# Team 876: Thunder Robotics Hatton-Northwood, North Dakota, USA. Rookie year 2002. ## Who backs them - School: Hatton Eileson School & Northwood School - Sponsors: John Deere Inspire, Hatton Mens Club, Kathy LaFleur, Brent Pederson, Phil, Trish Gisi, Northwood Mens Club, ND Career and TechEd, Northwood American Legion Post 92, Haas Corporation, Dr. Mary Aaland M.D., Sue Lloyd, Valley United Coop, Land O' Lakes, Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference - Website: https://sites.google.com/a/northwoodk12.com/thunder-robotic/home - X: https://twitter.com/frc876 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/876thunder ## 2026 season - xP rating: **127.32**, rank 406 of 3708 (89.1th percentile) - Record: 13-12-0 over 25 matches (52% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 32.7, teleop 93.8, endgame 0.8 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 91%, RP2 29% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Great Northern Regional | 2026ndgf | 2 | 21 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 5 | 103.0 | | 26 | | Minnesota Granite City Regional | 2026mnmi2 | 6 | 10 | 5-4-0 | 26 | 3 | 127.3 | | 49 | ### Awards in 2026 - Industrial Design Award (2026mnmi2) ## 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: Thunder Robotics - 2003: The Trojan Horses ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 12 - Awards: 38, over 19 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 8 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2016, 2011, 2008 | | Finalist | 7 | 2024, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2005 | | Judges' | 4 | 2020, 2014, 2008, 2006 | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2026, 2016, 2013 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2025, 2011 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2024, 2022 | | Creativity | 2 | 2023, 2013 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2020, 2013 | | Impact | 2 | 2017, 2007 | | Quality | 1 | 2024 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2018 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2015 | | Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Hopper Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Minnesota North Star Regional at La Crosse | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Turing Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2020 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Carson Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Minnesota Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2003 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 127.3 | 406 / 3708 | 89.1 | 13-12-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 76.5 | 117 / 3687 | 96.9 | 27-10-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 37.5 | 140 / 3475 | 96.0 | 29-12-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 58.8 | 87 / 3284 | 97.4 | 29-14-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 42.3 | 106 / 3053 | 96.6 | 32-14-1 | 6 | | 2020 | 67.4 | 42 / 2024 | 98.0 | 12-3-0 | 4 | | 2019 | 24.5 | 462 / 3763 | 87.7 | 23-16-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 115.2 | 413 / 3617 | 88.6 | 17-9-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 105.0 | 419 / 3331 | 87.4 | 27-14-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 60.7 | 30 / 3114 | 99.1 | 30-14-1 | 3 | | 2015 | 65.0 | 63 / 2873 | 97.8 | 0-0-40 | 3 | | 2014 | 58.7 | 186 / 2697 | 93.1 | 17-11-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 45.5 | 166 / 2510 | 93.4 | 18-9-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 15.4 | 234 / 2332 | 90.0 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 38.0 | 22 / 2053 | 99.0 | 23-5-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.9 | 161 / 1801 | 91.1 | 10-9-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 20.4 | 402 / 1675 | 76.0 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 17.5 | 347 / 1498 | 76.9 | 17-11-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 20.2 | 112 / 1295 | 91.4 | 13-9-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 13.0 | 319 / 1125 | 71.7 | 10-7-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 28.0 | 374 / 932 | 59.9 | 7-6-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 15.8 | 608 / 785 | 22.6 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 11.0 | 380 / 641 | 40.8 | 2-6-2 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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