# Team 903: RoboTroopers

Detroit, MI, USA. Rookie year 2002. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Southwestern High School
- Sponsors (2011): University of Michigan, Skillman Foundation, Marathon Oil Company, General Motors Foundation, Ford Motor Company, PTC & Detroit Public Schools
- Website: http://www.geocities.com/melissa_fayall/chadsey_index.html

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2007 – 2011: RoboTroopers
- 2003 – 2006: Explorobots

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 11, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 3 | 2007, 2005 |
| Imagery | 2 | 2010, 2009 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2003, 2002 |
| Winner | 1 | 2007 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2005 |
| Quality | 1 | 2004 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | West Michigan Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Detroit Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2007 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Detroit Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2005 | Detroit Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | West Michigan Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | St. Louis Regional |  |  |
| 2003 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Motorola Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 1292 / 2053 | 37.1 | 16-22-3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 563 / 1801 | 68.8 | 13-21-7 | 3 |
| 2009 | 12.5 | 1379 / 1675 | 17.7 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 14.4 | 557 / 1498 | 62.9 | 9-18-0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5.8 | 796 / 1295 | 38.6 | 23-20-1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 421 / 1125 | 62.6 | 8-10-2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 16.3 | 60 / 747 | 92.1 | 13-15-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 36.3 | 170 / 932 | 81.8 | 19-14-3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 17.5 | 500 / 785 | 36.4 | 10-16-0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 373 / 641 | 41.9 | 10-8-0 | 2 |

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

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