# Team 5181: Explorer Robotics Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: La Salle College High School - Sponsors: Aegis Industrial Software Corporation, Explorer 5181 Families - Website: https://www.lschs.org/student-life/clubs-activities/list-of-clubs-activities/robotics - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/explorerrobotics - X: https://twitter.com/lschs_robotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc5181 - GitHub: https://github.com/lsrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **71.74**, rank 956 of 3708 (74.2th percentile) - Record: 43-29-0 over 72 matches (60% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 18.4, teleop 53.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 47%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | 2026pahat | 1 | 4 | 10-2-0 | 40 | 3 | 89.3 | 58 | | | FMA District Centennial Event | 2026pawar | 3 | 3 | 10-2-0 | 42 | 2 | 92.7 | 60 | | | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | 2026mrcmp | 7 | 43 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 2 | 97.2 | 39 | | | Galileo Division | 2026gal | 8 | 72 | 2-8-0 | 9 | 1 | 76.1 | | | | Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 | | | | 4 | 71.7 | | | | RoboJAWN | 2026paphi1 | 19 | 6 | 5-3-0 | 24 | | 77.3 | | | | Ramp Riot XXVI | 2026parr | 34 | 12 | 3-2-0 | 14 | 8 | 70.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Championship Division Winner (2026gal) - District Event Finalist (2026pahat) - District Event Finalist (2026pawar) - Quality Award (2026pawar) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026pahat) ## 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. - 2020 – now: Explorer Robotics - 2019: Explorer - 2016 – 2018: La Salle Robotics - 2014 – 2015: LaSalle Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 17, over 9 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2026) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Imagery | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2022 | | Finalist | 2 | 2026 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2024 | | Impact | 2 | 2022, 2021 | | Quality | 1 | 2026 | | Winner | 1 | 2026 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 | | Judges' | 1 | 2018 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2016 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2014 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Einstein Field | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FMA District Centennial Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2026 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | FMA District Centennial Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2022 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | MAR District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | MAR District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 6 · 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 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Westtown Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · backup robot | Top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Springside Chestnut Hill District Competition | | Not picked | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 71.7 | 956 / 3708 | 74.2 | 43-29-0 | 7 | | 2025 | 61.6 | 409 / 3687 | 88.9 | 44-29-0 | 7 | | 2024 | 30.9 | 357 / 3475 | 89.8 | 25-17-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 31.4 | 1212 / 3284 | 63.1 | 16-13-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 24.2 | 687 / 3053 | 77.5 | 19-24-0 | 4 | | 2019 | 20.9 | 934 / 3763 | 75.2 | 22-22-2 | 3 | | 2018 | 96.3 | 1086 / 3617 | 70.0 | 13-18-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 78.9 | 1464 / 3331 | 56.1 | 22-21-3 | 4 | | 2016 | 30.2 | 958 / 3114 | 69.3 | 12-15-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 16.9 | 1571 / 2873 | 45.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 11.0 | 2531 / 2697 | 6.2 | 10-14-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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