# Team 578: Fairport Robotics

Fairport, New York, USA. Rookie year 2001.

## Who backs them

- School: Fairport High School
- Sponsors: Fairport Central School District, Bausch & Lomb, Microsoft, Xerox Corporation, L3 HARRIS, DxSelect, Clawson's Deli
- Website: https://www.fairportrobotics.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team578
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/team578
- X: https://twitter.com/fairportrobotic

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **37.02**, rank 1788 of 3708 (51.8th percentile)
- Record: 7-19-0 over 26 matches (27% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.9, teleop 32.1, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 24%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finger Lakes Regional | 2026nyro | 2 | 45 | 3-6-0 | 13 |  | 18.2 |  | 8 |
| Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 35 | 4-5-0 | 17 |  | 29.9 |  | 10 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 57 | 0-8-0 | 5 |  | 37.0 |  | 5 (not counted) |
| Rah Cha Cha Ruckus | 2026nyrr | 33 | 20 | 2-5-0 | 11 | 4 | 54.7 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2025 – now: Fairport Robotics
- 2016 – 2024: R-cubed  - Red Raider Robotics
- 2011 – 2015: Red Raider Robotics
- 2003 – 2010: Blue Lightning

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 27, over 16 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 4 | 2023, 2018, 2010, 2009 |
| Finalist | 4 | 2018, 2016, 2004 |
| Team Spirit | 3 | 2025, 2016, 2007 |
| Winner | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2001 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2024, 2018 |
| Imagery | 2 | 2023, 2022 |
| Website (no longer given) | 2 | 2008, 2006 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2012 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2011 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2007 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2006 |
| Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |
| Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Milstein Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Darwin Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Finger Lakes Regional  | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Greater Toronto East Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Finger Lakes Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Washington DC  Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2009 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Philadelphia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Finger Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2006 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Regional |  |  |
| 2003 | Canadian Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Canadian Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 37.0 | 1788 / 3708 | 51.8 | 7-19-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 29.1 | 1749 / 3687 | 52.6 | 4-13-1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15.5 | 1592 / 3475 | 54.2 | 11-22-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 35.3 | 987 / 3284 | 70.0 | 8-15-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15.8 | 1270 / 3053 | 58.4 | 13-14-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 21.9 | 818 / 3763 | 78.3 | 11-11-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 114.5 | 436 / 3617 | 88.0 | 29-15-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 98.7 | 616 / 3331 | 81.5 | 12-11-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 36.4 | 479 / 3114 | 84.6 | 19-10-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 37.8 | 460 / 2873 | 84.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 |
| 2014 | 50.5 | 329 / 2697 | 87.8 | 16-14-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 16.5 | 1097 / 2510 | 56.3 | 7-13-0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5.9 | 1082 / 2332 | 53.6 | 14-12-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10.6 | 713 / 2053 | 65.3 | 12-11-0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1376 / 1801 | 23.6 | 11-13-2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 17.9 | 622 / 1675 | 62.9 | 5-10-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 16.1 | 409 / 1498 | 72.7 | 10-11-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 719 / 1295 | 44.5 | 8-13-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 15.4 | 196 / 1125 | 82.7 | 17-13-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7.8 | 408 / 747 | 45.4 | 1-6-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 28.4 | 325 / 932 | 65.2 | 11-8-1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 19.0 | 389 / 785 | 50.5 | 8-8-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 263 / 641 | 59.1 | 5-12-1 | 2 |

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

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