# 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: **-0.36**, rank 3665 of 3708 (1.2th percentile) - Record: 8-16-0 over 24 matches (33% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -0.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 10%, RP2 4% ### 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 | | -3.4 | 11 | | | FCH District Severn MD Event presented by Arcfield | 2026mdsev | 4 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 20 | | -0.4 | 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 | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | -0.4 | 3665 / 3708 | 1.2 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | -0.6 | 3686 / 3687 | 0.0 | 7-17-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 3.4 | 3345 / 3475 | 3.7 | 6-18-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 7.2 | 3245 / 3284 | 1.2 | 2-9-1 | 1 | | 2022 | 8.8 | 2140 / 3053 | 29.9 | 12-11-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 34.7 | 648 / 2024 | 68.0 | 11-9-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 20.6 | 993 / 3763 | 73.6 | 25-16-2 | 4 | | 2018 | 58.7 | 2968 / 3617 | 17.9 | 7-16-1 | 3 | | 2017 | 74.0 | 1680 / 3331 | 49.6 | 13-15-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 27.1 | 1300 / 3114 | 58.3 | 21-21-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 3.7 | 2832 / 2873 | 1.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 27.6 | 1140 / 2697 | 57.8 | 8-4-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 13.7 | 1333 / 2510 | 46.9 | 5-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 10.2 | 561 / 2332 | 76.0 | 12-8-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 8.3 | 922 / 2053 | 55.1 | 10-11-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 350 / 1801 | 80.6 | 9-6-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 10.0 | 1607 / 1675 | 4.1 | 2-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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