# Team 424: Rust Belt Robotics

Buffalo, New York, USA. Rookie year 2000.

## Who backs them

- School: Churchville-Chili High School & Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
- Sponsors: Alkegen, MOOG, Matt Enstice, Pooely INC., VIRDI, Grams, NASA
- Website: http://www.team340.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rustbeltrobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rustbeltrobotics424

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **123.12**, rank 444 of 3708 (88.0th percentile)
- Record: 20-14-0 over 34 matches (59% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 25.9, teleop 97.1, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 83%, RP2 21%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 1 | 9-0-0 | 36 | 1 | 160.8 |  | 51 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 21 | 5-3-0 | 23 | 8 | 133.0 |  | 24 |
| Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 61 | 3-7-0 | 19 |  | 123.1 |  |  |
| Flower City Frenzy | 2026nyro2 | 14 | 2 | 6-1-0 | 28 | 2 | 172.5 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2023 – now: Rust Belt Robotics
- 2008 – 2009: GRR (Greater Rochester Robotics)
- 2007: Greater Rochester Robotics 2

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 2, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |
| Winner | 1 | 2024 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 123.1 | 444 / 3708 | 88.0 | 20-14-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 53.5 | 615 / 3687 | 83.3 | 14-9-1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 27.7 | 516 / 3475 | 85.2 | 21-16-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 36.0 | 970 / 3284 | 70.5 | 10-12-0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 14.2 | 1154 / 1675 | 31.1 | 7-4-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 12.6 | 692 / 1498 | 53.8 | 9-6-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 868 / 1295 | 33.0 | 5-7-1 | 1 |

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

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