# Team 9709: Isotope Robotics

Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2024. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: Chesterfield County Public Library, Gene Haas Foundation, DuPont, Frey-Lathrop Foundation, Argosy Foundation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isotoperobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isotoperobotics
- GitHub: https://github.com/isotope-robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **10.38**, rank 3166 of 3708 (14.6th percentile)
- Record: 8-17-0 over 25 matches (32% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.3, teleop 8.1, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 13%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 15 | 6 | 8.3 | 13 |  |
| FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 20 |  | 10.4 | 8 |  |
| Rumble 11 | 2026vagle2 | 34 |  |  |  |  | 10.4 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Judges' Award (2026vagle)

## 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.

- 2025 – now: Isotope Robotics
- 2024: Isotope

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 1 | 2026 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2024 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2024 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Severn MD Event presented by Ball Corp |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | CHS District Ashland VA Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 10.4 | 3166 / 3708 | 14.6 | 8-17-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 15.7 | 2937 / 3687 | 20.3 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19.2 | 1212 / 3475 | 65.1 | 33-25-1 | 4 |

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

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