# Team 8561: Cartesian Robotics

Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye. Rookie year 2021.

## Who backs them

- School: ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Özel Ankara Lisesi
- Sponsors: ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Okulları, Ergün Avukatlık Bürosu, Pasifik Teknoloji, NFR Products, Öztekin Beta Tools, Yamantürk Vakfı, Faymer Makina, Onshape
- X: https://twitter.com/cartesian_rc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cartesian_8561

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **6.26**, rank 3360 of 3708 (9.4th percentile)
- Record: 5-9-0 over 14 matches (36% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.2, teleop 4.0, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 10%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Başkent Regional | 2026tuak2 | 6 | 24 | 4-7-0 | 16 | 2 | 6.3 |  | 17 |

### Awards in 2026

- Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026tuak2)
- Gracious Professionalism Award (2026tuak2)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 7, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2026 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2022 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |
| Winner | 1 | 2022 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Başkent Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Ankara Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Marmara Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | İstanbul Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Halic Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Istanbul Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 6.3 | 3360 / 3708 | 9.4 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14.6 | 3028 / 3687 | 17.9 | 8-6-1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 2948 / 3475 | 15.2 | 12-10-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.8 | 2321 / 3284 | 29.3 | 7-4-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 2124 / 3053 | 30.4 | 13-2-0 | 1 |

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

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