# Team 9181: PlatyPirates 9181

Houston, Texas, USA. Rookie year 2023. District TX.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: NASA, Caterpillar Gas and Oil, marine and solar divisions, Emerson MSOL division, Texas Workforce Commission, Zenith Real Estate, Friends of PlatyPirates, The Argosy Foundation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_platypirates

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **15.63**, rank 3042 of 3708 (18.0th percentile)
- Record: 9-16-1 over 26 matches (35% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.1, teleop 11.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 15%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIT District Space City @ League City Event #1 | 2026txcle | 1 | 19 | 5-7-0 | 19 | 7 | 18.2 | 17 |  |
| FIT District Space City @ Friendswood Event #2 | 2026txcl2 | 5 | 32 | 3-8-1 | 15 |  | 15.6 | 11 |  |
| The Remix | 2026txrm | 29 |  |  |  |  | 15.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026txcle)
- Team Spirit Award (2026txcl2)

## 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.

- 2027 – now: PlatyPirates 9181
- 2023 – now: PlatyPirates

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 14, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 |
| Team Spirit | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2024 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2024 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 2 | 2023 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIT District Space City @ Friendswood Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIT District Space City @ League City Event #1 | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST In Texas District Championship - Apollo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIT District Houston Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIT District Tomball Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIRST In Texas District Championship - Apollo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIT District Houston Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIT District San Antonio Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST In Texas District Championship presented by Phillips 66 - APOLLO Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIT District Space City @ Clear Lake Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIT District Channelview Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 15.6 | 3042 / 3708 | 18.0 | 9-16-1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 31.9 | 1571 / 3687 | 57.4 | 18-24-1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13.1 | 1896 / 3475 | 45.5 | 16-24-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 23.4 | 1810 / 3284 | 44.9 | 14-23-1 | 4 |

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