# Team 3881: WHEA Sharkbots

Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA. Rookie year 2011.

## Who backs them

- School: W Hawaii Explorations Acad PCS
- Sponsors: West Hawaii Explorations Academy, WDYM Tees, AHT Hawaii, Loving Care Helping Hands, Farms and Coffee Solutions Specialist, LLC, Body Glove Cruises, Department of Defense, Boeing
- Website: https://www.whearobotics.net
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frc3881
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3881sharkbots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **23.20**, rank 2521 of 3708 (32.0th percentile)
- Record: 7-7-0 over 14 matches (50% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.0, teleop 15.8, endgame 1.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 19%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hawaii Regional | 2026hiho | 3 | 10 | 7-5-0 | 25 | 6 | 23.2 |  | 26 |

## 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.

- 2015 – now: WHEA Sharkbots
- 2012 – 2014: WHEA Robotics
- 2011: Wheabots

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2019, 2012 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2015 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2015 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2015 |

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, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Hueneme Port Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | Ventura County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Roebling Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | South Pacific Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Southern Cross Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Central Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2011 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 23.2 | 2521 / 3708 | 32.0 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25.1 | 2036 / 3687 | 44.8 | 10-16-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 17.5 | 1362 / 3475 | 60.8 | 14-12-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 34.3 | 1045 / 3284 | 68.2 | 8-19-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 1926 / 3053 | 36.9 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 1959 / 3763 | 48.0 | 23-20-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 84.4 | 1570 / 3617 | 56.6 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 60.1 | 2294 / 3331 | 31.1 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 19.1 | 1350 / 2873 | 53.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 |
| 2014 | 39.5 | 613 / 2697 | 77.3 | 18-14-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 1783 / 2510 | 29.0 | 8-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.4 | 1202 / 2332 | 48.5 | 8-12-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 1433 / 2053 | 30.2 | 5-7-0 | 1 |

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