# Team 486: Positronic Panthers Wallingford, Pennsylvania, USA. Rookie year 2000. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: Strath Haven High School - Sponsors: The Boeing Company, Tancredi's Auto & Truck, NAVSEA, Wallingford, Swarthmore School District, J & K Trash Removal Inc. - Website: http://www.team486.com - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam486 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc486 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **36.02**, rank 1857 of 3708 (49.9th percentile) - Record: 27-21-0 over 48 matches (56% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 5.1, teleop 26.7, endgame 4.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 21%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | 2026pahat | 1 | 25 | 4-8-0 | 15 | 3 | 25.2 | 32 | | | FMA District Robbinsville Event | 2026njrob | 3 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 20 | 1 | 39.6 | 48 | | | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | 2026mrcmp | 7 | 25 | 8-4-0 | 30 | | 36.0 | 42 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026njrob) - District Event Finalist (2026pahat) - Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026njrob) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 17, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 6 | 2026, 2019, 2011, 2007, 2006, 2004 | | Winner | 3 | 2026, 2010, 2003 | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2012, 2006, 2004 | | Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2022 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2015, 2013 | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2025 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2026 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FMA District Bensalem Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FMA District Bensalem Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | FMA District Seneca Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2023 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2022 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2019 | FMA District Westtown Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | MAR District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | MAR District Westtown Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson | | Not picked | | 2017 | MAR District - Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Westtown Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Westtown Event | Alliance 3 · backup robot | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Springside Chestnut Hill District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2013 | Springside - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2010 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2004 | Pittsburgh Regional | | | | 2003 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Philadelphia Regional | | Won the event | | 2003 | Chesapeake Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Philadelphia Alliance Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 36.0 | 1857 / 3708 | 49.9 | 27-21-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 18.0 | 2709 / 3687 | 26.5 | 10-17-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 15.1 | 1668 / 3475 | 52.0 | 13-15-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 27.2 | 1547 / 3284 | 52.9 | 18-25-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 22.4 | 847 / 3053 | 72.3 | 17-23-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 15.1 | 2086 / 3763 | 44.6 | 11-20-1 | 2 | | 2018 | 102.3 | 853 / 3617 | 76.4 | 15-17-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 84.2 | 1246 / 3331 | 62.6 | 20-23-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 28.4 | 1174 / 3114 | 62.3 | 12-16-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 16.2 | 1750 / 2873 | 39.1 | 0-0-31 | 2 | | 2014 | 53.3 | 284 / 2697 | 89.5 | 20-10-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 23.2 | 764 / 2510 | 69.6 | 23-21-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 20.0 | 83 / 2332 | 96.5 | 29-19-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 26.6 | 193 / 2053 | 90.6 | 19-10-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 3.1 | 124 / 1801 | 93.2 | 20-15-1 | 3 | | 2009 | 14.5 | 1107 / 1675 | 33.9 | 5-10-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 17.8 | 334 / 1498 | 77.8 | 15-17-1 | 3 | | 2007 | 20.7 | 104 / 1295 | 92.0 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 20.7 | 88 / 1125 | 92.3 | 18-16-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 12.9 | 163 / 747 | 78.3 | 10-9-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 50.5 | 7 / 932 | 99.4 | 26-10-0 | 3 | | 2003 | 23.5 | 128 / 785 | 83.8 | 20-9-1 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.4 | 283 / 641 | 55.9 | 9-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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