# Team 294: Beach Cities Robotics Redondo Beach, California, USA. Rookie year 1999. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: Redondo Union High School & Mira Costa High School - Sponsors: Redondo Beach Educational Foundation, Northrop Grumman, Escape Communications, SpaceX, Boeing, Gene Haas Foundation, RTX - Website: http://www.bcrobotics.org - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beachcitiesrobotics - GitHub: https://github.com/team294 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **155.43**, rank 242 of 3708 (93.5th percentile) - Record: 43-16-0 over 59 matches (73% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 30.7, teleop 123.8, endgame 0.9 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 93%, RP2 32% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Los Angeles Event | 2026calas | 3 | 8 | 7-4-0 | 29 | 3 | 115.1 | 49 | | | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | 2026caasv | 5 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 48 | 1 | 178.6 | 73 | | | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | 2026cascmp | 7 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 49 | 2 | 190.4 | 126 | | | Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 20 | 7-3-0 | 30 | | 155.4 | | | | SoCal Showdown | 2026cass | 32 | | | | | 156.6 | | | | Beach Blitz | 2026cabl | 35 | | | | | 156.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026caasv) - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026caasv) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026cascmp) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026calas) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2025, Comp Robot – 2025 Season Full Release, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ea6260bea1fe525003cb9a53/w/f4b82e3e20e046c5f3be3b46/e/d8a502d8bb875b76be57b7ea - 2024, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/56fbffb8d0f54aee2b475b78/w/49ad66d23e45e92fa68bb16d/e/38839563d9ebd53d2952a08c?renderMode=0&uiState=66896f3c15e1ca44db4a622f ## 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: Beach Cities Robotics - 2008: BCR - 2005 – 2007: Beach Cities Robotics - 2004: Orange Tide - 2003: Beach Cities Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 13 - Awards: 58, over 23 seasons - Einstein appearances: 2 (2010, 2024) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 13 | 2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003 | | Winner | 11 | 2026, 2024, 2014, 2010, 2008, 2001 | | Industrial Design | 6 | 2024, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2006 | | Creativity | 5 | 2026, 2019, 2013 | | Imagery | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2001 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 3 | 2019, 2018, 2016 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2022, 2017 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2018, 2010 | | Quality | 2 | 2016, 2014 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2005, 2003 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2020 | | Leadership | 1 | 2014 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2005 | | Impact | 1 | 2004 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2004 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | CA District Los Angeles Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Einstein Field | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Arizona East Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Del Mar Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Roebling Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Hopper Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2014 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Spokane Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | | Finalist | | 2010 | Einstein Field | | Won the event | | 2010 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2010 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Arizona Regional | | | | 2003 | Southern California Regional | | Finalist | | 2003 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 155.4 | 242 / 3708 | 93.5 | 43-16-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 75.0 | 141 / 3687 | 96.2 | 27-18-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 21.6 | 983 / 3475 | 71.7 | 37-15-1 | 5 | | 2023 | 47.9 | 414 / 3284 | 87.4 | 17-13-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 30.9 | 398 / 3053 | 87.0 | 13-14-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 66.7 | 50 / 2024 | 97.6 | 11-3-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 28.7 | 147 / 3763 | 96.1 | 43-18-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 121.3 | 262 / 3617 | 92.8 | 28-18-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 97.3 | 663 / 3331 | 80.1 | 8-13-1 | 3 | | 2016 | 56.8 | 48 / 3114 | 98.5 | 33-12-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 35.1 | 563 / 2873 | 80.4 | 0-0-28 | 2 | | 2014 | 58.2 | 196 / 2697 | 92.8 | 36-14-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 23.6 | 750 / 2510 | 70.1 | 13-12-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 17.1 | 161 / 2332 | 93.1 | 22-10-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 21.3 | 331 / 2053 | 83.9 | 25-15-1 | 3 | | 2010 | 4.7 | 18 / 1801 | 99.1 | 39-14-5 | 5 | | 2009 | 18.9 | 538 / 1675 | 67.9 | 10-14-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 14.7 | 525 / 1498 | 65.0 | 17-24-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 2.3 | 1111 / 1295 | 14.2 | 13-17-3 | 3 | | 2006 | 19.0 | 115 / 1125 | 89.9 | 15-17-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 12.3 | 191 / 747 | 74.5 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 26.3 | 439 / 932 | 53.0 | 8-14-1 | 3 | | 2003 | 22.5 | 175 / 785 | 77.8 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.7 | 493 / 641 | 23.1 | 1-6-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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