# Team 2186: Dogs of Steel Chantilly, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2007. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Westfield High School - Sponsors: Leidos, Boeing, BAE Systems, Lockheed-Martin, ICF, The Monachello Family, Kenny Raisbeck, Thomas and Linda Ligon - Website: http://www.dogsofsteel.org - X: https://twitter.com/dogsofsteelteam - GitHub: https://github.com/drwaterycat ## 2026 season - xP rating: **33.03**, rank 1966 of 3708 (47.0th percentile) - Record: 16-13-0 over 29 matches (55% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.0, teleop 21.4, endgame 2.7 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026vaale | 1 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 7 | 22.9 | 15 | | | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 1 | 33.0 | 35 | | | Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker | 2026vaale1 | 30 | 22 | 3-3-0 | 13 | | 36.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026mdbet) ## 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: Dogs of Steel - 2007 – 2014: Bulldogs ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 4, over 4 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 2 | 2026, 2022 | | Finalist | 1 | 2025 | | Judges' | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Alexandria VA Event presented by US Department of Energy | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Falls Church VA Event presented by Department of Energy | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Timonium MD Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Alexandria VA Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #4 Day 2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #1 Day 2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2020 | CHS District Haymarket VA Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | CHS District Haymarket VA Event sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Southern Maryland Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | CHS District Northern Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Northern Virginia Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Greater DC Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Northern Virginia Event | Alliance 4 · backup robot | Top four | | 2015 | Greater DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 33.0 | 1966 / 3708 | 47.0 | 16-13-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 26.3 | 1935 / 3687 | 47.5 | 20-21-2 | 4 | | 2024 | 15.1 | 1640 / 3475 | 52.8 | 23-18-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 15.0 | 2734 / 3284 | 16.8 | 10-15-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 14.3 | 1423 / 3053 | 53.4 | 14-24-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 30.2 | 798 / 2024 | 60.6 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 9.4 | 3483 / 3763 | 7.4 | 13-16-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 78.5 | 1865 / 3617 | 48.5 | 15-14-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 66.2 | 2033 / 3331 | 39.0 | 10-18-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 12.5 | 2927 / 3114 | 6.0 | 13-12-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 7.2 | 2631 / 2873 | 8.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 10.8 | 2538 / 2697 | 5.9 | 2-7-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3.9 | 2364 / 2510 | 5.8 | 5-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 4.7 | 1372 / 2332 | 41.2 | 5-3-2 | 1 | | 2011 | 6.2 | 1243 / 2053 | 39.5 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.5 | 1529 / 1801 | 15.1 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 15.4 | 975 / 1675 | 41.8 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 4.7 | 1379 / 1498 | 7.9 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0.7 | 1257 / 1295 | 2.9 | 1-6-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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