVM Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District Waterbury Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - MEIR Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Titanium Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2020 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | New England District Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Daly Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | New England District Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Greater Boston Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Waterbury Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NE District - UNH Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Northeastern University District Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Groton District Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | | Not picked | | 2013 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2010 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2004 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four | | 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | New Jersey Regional | | | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | New York City Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2002 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 74.7 | 906 / 3708 | 75.6 | 13-16-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 46.3 | 857 / 3687 | 76.8 | 22-19-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 14.5 | 1717 / 3475 | 50.6 | 12-15-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 36.6 | 914 / 3284 | 72.2 | 25-19-1 | 5 | | 2022 | 30.4 | 401 / 3053 | 86.9 | 25-22-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 41.7 | 420 / 2024 | 79.3 | 8-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 27.7 | 256 / 3763 | 93.2 | 30-24-1 | 5 | | 2018 | 115.3 | 416 / 3617 | 88.5 | 31-26-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 62.5 | 2196 / 3331 | 34.1 | 11-13-1 | 6 | | 2016 | 39.3 | 337 / 3114 | 89.2 | 19-19-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 37.5 | 464 / 2873 | 83.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 5 | | 2014 | 46.4 | 412 / 2697 | 84.8 | 28-18-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 16.2 | 1120 / 2510 | 55.4 | 7-10-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 12.4 | 391 / 2332 | 83.3 | 16-16-0 | 3 | | 2011 | 20.8 | 303 / 2053 | 85.3 | 17-12-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.7 | 458 / 1801 | 74.6 | 12-14-3 | 3 | | 2009 | 22.0 | 289 / 1675 | 82.8 | 8-8-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 32.9 | 37 / 1498 | 97.6 | 18-13-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 20.8 | 95 / 1295 | 92.7 | 16-13-0 | 3 | | 2006 | 24.2 | 47 / 1125 | 95.9 | 13-10-1 | 4 | | 2005 | 18.3 | 34 / 747 | 95.6 | 14-9-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 44.4 | 46 / 932 | 95.2 | 22-9-0 | 4 | | 2003 | 17.4 | 497 / 785 | 36.7 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 12.4 | 71 / 641 | 89.1 | 20-10-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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