# Team 3142: Aperture Newton, New Jersey, USA. Rookie year 2010. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: Newton High School - Sponsors: Picatinny STEM, DoD STEM, NOKIA Bell Labs, BAE Systems - Website: http://newtonroboticsteam.org/ ## 2026 season - xP rating: **19.40**, rank 2665 of 3708 (28.1th percentile) - Record: 10-18-0 over 28 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 6.1, teleop 10.1, endgame 3.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 15%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Warren Hills Event | 2026njwas | 1 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 23 | 8 | 66.7 | 23 | | | FMA District Mount Olive Event | 2026njfla | 4 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 17 | 5 | 19.4 | 14 | | ## 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. - 2011 – now: Aperture - 2010: The Braves ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 35, over 12 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Safety (no longer given) | 7 | 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 | | Engineering Inspiration | 6 | 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012 | | Winner | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2022 | | Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2022, 2012 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2017, 2016, 2014 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Quality | 2 | 2025, 2022 | | Creativity | 2 | 2016, 2015 | | Imagery | 2 | 2015 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2023 | | Leadership | 1 | 2014 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2012 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2010 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | Turing Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | FMA District Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | FMA District Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 3 · backup robot | Top four | | 2019 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | MAR District Montgomery Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | MAR District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson | | Not picked | | 2017 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Mount Olive Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Mt. Olive Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Mt. Olive Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Clifton District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Mt. Olive District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | TCNJ FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Rutgers University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | New York City Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 19.4 | 2665 / 3708 | 28.1 | 10-18-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 64.2 | 343 / 3687 | 90.7 | 41-23-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 25.4 | 679 / 3475 | 80.5 | 26-18-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 45.0 | 532 / 3284 | 83.8 | 39-23-1 | 6 | | 2022 | 33.0 | 322 / 3053 | 89.5 | 45-16-0 | 5 | | 2019 | 16.6 | 1735 / 3763 | 53.9 | 11-13-2 | 3 | | 2018 | 108.0 | 631 / 3617 | 82.6 | 23-20-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 79.5 | 1458 / 3331 | 56.2 | 21-26-3 | 5 | | 2016 | 38.3 | 378 / 3114 | 87.9 | 9-19-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 25.8 | 982 / 2873 | 65.8 | 0-0-56 | 4 | | 2014 | 31.4 | 1025 / 2697 | 62.0 | 17-23-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 7.1 | 1999 / 2510 | 20.4 | 10-14-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 10.9 | 554 / 2332 | 76.3 | 23-29-2 | 4 | | 2011 | 3.4 | 1521 / 2053 | 25.9 | 1-5-2 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.5 | 604 / 1801 | 66.5 | 7-12-5 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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