# Team 2181: GEARS Blaine, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2007. ## Who backs them - School: Blaine High School - Sponsors: Pentair, Gene Haas Foundation, IQa Engineering, Lions Club Ham Lake, Nelson-Rudie, Blaine Youth Hockey Association, Blaine Festival, Neuharth Family - Website: https://sites.google.com/view/blainefrcteam2181gears - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam2181 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2181 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **62.65**, rank 1148 of 3708 (69.1th percentile) - Record: 13-13-0 over 26 matches (50% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 12.6, teleop 48.1, endgame 2.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 52%, RP2 11% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | KnightKrawler Week Zero | 2026mnkk | 0 | | | | | 62.7 | | | | Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 20 | 6-5-0 | 24 | 4 | 41.3 | | 33 | | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | 2026mnmi | 4 | 13 | 5-4-0 | 24 | 8 | 62.7 | | 25 | | Minnesota Robotics Invitational | 2026mnros | 31 | | | | | 62.7 | | | | Robotics Inspire and Support Everyone | 2026mnros1 | 31 | | | | | 62.7 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026mndu) ## 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. - 2023 – now: GEARS - 2014 – 2022: G.E.A.R.s (Great Engineers Awesome Robots) - 2009 – 2013: ROBO TECH - 2007 – 2008: Survivor ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 10, over 8 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2023, 2018, 2014 | | Finalist | 2 | 2018, 2017 | | Imagery | 2 | 2016, 2009 | | Leadership | 1 | 2026 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | Quality | 1 | 2013 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | KnightKrawler Week Zero | | | | 2025 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic | | Not picked | | 2020 | Northern Lights Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by the Medtronic Foundation | | Not picked | | 2018 | Medtronic Foundation Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Minnesota Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 62.6 | 1148 / 3708 | 69.1 | 13-13-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 36.7 | 1338 / 3687 | 63.7 | 12-9-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 16.4 | 1523 / 3475 | 56.2 | 7-4-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 27.8 | 1511 / 3284 | 54.0 | 8-3-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 9.2 | 2182 / 3053 | 28.5 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2020 | 22.7 | 1102 / 2024 | 45.6 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 18.2 | 1404 / 3763 | 62.7 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2018 | 107.8 | 637 / 3617 | 82.4 | 14-12-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 107.9 | 333 / 3331 | 90.0 | 14-10-1 | 3 | | 2016 | 32.1 | 809 / 3114 | 74.0 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 39.7 | 448 / 2873 | 84.4 | 0-0-14 | 2 | | 2014 | 43.1 | 558 / 2697 | 79.3 | 12-2-1 | 1 | | 2013 | 14.7 | 1329 / 2510 | 47.1 | 6-5-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1.3 | 2129 / 2332 | 8.7 | 3-5-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 3.6 | 1493 / 2053 | 27.3 | 4-3-2 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.5 | 587 / 1801 | 67.4 | 4-5-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 11.2 | 1492 / 1675 | 10.9 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 4.6 | 1352 / 1498 | 9.8 | 2-7-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 5.0 | 875 / 1295 | 32.5 | 1-6-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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