# Team 1250: Gator-Bots Dearborn, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2004. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Henry Ford Academy Dearborn - Sponsors: Henry Ford Academy, The Henry Ford, Quantum Whatever, New York Life, DADARA, Gene Haas Foundation, Blue Arc Apparel, Pit Podcast - Website: http://www.gatorbots.org - X: https://twitter.com/frc1250 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_1250gatorbots - GitHub: https://github.com/frc-1250 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **70.68**, rank 973 of 3708 (73.8th percentile) - Record: 10-18-0 over 28 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 7.0, teleop 63.6, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 47%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | 2026mibel | 3 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 17 | 8 | 28.3 | 18 | | | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | 2026miliv | 5 | 17 | 6-6-0 | 30 | 5 | 70.7 | 26 | | | Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 13 | 4-2-0 | 15 | 8 | 65.2 | | | | Goonettes Invitational | 2026mibro1 | 32 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 26 | 7 | 78.4 | | | | Cullen's Cancer Clash | 2026minor | 34 | 9 | 8-4-0 | 37 | 5 | 120.1 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Mentor of the Year (2026mibro1) ## 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. - 2006 – now: Gator-Bots - 2004 – 2005: Navi-Gators ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 24, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Gracious Professionalism | 8 | 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008 | | Finalist | 4 | 2024, 2016, 2014, 2009 | | Excellence in Engineering | 3 | 2024, 2019 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2024, 2011 | | Creativity | 2 | 2018, 2017 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2009, 2007 | | Winner | 1 | 2025 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2014 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Altair | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Ferndale Event presented by Magna | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Autokiniton | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Belleville Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Livonia Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Gibraltar Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Livonia Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Waterford Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Tesla Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 11 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Livonia Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Livonia Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Waterford Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2013 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Northville FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2011 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2010 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Detroit Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Great Lakes Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 70.7 | 973 / 3708 | 73.8 | 10-18-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 35.7 | 1352 / 3687 | 63.3 | 17-14-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 27.0 | 548 / 3475 | 84.3 | 34-23-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 46.3 | 477 / 3284 | 85.5 | 15-13-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 19.8 | 945 / 3053 | 69.1 | 10-16-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 22.2 | 774 / 3763 | 79.5 | 26-18-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 105.0 | 757 / 3617 | 79.1 | 15-13-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 106.5 | 395 / 3331 | 88.2 | 23-20-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 37.9 | 394 / 3114 | 87.4 | 29-29-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 34.9 | 538 / 2873 | 81.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 50.4 | 330 / 2697 | 87.8 | 23-24-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 36.7 | 315 / 2510 | 87.5 | 25-20-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 12.0 | 423 / 2332 | 81.9 | 21-18-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 37.9 | 75 / 2053 | 96.4 | 22-20-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 2.8 | 160 / 1801 | 91.2 | 18-22-2 | 3 | | 2009 | 28.0 | 83 / 1675 | 95.1 | 43-25-1 | 5 | | 2008 | 16.2 | 398 / 1498 | 73.5 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 7.0 | 659 / 1295 | 49.1 | 9-10-3 | 2 | | 2006 | 12.8 | 301 / 1125 | 73.3 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 5.3 | 576 / 747 | 22.9 | 12-15-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 31.0 | 264 / 932 | 71.8 | 9-10-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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