# Team 687: The Nerd Herd Carson, California, USA. Rookie year 2001. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: California Academy Math & Sci - Sponsors: Gene Haas Foundation, Norris Foundation, Honda, Boeing, Raytheon, NASA, PG&E Corporate Foundation, DreamMakers Fund, CAMS PTSO, Raising Cane's, OurOwnStyle - Website: http://www.camsrobotics.org - X: https://twitter.com/nerdherd687 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdherd687 - GitHub: https://github.com/nerdherd ## 2026 season - xP rating: **177.14**, rank 155 of 3708 (95.8th percentile) - Record: 42-21-1 over 64 matches (66% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 38.8, teleop 138.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 40% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Los Angeles Event | 2026calas | 3 | 5 | 8-2-1 | 36 | 2 | 113.7 | 59 | | | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | 2026caasv | 5 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 44 | 2 | 151.6 | 61 | | | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | 2026cascmp | 7 | 24 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 3 | 135.6 | 90 | | | Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 33 | 6-4-0 | 28 | 8 | 177.1 | | | | Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 | | | | | 177.1 | | | | Chezy Champs | 2026cc | 29 | 40 | 2-8-0 | 13 | 8 | 180.0 | | | | SoCal Showdown | 2026cass | 32 | 7 | 7-3-0 | 31 | 3 | 182.6 | | | | Beach Blitz presented by the Gene Haas Foundation | 2026cabl | 35 | 18 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 7 | 181.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026caasv) - District Event Finalist (2026calas) - FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026cascmp) - District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026calas) - FIRST Leadership Award (2026cmptx) - Quality Award (2026caasv) - Quality Award (2026calas) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2026, Team 687 Nerd Herd - 2026 Robot CAD & Technical Binder Release, Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mlh5dOqGkzYax8vMrcpOHL-LcI0M8w2m - 2026, Team 687 Nerd Herd - 2026 Robot CAD & Technical Binder Release, Google Drive: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/39735d3dcd8e9d568970821e ## 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. - 2005 – now: The Nerd Herd - 2003 – 2004: Tranzformerz ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 46, over 16 seasons - Einstein appearances: 2 (2023, 2026) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 11 | 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 | | Leadership | 10 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | | Finalist | 6 | 2026, 2024, 2018, 2014 | | Quality | 3 | 2026, 2021 | | Winner | 3 | 2025, 2023 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2024, 2009 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2025 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2025 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2024 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2023 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2019 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2019 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 | | Judges' | 1 | 2008 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2008 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Einstein Field | | | | 2026 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2026 | CA District Los Angeles Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Idaho Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Hopper Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | Ventura County Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | Einstein Field | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Hueneme Port Regional | | Not picked | | 2020 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Carver Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2014 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Inland Empire Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 177.1 | 155 / 3708 | 95.8 | 42-21-1 | 8 | | 2025 | 37.3 | 1265 / 3687 | 65.7 | 16-20-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 36.5 | 178 / 3475 | 94.9 | 38-24-0 | 6 | | 2023 | 61.7 | 56 / 3284 | 98.3 | 43-16-0 | 7 | | 2022 | 7.8 | 2283 / 3053 | 25.2 | 15-23-0 | 5 | | 2020 | 33.4 | 694 / 2024 | 65.7 | 6-6-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 23.7 | 588 / 3763 | 84.4 | 19-17-1 | 5 | | 2018 | 112.6 | 501 / 3617 | 86.2 | 29-16-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 58.0 | 2386 / 3331 | 28.4 | 7-10-1 | 2 | | 2016 | 28.6 | 1119 / 3114 | 64.1 | 8-11-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 24.7 | 970 / 2873 | 66.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 5 | | 2014 | 20.2 | 1716 / 2697 | 36.4 | 15-25-0 | 6 | | 2013 | 15.3 | 1199 / 2510 | 52.3 | 8-12-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 3.2 | 1746 / 2332 | 25.1 | 8-10-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 23.0 | 254 / 2053 | 87.7 | 16-16-2 | 3 | | 2010 | 2.9 | 154 / 1801 | 91.5 | 16-10-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 25.7 | 133 / 1675 | 92.1 | 16-9-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 16.9 | 358 / 1498 | 76.2 | 8-11-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 3.7 | 1048 / 1295 | 19.1 | 5-12-2 | 2 | | 2006 | 7.4 | 681 / 1125 | 39.5 | 11-12-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 4.9 | 597 / 747 | 20.1 | 1-6-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 25.7 | 407 / 932 | 56.4 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 14.0 | 686 / 785 | 12.6 | 4-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 12.6 | 46 / 641 | 93.0 | 6-10-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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