# Team 353: POBots Plainview, New York, USA. Rookie year 2000. ## Who backs them - School: John F Kennedy High School - Sponsors: Plainview Old Bethpage Central School District, Plainview Old-Bethpage Robotics and Engineering Inc., Trio Hardware, The Gene Haas Foundation, Optimum, Air Stream, Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Driftwood Day Camp, Camp Iconic, Kiddie Academy, Service Now, Strathmore Bagels - Website: https://www.pobots.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pobots353 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pobots353 - X: https://twitter.com/pobots_353 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pobots353 - GitHub: https://github.com/pobots-353 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **93.80**, rank 694 of 3708 (81.3th percentile) - Record: 19-13-0 over 32 matches (59% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 25.5, teleop 68.2, endgame 0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 65%, RP2 14% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Regal Eagles Rampage | 2026nywz | 0 | | | | | 93.8 | | | | Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 16 | 6-3-0 | 24 | 8 | 84.7 | | 24 | | FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 8 | 7-2-0 | 27 | 4 | 86.3 | | 59 | | Milstein Division | 2026mil | 8 | 33 | 6-4-0 | 24 | | 93.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026nyli2) ## 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: POBots - 2004 – 2008: POBOTS ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 11 - Awards: 42, over 19 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 7 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2012, 2009, 2006, 2002 | | Winner | 5 | 2025, 2024, 2001, 2000 | | Team Sustainability | 3 | 2025, 2023 | | Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2020, 2010, 2007 | | Impact | 3 | 2019, 2014, 2009 | | Website (no longer given) | 3 | 2012, 2010, 2009 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2026, 2013 | | Creativity | 2 | 2024, 2001 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2017, 2011 | | Judges' | 2 | 2017, 2013 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2012 | | Quality | 2 | 2007, 2005 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | | Leadership | 1 | 2012 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | | Outstanding Defense (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Regal Eagles Rampage | | | | 2025 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Regal Eagle Rampage | | | | 2023 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | New York City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | | Not picked | | 2019 | Darwin Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2012 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Top four | | 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 93.8 | 694 / 3708 | 81.3 | 19-13-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 58.1 | 492 / 3687 | 86.7 | 30-13-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 39.1 | 108 / 3475 | 96.9 | 43-10-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 45.5 | 512 / 3284 | 84.4 | 25-16-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 12.0 | 1812 / 3053 | 40.7 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 18.9 | 1247 / 3763 | 66.9 | 8-15-1 | 2 | | 2018 | 93.2 | 1225 / 3617 | 66.2 | 15-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 92.0 | 876 / 3331 | 73.7 | 15-10-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 24.8 | 1625 / 3114 | 47.8 | 5-5-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 16.8 | 1692 / 2873 | 41.1 | 0-0-9 | 1 | | 2014 | 34.5 | 883 / 2697 | 67.3 | 17-16-1 | 3 | | 2013 | 39.6 | 270 / 2510 | 89.3 | 21-14-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 10.3 | 608 / 2332 | 74.0 | 13-14-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 17.1 | 456 / 2053 | 77.8 | 11-10-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.8 | 1207 / 1801 | 33.0 | 8-4-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 21.3 | 339 / 1675 | 79.8 | 9-20-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 8.2 | 1114 / 1498 | 25.7 | 3-8-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 15.4 | 233 / 1295 | 82.1 | 14-9-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 21.5 | 75 / 1125 | 93.4 | 11-7-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 9.5 | 338 / 747 | 54.8 | 4-7-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 31.6 | 263 / 932 | 71.9 | 3-6-1 | 1 | | 2003 | 20.5 | 304 / 785 | 61.4 | 12-9-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 12.1 | 120 / 641 | 81.4 | 9-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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