# Team 585: Cyber Penguins

Tehachapi, California, USA. Rookie year 2001.

## Who backs them

- School: Tehachapi High School
- Sponsors (2020): NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Northrop Grumman, United Technologies Corporation, Boeing, Lockheed Martin Skunkworks, NDEP, National Instruments
- Website: http://firstteam585.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team585
- X: https://twitter.com/team_585
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_585

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2007 – 2020: Cyber Penguins
- 2006: Warrior Robotics
- 2005: T-Town Robos
- 2004: MEAN DEAN
- 2003: TRiP

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 6
- Awards: 25, over 12 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 5 | 2017, 2016, 2013, 2012 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 3 | 2019, 2017, 2015 |
| Impact | 3 | 2018, 2012, 2010 |
| Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2017, 2015 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2016, 2008 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2015, 2011 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 2 | 2009, 2008 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2017 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |
| Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2010 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |
| Winner | 1 | 2004 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Roebling Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Aerospace Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Central Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Del Mar Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Aerospace Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Roebling Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Central Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Inland Empire Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Seattle Olympic Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2010 | Utah Regional sponsored by NASA & Platt | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Arizona Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Southern California Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Southern California Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 3035 / 3763 | 19.4 | 14-40-1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 46.4 | 3393 / 3617 | 6.2 | 16-28-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 69.2 | 1954 / 3331 | 41.4 | 8-19-1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 3000 / 3114 | 3.7 | 6-23-1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 10.3 | 2325 / 2873 | 19.1 | 0-0-37 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 2614 / 2697 | 3.1 | 5-18-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 1974 / 2510 | 21.4 | 8-14-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 1623 / 2332 | 30.4 | 6-24-1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 1922 / 2053 | 6.4 | 5-13-3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 281 / 1801 | 84.4 | 18-15-2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 22.3 | 282 / 1675 | 83.2 | 7-10-1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9.5 | 995 / 1498 | 33.6 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 13.7 | 292 / 1295 | 77.5 | 11-11-2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 17.3 | 160 / 1125 | 85.9 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 566 / 747 | 24.3 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 39.5 | 100 / 932 | 89.4 | 9-6-1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 20.5 | 302 / 785 | 61.6 | 9-6-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.2 | 336 / 641 | 47.7 | 5-2-0 | 1 |

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

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