# Team 4286: Imperial Robotics Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2012. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Mechanicsville High School - Sponsors: Hanover Education Foundation, Delta Automation Inc., Roma Restaurant, Worth Higgings & Associates, More Than Glass, Chick-Fil-A - Website: http://cfeds4286.wordpress.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc4286 - X: https://twitter.com/imperialrbtcs - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperialrbtcs - GitHub: https://github.com/imperialrbtcs ## 2026 season - xP rating: **-6.83**, rank 3669 of 3708 (1.1th percentile) - Record: 4-20-0 over 24 matches (17% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -6.8, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 8%, RP2 3% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 30 | 2-10-0 | 8 | | 1.1 | 4 | | | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 29 | 2-10-0 | 10 | | -6.8 | 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. - 2015 – now: Imperial Robotics - 2014: C-FED's & LDHS Robotics - 2012 – 2013: LDHS Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 2, over 2 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2024 | | Winner | 1 | 2022 | 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 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 Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Ashland VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 1 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | -6.8 | 3669 / 3708 | 1.1 | 4-20-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 14.1 | 3082 / 3687 | 16.4 | 9-17-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 7.6 | 2719 / 3475 | 21.8 | 7-19-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 16.4 | 2567 / 3284 | 21.8 | 8-18-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 16.7 | 1284 / 3053 | 58.0 | 21-15-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 33.4 | 706 / 2024 | 65.2 | 7-10-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 8.0 | 3548 / 3763 | 5.7 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 47.1 | 3375 / 3617 | 6.7 | 5-19-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 101.7 | 507 / 3331 | 84.8 | 13-16-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 30.0 | 1005 / 3114 | 67.7 | 23-19-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 12.6 | 2103 / 2873 | 26.8 | 0-0-8 | 1 | | 2014 | 19.8 | 1811 / 2697 | 32.9 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 9.4 | 1792 / 2510 | 28.6 | 4-4-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 3.1 | 1777 / 2332 | 23.8 | 5-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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