# Team 1506: Metal Muscle Flint, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2005. District FIM. ## Who backs them - Sponsors: Kettering University, General Motors, Welch Foundation, State of Michigan, Aptiv Foundation, Michigan Eye Institute, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Haas Foundation, ABB Inc, United Way of Genesee County, The Hougen Foundation, Cole's Machine Inc., Michigan Robotics Foundation, Dort Financial Credit Union, Midstate Bolt & Screw - Website: http://www.Team1506.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metal-muscle-frc-1506-290650084405933 - X: https://twitter.com/mutts1506 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metalmuscle1506 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **161.65**, rank 210 of 3708 (94.4th percentile) - Record: 32-29-0 over 61 matches (52% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 32.2, teleop 129.2, endgame 0.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 94%, RP2 34% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 33 | 4-8-0 | 17 | 5 | 64.0 | 23 | | | FIM District Saline Event presented by Oracle | 2026misal | 4 | 6 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 2 | 123.3 | 54 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp1 | 7 | 20 | 5-7-0 | 30 | 6 | 141.7 | 78 | | | Galileo Division | 2026gal | 8 | 4 | 9-1-0 | 39 | 3 | 161.6 | | | | Rainbow Rumble | 2026mirr | 21 | 13 | 6-4-0 | 28 | 3 | 141.4 | | | | Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 8 | 5-1-0 | 19 | 5 | 177.4 | | | | Kettering Kickoff - Day 2 2026 | 2026mifli2 | 28 | 6 | 5-3-0 | 23 | 4 | 172.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District FIRST Impact Award (2026mimar) - District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026mimar) - District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026misal) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 14 - Awards: 51, over 17 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 8 | 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2006 | | Leadership | 6 | 2026, 2024, 2018, 2017 | | Impact | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2019, 2018, 2014 | | Finalist | 5 | 2025, 2024, 2022, 2019, 2015 | | Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2025, 2019, 2018 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 4 | 2016, 2015, 2006 | | Autonomous | 3 | 2024, 2023 | | Judges' | 3 | 2023, 2011, 2009 | | Imagery | 3 | 2020, 2019, 2014 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2026, 2024 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2022, 2017 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2025 | | Quality | 1 | 2017 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2016 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2011 | | Creativity | 1 | 2008 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2005 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Galileo Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIM District Saline Event presented by Oracle | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Daly Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Ford | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | FIM District Rochester Event presented by Aptiv | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Daly Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Livonia Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Tesla Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Shepherd Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Darwin Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Midland Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - West Michigan Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Great Lakes Bay Region Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | FIM District - Kettering University Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2010 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2010 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2009 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2009 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2008 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Detroit Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Detroit Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 161.7 | 210 / 3708 | 94.4 | 32-29-0 | 7 | | 2025 | 62.1 | 389 / 3687 | 89.5 | 41-19-0 | 9 | | 2024 | 35.9 | 176 / 3475 | 95.0 | 37-21-2 | 8 | | 2023 | 57.3 | 124 / 3284 | 96.3 | 52-17-0 | 9 | | 2022 | 41.2 | 125 / 3053 | 95.9 | 43-20-0 | 6 | | 2020 | 53.1 | 193 / 2024 | 90.5 | 10-8-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 30.0 | 93 / 3763 | 97.6 | 39-20-2 | 7 | | 2018 | 128.9 | 129 / 3617 | 96.5 | 44-13-0 | 7 | | 2017 | 106.5 | 379 / 3331 | 88.6 | 42-20-2 | 6 | | 2016 | 37.3 | 423 / 3114 | 86.4 | 14-14-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 25.6 | 994 / 2873 | 65.4 | 0-2-56 | 4 | | 2014 | 34.4 | 889 / 2697 | 67.1 | 13-23-2 | 3 | | 2013 | 10.4 | 1707 / 2510 | 32.0 | 6-18-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 3.3 | 1725 / 2332 | 26.0 | 10-22-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 4.1 | 1424 / 2053 | 30.7 | 10-17-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.2 | 1745 / 1801 | 3.1 | 10-22-2 | 3 | | 2009 | 21.1 | 355 / 1675 | 78.9 | 12-19-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 18.4 | 306 / 1498 | 79.6 | 12-12-1 | 3 | | 2007 | 7.7 | 630 / 1295 | 51.4 | 10-17-1 | 3 | | 2006 | 12.5 | 349 / 1125 | 69.0 | 19-15-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 3.4 | 686 / 747 | 8.2 | 7-10-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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