# 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: **37.07**, rank 1824 of 3708 (50.8th percentile) - Record: 16-13-0 over 29 matches (55% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.2, teleop 24.1, endgame 2.8 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 30%, RP2 7% ### 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 | 29.5 | 15 | | | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 1 | 37.1 | 35 | | | Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker | 2026vaale1 | 30 | 22 | 3-3-0 | 13 | | 42.6 | | | ### 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 | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 37.1 | 1824 / 3708 | 50.8 | 16-13-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 23.3 | 2250 / 3687 | 39.0 | 20-21-2 | 4 | | 2024 | 14.4 | 1752 / 3475 | 49.6 | 23-18-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 12.0 | 2993 / 3284 | 8.9 | 10-15-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 15.2 | 1428 / 3053 | 53.2 | 14-24-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 32.0 | 744 / 2024 | 63.3 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 8.2 | 3522 / 3763 | 6.4 | 13-16-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 88.8 | 1405 / 3617 | 61.2 | 15-14-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 67.2 | 2046 / 3331 | 38.6 | 10-18-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 14.6 | 2808 / 3114 | 9.8 | 13-12-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 8.7 | 2467 / 2873 | 14.1 | 0-0-11 | 1 | | 2014 | 9.6 | 2531 / 2697 | 6.2 | 2-7-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 4.0 | 2263 / 2510 | 9.8 | 5-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 5.1 | 1356 / 2332 | 41.9 | 5-3-2 | 1 | | 2011 | 6.5 | 1156 / 2053 | 43.7 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.4 | 1522 / 1801 | 15.5 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 15.7 | 928 / 1675 | 44.6 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 4.8 | 1345 / 1498 | 10.2 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0.1 | 1268 / 1295 | 2.1 | 1-6-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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