# Team 538: Renaissance Robotics Athens, Alabama, USA. Rookie year 2001. ## Who backs them - School: Athens Renaissance School - Sponsors: NASA, PPG, Boeing, Gene Haas Foundation, i3 Cares Foundation - Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc538 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frc538 - X: https://twitter.com/ars_robotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **35.26**, rank 1866 of 3708 (49.7th percentile) - Record: 6-13-0 over 19 matches (32% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 6.8, teleop 28.5, 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Magnolia Regional | 2026mslr | 3 | 42 | 2-7-0 | 9 | | 24.2 | | 6 | | Rocket City Regional | 2026alhu | 6 | 32 | 4-6-0 | 19 | | 35.3 | | 16 | ### Awards in 2026 - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026alhu) ## 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. - 2023 – now: Renaissance Robotics - 2003 – 2020: Dragon Slayers ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 18, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 3 | 2009, 2001 | | Imagery | 2 | 2026, 2011 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2024, 2019 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2006, 2001 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2012 | | Quality | 1 | 2009 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2007 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Judges' | 1 | 2004 | | Impact | 1 | 2003 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2002 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 | | Winner | 1 | 2001 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | Magnolia Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Greater DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Peachtree Regional | | | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2003 | St. Louis Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2002 | NASA KSC Southeast Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 35.3 | 1866 / 3708 | 49.7 | 6-13-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 21.2 | 2396 / 3687 | 35.0 | 7-14-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 11.4 | 2123 / 3475 | 38.9 | 13-11-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 15.2 | 2708 / 3284 | 17.5 | 9-16-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 18.4 | 1377 / 3763 | 63.4 | 11-12-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 49.7 | 3331 / 3617 | 7.9 | 6-15-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 63.5 | 2147 / 3331 | 35.6 | 11-8-1 | 2 | | 2016 | 22.0 | 1938 / 3114 | 37.8 | 7-22-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 23.8 | 1037 / 2873 | 63.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 27.4 | 1150 / 2697 | 57.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 18.4 | 981 / 2510 | 60.9 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 12.3 | 394 / 2332 | 83.1 | 14-7-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 18.6 | 350 / 2053 | 83.0 | 6-5-2 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.3 | 675 / 1801 | 62.6 | 4-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 16.1 | 857 / 1675 | 48.9 | 20-19-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 5.5 | 1326 / 1498 | 11.5 | 3-13-2 | 2 | | 2007 | 15.0 | 215 / 1295 | 83.5 | 9-6-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 12.7 | 312 / 1125 | 72.3 | 9-11-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 8.7 | 348 / 747 | 53.5 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 35.7 | 165 / 932 | 82.4 | 11-7-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 19.8 | 339 / 785 | 56.9 | 13-7-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.9 | 430 / 641 | 33.0 | 8-7-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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