# Team 2358: Bearbotics

Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2008.

## Who backs them

- School: Lake Zurich High School
- Sponsors: Designcraft Inc., AMETEK Foundation, Gene Haas Foundation, Smalley, STV, Pepper Group, Fresenius Kabi
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bearbotics2358
- X: https://twitter.com/bearbotics2358
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bearbotics2358
- GitHub: https://github.com/bearbotics2358

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **44.08**, rank 1533 of 3708 (58.7th percentile)
- Record: 12-12-0 over 24 matches (50% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.3, teleop 34.7, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 30%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | 2026mnwi | 1 | 27 | 4-7-0 | 19 |  | 28.4 |  | 11 |
| Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 8 | 7-3-0 | 29 | 6 | 44.1 |  | 28 |
| Illinois State Championship | 2026ilnap | 15 | 9 | 4-2-0 | 17 | 5 | 57.6 |  |  |
| ROCK RIVER ROBOTICS OFF-SEASON COMPETITION | 2026ilrr | 21 | 17 | 2-3-0 | 10 | 8 | 62.9 |  |  |
| SHOUT Robotics Competition | 2026wimil | 33 | 24 | 1-4-0 | 6 | 7 | 68.3 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2009 – now: Bearbotics
- 2008: Lake Zurich MPC Bears

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 9, over 8 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 3 | 2019, 2012, 2009 |
| Winner | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2022 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2014 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2010 |
| Quality | 1 | 2010 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Minnesota Bluff Country Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Tesla Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2009 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 44.1 | 1533 / 3708 | 58.7 | 12-12-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 32.6 | 1530 / 3687 | 58.5 | 18-13-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.6 | 1349 / 3475 | 61.2 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 23.1 | 1846 / 3284 | 43.8 | 13-10-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 32.4 | 329 / 3053 | 89.3 | 11-14-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 49.8 | 248 / 2024 | 87.8 | 8-6-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 1221 / 3763 | 67.6 | 18-16-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 87.5 | 1445 / 3617 | 60.1 | 11-14-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 64.2 | 2118 / 3331 | 36.4 | 8-12-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 31.5 | 846 / 3114 | 72.9 | 10-12-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 20.0 | 1274 / 2873 | 55.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 32.4 | 890 / 2697 | 67.0 | 11-18-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 18.3 | 988 / 2510 | 60.7 | 8-14-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 432 / 2332 | 81.5 | 9-4-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 32.6 | 119 / 2053 | 94.2 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 145 / 1801 | 92.0 | 9-6-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 21.3 | 333 / 1675 | 80.2 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 21.2 | 200 / 1498 | 86.7 | 7-7-1 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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