# 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: **81.62**, rank 848 of 3708 (77.2th percentile) - Record: 10-18-0 over 28 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.2, teleop 73.6, endgame -0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 67%, RP2 14% ### 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 | 29.3 | 18 | | | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | 2026miliv | 5 | 17 | 6-6-0 | 30 | 5 | 81.6 | 26 | | | Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 13 | 4-2-0 | 15 | 8 | 80.4 | | | ## 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 | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 81.6 | 848 / 3708 | 77.2 | 10-18-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 36.4 | 1366 / 3687 | 63.0 | 17-14-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 26.6 | 586 / 3475 | 83.2 | 34-23-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 45.2 | 525 / 3284 | 84.0 | 15-13-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 19.9 | 1007 / 3053 | 67.0 | 10-16-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 21.2 | 888 / 3763 | 76.4 | 26-18-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 107.1 | 670 / 3617 | 81.5 | 15-13-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 106.5 | 377 / 3331 | 88.7 | 23-20-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 37.1 | 439 / 3114 | 85.9 | 29-29-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 34.2 | 599 / 2873 | 79.2 | 0-0-26 | 2 | | 2014 | 51.6 | 327 / 2697 | 87.9 | 23-24-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 36.8 | 333 / 2510 | 86.8 | 25-20-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 11.5 | 491 / 2332 | 79.0 | 21-18-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 36.2 | 43 / 2053 | 98.0 | 22-20-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 2.8 | 166 / 1801 | 90.8 | 18-22-2 | 3 | | 2009 | 26.7 | 106 / 1675 | 93.7 | 43-25-1 | 5 | | 2008 | 18.0 | 322 / 1498 | 78.6 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 13.5 | 297 / 1295 | 77.1 | 9-10-3 | 2 | | 2006 | 13.8 | 270 / 1125 | 76.1 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 5.3 | 591 / 747 | 20.9 | 12-15-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 34.4 | 200 / 932 | 78.6 | 9-10-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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