# Team 61: BVT Robotics Upton, Massachusetts, USA. Rookie year 1995. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Blackstone Vly Reg Voc Tech HS - Sponsors: TE Connectivity, WAGO, GENE HAAS FOUNDATION, Foster-Miller - Website: http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics/Team61_index.html - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc61bvt ## 2026 season - xP rating: **50.90**, rank 1346 of 3708 (63.7th percentile) - Record: 18-25-0 over 43 matches (42% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 16.6, teleop 34.1, endgame 0.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 32%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NE District Pine Tree Event | 2026mefal | 1 | 8 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 5 | 37.6 | 38 | | | NE District URI Event | 2026rikin | 3 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 20 | 7 | 41.1 | 16 | | | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | 2026necmp2 | 7 | 46 | 3-9-0 | 16 | | 50.9 | 18 | | | MA State Championship | 2026manor | 13 | 9 | 3-3-0 | 17 | 6 | 77.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Quality Award (2026mefal) ## 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: BVT Robotics - 2014 – 2024: The Intimidators - 2012 – 2013: BVT FIRST Robotics - 2011: BVT Robotics - 2008 – 2010: Shifters - 2003 – 2007: Intimidators ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 27, over 18 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 6 | 2015, 2013, 2010, 2008 | | Judges' | 5 | 2025, 2024, 2019, 2006, 2004 | | Quality | 4 | 2026, 2015, 2014, 2005 | | Excellence in Engineering | 4 | 2020, 2018, 2015 | | Impact | 2 | 2023, 2022 | | Winner | 2 | 2009, 2004 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2021 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2014 | | Best Play of the Day (no longer given) | 1 | 1998 | | Outstanding Defense (no longer given) | 1 | 1998 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | | Not picked | | 2026 | NE District URI Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | NE District Southern Maine Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | NE District Western NE Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | NE District BSU Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - WILSON Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Titanium Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | NE District WPI Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | | Not picked | | 2020 | NE District Northern CT Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Central Mass Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Rhode Island Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | NE District Rhode Island Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NE District Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Rhode Island District Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | WPI District Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist | | 2012 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Boston Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2010 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Boston Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | Boston Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Florida Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Florida Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Florida Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2004 | Florida Regional | | | | 2003 | Central Florida Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | NASA KSC Southeast Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 50.9 | 1346 / 3708 | 63.7 | 18-25-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 32.8 | 1517 / 3687 | 58.9 | 13-14-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 18.8 | 1215 / 3475 | 65.1 | 8-15-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 35.9 | 952 / 3284 | 71.0 | 17-25-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 29.6 | 430 / 3053 | 85.9 | 13-25-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 46.7 | 300 / 2024 | 85.2 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 23.7 | 581 / 3763 | 84.6 | 13-17-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 131.8 | 135 / 3617 | 96.3 | 23-17-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 52.7 | 192 / 2873 | 93.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 53.7 | 263 / 2697 | 90.3 | 19-23-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 26.0 | 601 / 2510 | 76.1 | 11-7-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 7.9 | 797 / 2332 | 65.9 | 7-5-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 19.4 | 331 / 2053 | 83.9 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.4 | 586 / 1801 | 67.5 | 12-14-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 26.7 | 107 / 1675 | 93.7 | 24-7-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 22.3 | 169 / 1498 | 88.8 | 20-8-3 | 3 | | 2007 | 15.8 | 195 / 1295 | 85.0 | 7-11-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 18.9 | 108 / 1125 | 90.5 | 6-7-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 18.9 | 29 / 747 | 96.2 | 6-6-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 43.7 | 48 / 932 | 95.0 | 12-10-0 | 3 | | 2003 | 25.9 | 49 / 785 | 93.9 | 8-3-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 11.6 | 227 / 641 | 64.7 | 8-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/61](https://www.match13.com/team/61). --- - Every URL on this site: [https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml](https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml) - What this site is for: [https://www.match13.com/llms.txt](https://www.match13.com/llms.txt) - Send `Accept: text/markdown` to any page here to read it as markdown.