# Team 330: The Beach Bots

Hermosa Beach, California, USA. Rookie year 1999.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors (2019): NASA-JPL, Raytheon, J&F Machine, Boeing
- Website: http://www.team330.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beachbots
- X: https://twitter.com/330_beachbots
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/330_beachbots

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2014 – 2019: The Beach Bots
- 2007 – 2013: Beach Bots
- 2006: BeachBots
- 2003 – 2005: BeachBot

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 31
- Awards: 77, over 20 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 5 (2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 27 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001 |
| Industrial Design | 13 | 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 |
| Finalist | 12 | 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 5 | 2018, 2015, 2012, 2010 |
| Judges' | 4 | 2009, 2005, 2004 |
| Creativity | 4 | 2006, 2001, 1999 |
| Innovation in Control | 3 | 2017, 2016, 2014 |
| Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2019, 2005 |
| Quality | 2 | 2018, 2007 |
| Impact | 2 | 2004, 2003 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2019 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |
| Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Carver Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2018 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2017 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Einstein Field | Alliance 7 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Carver Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2014 | Newton Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2013 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | Newton Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2012 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Einstein Field |  |  |
| 2011 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2011 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2010 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2010 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Einstein Field |  | Top four |
| 2007 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2006 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2005 | Einstein Field |  | Won the event |
| 2005 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2004 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2004 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2004 | Arizona Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Southern California Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Arizona Regional |  | Finalist |
| 2002 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 29.0 | 132 / 3763 | 96.5 | 41-6-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 132.7 | 85 / 3617 | 97.7 | 39-9-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 148.2 | 18 / 3331 | 99.5 | 40-13-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 75.2 | 5 / 3114 | 99.9 | 49-10-1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 71.8 | 37 / 2873 | 98.7 | 6-0-48 | 6 |
| 2014 | 75.7 | 37 / 2697 | 98.7 | 33-14-0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 41.8 | 222 / 2510 | 91.2 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 28.4 | 11 / 2332 | 99.6 | 32-9-1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 41.0 | 10 / 2053 | 99.6 | 42-9-0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4.7 | 17 / 1801 | 99.1 | 42-6-3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 30.1 | 46 / 1675 | 97.3 | 18-10-0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 34.1 | 21 / 1498 | 98.7 | 34-9-0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 33.9 | 5 / 1295 | 99.7 | 43-6-0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 24.1 | 42 / 1125 | 96.4 | 27-8-1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 6 / 747 | 99.3 | 14-1-1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 40.4 | 82 / 932 | 91.3 | 23-11-3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 22.4 | 184 / 785 | 76.7 | 18-12-2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 194 / 641 | 69.8 | 14-10-0 | 2 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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