# Team 1481: The Riveters Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2004. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Mercy High School - Sponsors: General Motors, Novelis, Havener Tech, Infineon, Haas Automation, DTE Energy, Pratt & Miller, Thysen-Krupp, Metro Bolt and Fasteners, IT Rysources, Michigan Department of Education, Mercy High School Dad's Club - Website: http://1481riveters.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1481theriveters - X: https://twitter.com/1481theriveters - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1481theriveters ## 2026 season - xP rating: **130.01**, rank 361 of 3708 (90.3th percentile) - Record: 21-25-0 over 46 matches (46% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 24.5, teleop 105.5, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 86%, RP2 23% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | 2026mibkn | 3 | 13 | 6-6-0 | 29 | 6 | 100.5 | 51 | | | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | 2026miliv | 5 | 15 | 6-6-0 | 31 | 6 | 124.2 | 31 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 32 | 7 | 130.0 | 72 | | | Goonettes Invitational | 2026mibro1 | 32 | 10 | 6-5-0 | 27 | 3 | 123.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026mibkn) - Judges' Award (2026miliv) - Team Spirit Award (2026micmp3) - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026mibkn) ## 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. - 2015 – now: The Riveters - 2006 – 2007: RoboRaiders - 2004: Raiders ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 32, over 12 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Imagery | 5 | 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 | | Finalist | 4 | 2026, 2023, 2020, 2017 | | Winner | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2019, 2017 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2022 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2018, 2017 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2026, 2023 | | Quality | 2 | 2023, 2016 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2019, 2016 | | Judges' | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2025 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2024 | | Impact | 1 | 2020 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District Mason Event presented by LIFT | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIM District Lake City Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Autokiniton | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Lakeview Event #1 presented by Parker-Hannifin | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Jackson Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | FIM District Gibraltar Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | FIM District Belleville Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Daly Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist | | 2016 | Carver Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Michigan State Championship | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Bedford Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2007 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Great Lakes Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 130.0 | 361 / 3708 | 90.3 | 21-25-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 53.2 | 631 / 3687 | 82.9 | 31-25-0 | 6 | | 2024 | 24.5 | 747 / 3475 | 78.5 | 25-20-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 49.0 | 388 / 3284 | 88.2 | 39-26-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 24.2 | 685 / 3053 | 77.6 | 12-15-1 | 3 | | 2020 | 45.9 | 318 / 2024 | 84.3 | 13-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 31.0 | 117 / 3763 | 96.9 | 43-17-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 89.1 | 1376 / 3617 | 62.0 | 15-13-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 116.9 | 202 / 3331 | 94.0 | 39-27-1 | 4 | | 2016 | 36.9 | 450 / 3114 | 85.6 | 30-23-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 25.1 | 946 / 2873 | 67.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2007 | 10.0 | 413 / 1295 | 68.2 | 13-11-2 | 2 | | 2006 | 9.9 | 490 / 1125 | 56.5 | 9-13-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 17.5 | 712 / 932 | 23.6 | 3-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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