# Team 3359: Royal Robotics

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2010. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- School: Woodrow Wilson High School & I C Norcom High School & Churchland High School
- Sponsors: Portsmouth Public Schools, STARBASE Victory Inc., Elizabeth River Crossing, Visions of Truth Community Development Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam3359royalrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/robotics3359
- GitHub: https://github.com/royal-robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **4.02**, rank 3604 of 3708 (2.8th percentile)
- Record: 6-18-0 over 24 matches (25% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.2, teleop 1.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026vaale | 1 | 38 | 2-10-0 | 8 |  | 8.3 | 6 |  |
| FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 16 |  | 4.0 | 8 |  |
| Rumble 11 | 2026vagle2 | 34 | 28 | 1-4-0 | 6 |  | 22.8 |  |  |

## 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: Royal Robotics
- 2010: PCRT

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 8, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 5 | 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017 |
| Winner | 2 | 2024, 2016 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2018 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | CHS District Falls Church VA Event presented by Department of Energy |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #4 Day 1 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | CHS District Southwest Virginia Event sponsored by Anton Paar | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 4.0 | 3604 / 3708 | 2.8 | 6-18-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 34.4 | 1432 / 3687 | 61.2 | 19-30-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10.3 | 2281 / 3475 | 34.4 | 12-17-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.6 | 3051 / 3284 | 7.1 | 6-21-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 2400 / 3053 | 21.4 | 9-16-1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 20.0 | 1093 / 3763 | 71.0 | 18-24-3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 70.5 | 2331 / 3617 | 35.6 | 17-25-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 95.3 | 743 / 3331 | 77.7 | 32-24-1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 29.4 | 1040 / 3114 | 66.6 | 11-19-1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 2684 / 2873 | 6.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 8.9 | 2624 / 2697 | 2.7 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9.6 | 1726 / 2510 | 31.2 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 2257 / 2332 | 3.2 | 1-3-6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.0 | 1624 / 2053 | 20.9 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 1567 / 1801 | 13.0 | 2-5-2 | 1 |

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

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