# Team 253: Boba Bots

Millbrae, California, USA. Rookie year 1999. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: Mills High School
- Sponsors: Google, Gene Haas Foundation, Midjourney, The Dylan at SFO, Lockheed Martin, Intuitive Foundation, PG&E, REV Robotics, Lauren Gao, Olivier Nolan-Stevaux, Rob Thomas, San Mateo Union High School District, Molex, Wells Fargo, Siddarth Raghunathan, Mathnasium, Jerry Zhen
- Website: https://millsroboticsteam253.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobabots253
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bobabots253
- X: https://twitter.com/bobabots253
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobabots253
- GitHub: https://github.com/bobabots253

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **49.25**, rank 1390 of 3708 (62.5th percentile)
- Record: 26-19-0 over 45 matches (58% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 17.9, teleop 31.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 32%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spartan Week Zero | 2026camou | 0 |  |  |  |  | 49.3 |  |  |
| CA District San Francisco Event | 2026casnf | 2 | 15 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 1 | 26.1 | 50 |  |
| CA District Contra Costa Event | 2026cacac | 5 | 9 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 6 | 58.0 | 34 |  |
| FIRST California Northern State Championship | 2026cancmp | 7 | 51 | 4-8-0 | 20 |  | 49.3 | 24 |  |
| CalGames | 2026cacg | 33 | 34 | 2-8-0 | 11 | 5 | 36.1 |  |  |
| Capital City Classic | 2026cacc | 34 | 40 | 2-6-1 | 6 | 3 | 49.5 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026casnf)
- Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026casnf)

## 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.

- 2018 – now: Boba Bots
- 2010 – 2017: Mills Robotics Team
- 2003 – 2009: MRT

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 13, over 10 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2002 |
| Judges' | 3 | 2018, 2000, 1999 |
| Team Spirit | 2 | 2024, 2019 |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST California Northern State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | CA District Contra Costa Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | CA District San Francisco Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Spartan Week Zero |  |  |
| 2025 | East Bay Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Pinnacles Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Monterey Bay Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | San Francisco Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Monterey Bay Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | San Francisco Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Silicon Valley Regional presented by Google.org |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Silicon Valley Regional  |  |  |
| 2006 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 49.3 | 1390 / 3708 | 62.5 | 26-19-0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 25.4 | 2002 / 3687 | 45.7 | 7-14-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17.8 | 1327 / 3475 | 61.8 | 9-15-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 1997 / 3284 | 39.2 | 7-12-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 13.0 | 1590 / 3053 | 47.9 | 12-16-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 23.3 | 620 / 3763 | 83.5 | 23-16-1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 66.9 | 2542 / 3617 | 29.7 | 7-12-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 55.4 | 2507 / 3331 | 24.7 | 2-7-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 15.1 | 2762 / 3114 | 11.3 | 2-6-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 2693 / 2873 | 6.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 2677 / 2697 | 0.7 | 3-9-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 2080 / 2510 | 17.1 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 2027 / 2332 | 13.1 | 4-6-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 1893 / 2053 | 7.8 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 1725 / 1801 | 4.2 | 1-8-1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 13.8 | 1205 / 1675 | 28.1 | 2-6-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9.3 | 980 / 1498 | 34.6 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 937 / 1295 | 27.7 | 3-3-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 816 / 1125 | 27.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 621 / 747 | 16.9 | 6-8-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 22.8 | 518 / 932 | 44.5 | 4-10-1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 17.7 | 477 / 785 | 39.3 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10.8 | 471 / 641 | 26.6 | 4-5-0 | 1 |

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