# Team 4296: Trident Robotics

Gurnee, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- School: Warren Twp Hs-Almond Campus
- Sponsors: Baxter, Kubota, NASA, WW Displays, Inc.
- Website: http://team4296.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team4296
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wthsfirst4296
- X: https://twitter.com/wthsfirst
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trident_robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **45.25**, rank 1500 of 3708 (59.6th percentile)
- Record: 6-4-0 over 10 matches (60% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.7, teleop 34.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 31%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 16 | 6-4-0 | 24 |  | 45.3 |  | 13 |

## 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.

- 2014 – now: Trident Robotics
- 2012 – 2013: Blue Devil Builders

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 6, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Winner | 2 | 2019, 2014 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2019 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2017 |

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, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2013 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 45.3 | 1500 / 3708 | 59.6 | 6-4-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30.6 | 1658 / 3687 | 55.0 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 33.0 | 711 / 2024 | 64.9 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 20.0 | 1097 / 3763 | 70.9 | 19-19-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 96.8 | 1067 / 3617 | 70.5 | 10-16-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 78.5 | 1483 / 3331 | 55.5 | 12-13-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 21.0 | 2081 / 3114 | 33.2 | 7-13-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | 2264 / 2873 | 21.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 35.5 | 753 / 2697 | 72.1 | 26-18-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7.7 | 1951 / 2510 | 22.3 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 2142 / 2332 | 8.2 | 4-7-0 | 1 |

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

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