# Team 2912: Panther Robotics Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Phelps Ace High School - Sponsors: Google, Bechtel, DCPS CTE - Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/ ## 2026 season - xP rating: **-6.86**, rank 3670 of 3708 (1.0th percentile) - Record: 8-16-0 over 24 matches (33% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -6.9, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 8%, RP2 3% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 31 | 3-9-0 | 12 | | -8.6 | 11 | | | FCH District Severn MD Event presented by Arcfield | 2026mdsev | 4 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 20 | | -6.9 | 10 | | ### Awards in 2026 - Rising All-Star Award (2026mdbet) ## 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. - 2018 – now: Panther Robotics - 2015 – 2017: Panthers - 2013 – 2014: Panther - 2012: The Panthers - 2009 – 2011: Panther ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 7, over 6 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2023 | | Finalist | 1 | 2020 | | Quality | 1 | 2020 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2019 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2017 | | Winner | 1 | 2016 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Severn MD Event presented by Arcfield | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Falls Church VA Event presented by Department of Energy | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #2 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #1 Day 1 | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2020 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Accenture | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Oxon Hill MD Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | CHS District Southern Maryland Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Greater DC Event co-sponsored by Micron | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Northern Maryland Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Greater DC Event sponsored by Accenture | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Greater DC Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Greater DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Greater DC Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | -6.9 | 3670 / 3708 | 1.0 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | -1.6 | 3686 / 3687 | 0.0 | 7-17-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 5.2 | 3095 / 3475 | 10.9 | 6-18-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 7.0 | 3231 / 3284 | 1.6 | 2-9-1 | 1 | | 2022 | 10.5 | 2021 / 3053 | 33.8 | 12-11-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 35.8 | 649 / 2024 | 68.0 | 11-9-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 19.7 | 1118 / 3763 | 70.3 | 25-16-2 | 4 | | 2018 | 60.3 | 2871 / 3617 | 20.6 | 7-16-1 | 3 | | 2017 | 75.9 | 1650 / 3331 | 50.5 | 13-15-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 26.1 | 1459 / 3114 | 53.2 | 21-21-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 0.2 | 2852 / 2873 | 0.7 | 0-0-20 | 2 | | 2014 | 29.5 | 1127 / 2697 | 58.2 | 8-4-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 14.6 | 1340 / 2510 | 46.6 | 5-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 10.4 | 597 / 2332 | 74.4 | 12-8-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 5.2 | 1291 / 2053 | 37.1 | 10-11-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.1 | 313 / 1801 | 82.7 | 9-6-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 10.2 | 1569 / 1675 | 6.3 | 2-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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