# Team 5285: Sea Kings Robotics

Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA. Rookie year 2014. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: Palos Verdes High School
- Sponsors: Boeing, Peninsula Education Foundation, Palos Verdes High School Booster Club, John Deere
- Website: https://www.frc5285.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc5285
- X: https://twitter.com/frc5285
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc5285

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **33.34**, rank 1953 of 3708 (47.3th percentile)
- Record: 15-14-0 over 29 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.2, teleop 23.1, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA District Ventura County Event | 2026caven | 2 | 7 | 9-3-0 | 35 | 5 | 28.6 | 29 |  |
| CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | 2026casgv | 4 | 18 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 18 |  |
| SoCal Showdown | 2026cass | 32 | 19 | 4-6-0 | 18 | 7 | 54.4 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2016 – now: Sea Kings Robotics
- 2015: Rockin Robotic Sea Kings
- 2014: Rockin Robotic Sea kings

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 4, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 2 | 2022, 2018 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |
| Winner | 1 | 2024 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, 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 | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | CA District Ventura County Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Orange County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Ventura County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Ventura County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Hueneme Port Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Los Angeles North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Los Angeles North Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Orange County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 33.3 | 1953 / 3708 | 47.3 | 15-14-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 38.6 | 1201 / 3687 | 67.4 | 10-13-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 21.1 | 1014 / 3475 | 70.8 | 15-19-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.6 | 2015 / 3284 | 38.7 | 10-11-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 2193 / 3053 | 28.2 | 6-15-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.2 | 1543 / 2024 | 23.8 | 2-9-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 20.3 | 1056 / 3763 | 72.0 | 12-14-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 89.8 | 1340 / 3617 | 63.0 | 17-9-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 65.8 | 2049 / 3331 | 38.5 | 9-9-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 20.3 | 2179 / 3114 | 30.0 | 4-4-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 2156 / 2873 | 25.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 14.7 | 2246 / 2697 | 16.7 | 3-8-0 | 1 |

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

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