# Team 2556: RadioActive Roaches Niceville, Florida, USA. Rookie year 2008. ## Who backs them - School: Niceville High School - Sponsors: DoDSTEM, National Defense Industrial Association Association, PenAir Credit Union, Lockheed Martin, Emerald Coast Robotics Alliance, Connie and Jack Wilkins, Gene Haas Foundation, Ft Walton Machining - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raoultheroach - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam2556 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radioactiveroaches ## 2026 season - xP rating: **123.94**, rank 420 of 3708 (88.7th percentile) - Record: 20-16-1 over 37 matches (54% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 24.7, teleop 99.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 83%, RP2 21% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Magnolia Regional | 2026mslr | 3 | 6 | 6-3-0 | 27 | 2 | 95.3 | | 59 | | Rocket City Regional | 2026alhu | 6 | 13 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 6 | 108.2 | | 32 | | Galileo Division | 2026gal | 8 | 39 | 5-4-1 | 22 | | 123.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Finalists (2026mslr) - Industrial Design Award (2026alhu) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026gal) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026mslr) ## 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. - 2009 – now: RadioActive Roaches - 2008: choiceIT ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 21, over 11 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Imagery | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2022, 2018 | | Finalist | 3 | 2026, 2024, 2023 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2026, 2024, 2015 | | Winner | 3 | 2022, 2019, 2018 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2024 | | Creativity | 1 | 2023 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2022 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2017 | | Judges' | 1 | 2014 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2008 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Turing Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Carver Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Carver Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Orlando Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Georgia Southern Classic Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Florida Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Bayou Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Bayou Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 123.9 | 420 / 3708 | 88.7 | 20-16-1 | 3 | | 2025 | 35.3 | 1376 / 3687 | 62.7 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 18.9 | 1206 / 3475 | 65.3 | 10-9-3 | 2 | | 2023 | 35.9 | 954 / 3284 | 71.0 | 14-17-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 24.4 | 676 / 3053 | 77.9 | 17-23-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 24.1 | 546 / 3763 | 85.5 | 22-18-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 108.1 | 648 / 3617 | 82.1 | 25-11-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 95.7 | 728 / 3331 | 78.2 | 17-20-4 | 3 | | 2016 | 18.6 | 2403 / 3114 | 22.8 | 3-14-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 35.1 | 526 / 2873 | 81.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 21.3 | 1617 / 2697 | 40.1 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 4.1 | 2345 / 2510 | 6.6 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 5.5 | 1175 / 2332 | 49.6 | 6-4-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 9.2 | 838 / 2053 | 59.2 | 7-10-3 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.0 | 920 / 1801 | 48.9 | 4-6-3 | 1 | | 2009 | 15.8 | 907 / 1675 | 45.9 | 5-9-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 12.9 | 639 / 1498 | 57.4 | 6-9-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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