# Team 834: SparTechs Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA. Rookie year 2002. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: Southern Lehigh High School - Sponsors: The SparTechs Foundation, Lutron, Bosch, Reliable Equipment, Texas Instruments, Knoll, Demco Automation, Bergey's, Sumitomo, Langan, CHL Systems, MSA - Website: http://team834.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team-834-142483482474416 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frc834 - X: https://twitter.com/frc834 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc834 - GitHub: https://github.com/frcteam834 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **53.10**, rank 1354 of 3708 (63.5th percentile) - Record: 11-18-1 over 30 matches (37% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 19.3, teleop 33.2, endgame 0.6 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 43%, RP2 9% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Seneca Event | 2026njtab | 2 | 28 | 4-8-0 | 15 | 3 | 13.6 | 18 | | | FMA District Bensalem Event | 2026paben | 4 | 13 | 5-6-1 | 26 | 8 | 53.1 | 23 | | ## 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. - 2004 – now: SparTechs - 2003: F.R.E.D. ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 28, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 6 | 2025, 2016, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 | | Quality | 6 | 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017 | | Industrial Design | 4 | 2025, 2024 | | Safety (no longer given) | 3 | 2019, 2015, 2013 | | Winner | 3 | 2019, 2018, 2017 | | Judges' | 2 | 2022, 2017 | | Leadership | 1 | 2025 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2022 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2016 | | Creativity | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FMA District Seneca Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FMA District Allentown Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FMA District Seneca Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FMA District Seneca Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | FMA District Westtown Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | MAR District Seneca Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | MAR District Westtown Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Tesla Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Westtown Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Carver Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | | Not picked | | 2016 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | MAR District - Seneca Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan District Competition | | Not picked | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Springside - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | New Jersey Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Philadelphia Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Philadelphia Alliance Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 53.1 | 1354 / 3708 | 63.5 | 11-18-1 | 2 | | 2025 | 67.7 | 268 / 3687 | 92.8 | 36-24-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 24.8 | 731 / 3475 | 79.0 | 24-17-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 50.2 | 327 / 3284 | 90.1 | 34-22-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 30.2 | 427 / 3053 | 86.0 | 23-24-1 | 5 | | 2019 | 27.1 | 240 / 3763 | 93.6 | 37-23-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 135.1 | 63 / 3617 | 98.3 | 31-17-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 110.6 | 274 / 3331 | 91.8 | 38-22-1 | 5 | | 2016 | 35.1 | 567 / 3114 | 81.8 | 31-25-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 31.2 | 711 / 2873 | 75.3 | 0-0-43 | 3 | | 2014 | 14.8 | 2212 / 2697 | 18.0 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 13.6 | 1441 / 2510 | 42.6 | 10-19-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 13.7 | 330 / 2332 | 85.9 | 24-20-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 20.8 | 339 / 2053 | 83.5 | 8-12-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.6 | 1353 / 1801 | 24.9 | 6-8-4 | 2 | | 2009 | 19.5 | 468 / 1675 | 72.1 | 12-15-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 14.2 | 582 / 1498 | 61.2 | 12-11-2 | 3 | | 2007 | 11.0 | 404 / 1295 | 68.9 | 11-14-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 9.7 | 508 / 1125 | 54.9 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 8.4 | 398 / 747 | 46.8 | 10-16-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 25.7 | 449 / 932 | 51.9 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 18.0 | 478 / 785 | 39.2 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 9.8 | 616 / 641 | 3.9 | 3-9-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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