# Team 343: Metal-In-Motion Seneca, South Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2000. District FSC. ## Who backs them - School: Metal in Motion - FIRST Robotics Team 343 & TriCounty Technical College - Sponsors: Schneider Electric Company, Horton, REV Robotics - Website: http://www.metalinmotion.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc-team-343-metal-in-motion-278677855391 - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam343 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam343 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **74.91**, rank 949 of 3708 (74.4th percentile) - Record: 40-22-0 over 62 matches (65% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 12.1, teleop 62.0, endgame 0.8 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 49%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | 2026schop | 2 | 7 | 7-5-0 | 24 | 1 | 89.5 | 50 | | | FSC District Hartsville Event | 2026schar | 4 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 41 | 2 | 77.7 | 49 | | | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | 2026sccmp | 7 | 15 | 7-5-0 | 22 | 4 | 77.6 | 138 | | | Milstein Division | 2026mil | 8 | 27 | 7-3-0 | 26 | | 74.9 | | | | South Carolina Robotics And Practicals | 2026scsc | 26 | 6 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 3 | 86.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Championship Finalist (2026sccmp) - Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026sccmp) - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026schop) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 16 - Awards: 72, over 20 seasons - Einstein appearances: 2 (2003, 2010) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 17 | 2026, 2023, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2003, 2002, 2000 | | Winner | 13 | 2025, 2024, 2015, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001 | | Creativity | 6 | 2026, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2003 | | Industrial Design | 6 | 2023, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001 | | Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2023, 2022, 2018, 2016 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 4 | 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 | | Quality | 3 | 2025, 2000 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 2 | 2011, 2010 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2004, 2003 | | Impact | 2 | 2003, 2002 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 2 | 2003 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2026 | | VOTY | 1 | 2025 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2024 | | Imagery | 1 | 2024 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2022 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 | | Incredible Play (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 | | Judges' | 1 | 2001 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2000 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | Peachtree District Championship | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | PCH District Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by MAGNA | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | Peachtree District Championship | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | PCH District Hartsville Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Electric City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Carver Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2011 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2010 | Einstein Field | | | | 2010 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2010 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Florida Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2009 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2005 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2005 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Florida Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | Curie Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | St. Louis Regional | | | | 2003 | Einstein Field | | Finalist | | 2003 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2003 | Peachtree Regional | | Finalist | | 2003 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Top four | | 2002 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2002 | NASA KSC Southeast Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 74.9 | 949 / 3708 | 74.4 | 40-22-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 58.0 | 504 / 3687 | 86.4 | 47-14-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 33.9 | 244 / 3475 | 93.0 | 41-21-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 50.2 | 328 / 3284 | 90.0 | 37-27-1 | 4 | | 2022 | 29.8 | 453 / 3053 | 85.2 | 14-12-2 | 3 | | 2020 | 38.5 | 548 / 2024 | 73.0 | 4-7-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 20.1 | 1045 / 3763 | 72.2 | 4-8-0 | 1 | | 2018 | 111.3 | 531 / 3617 | 85.3 | 27-14-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 109.0 | 314 / 3331 | 90.6 | 9-14-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 39.1 | 338 / 3114 | 89.2 | 16-13-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 47.7 | 263 / 2873 | 90.9 | 2-0-34 | 3 | | 2014 | 54.7 | 259 / 2697 | 90.4 | 14-8-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 28.2 | 576 / 2510 | 77.1 | 9-12-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 12.8 | 402 / 2332 | 82.8 | 20-14-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 27.5 | 170 / 2053 | 91.8 | 23-11-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 3.3 | 97 / 1801 | 94.7 | 37-12-2 | 5 | | 2009 | 27.3 | 90 / 1675 | 94.7 | 25-16-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 29.1 | 57 / 1498 | 96.3 | 26-13-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 22.5 | 72 / 1295 | 94.5 | 19-14-2 | 3 | | 2006 | 23.2 | 55 / 1125 | 95.2 | 24-12-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 16.7 | 51 / 747 | 93.3 | 23-13-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 33.6 | 215 / 932 | 77.0 | 20-19-0 | 4 | | 2003 | 26.1 | 48 / 785 | 94.0 | 31-6-1 | 4 | | 2002 | 10.6 | 504 / 641 | 21.4 | 21-7-3 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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