# 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: **47.29**, rank 1492 of 3708 (59.8th percentile) - Record: 26-19-0 over 45 matches (58% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 17.4, teleop 30.3, endgame -0.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 35%, RP2 8% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Spartan Week Zero | 2026camou | 0 | | | | | 47.3 | | | | CA District San Francisco Event | 2026casnf | 2 | 15 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 1 | 35.8 | 50 | | | CA District Contra Costa Event | 2026cacac | 5 | 9 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 6 | 68.9 | 34 | | | FIRST California Northern State Championship | 2026cancmp | 7 | 51 | 4-8-0 | 20 | | 47.3 | 24 | | ### 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 | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 47.3 | 1492 / 3708 | 59.8 | 26-19-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 25.4 | 2062 / 3687 | 44.1 | 7-14-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 18.0 | 1333 / 3475 | 61.7 | 9-15-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 20.6 | 2117 / 3284 | 35.5 | 7-12-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 13.4 | 1642 / 3053 | 46.2 | 12-16-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 23.0 | 636 / 3763 | 83.1 | 23-16-1 | 5 | | 2018 | 66.4 | 2533 / 3617 | 30.0 | 7-12-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 54.3 | 2577 / 3331 | 22.6 | 2-7-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 14.6 | 2814 / 3114 | 9.6 | 2-6-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 6.6 | 2609 / 2873 | 9.2 | 0-0-10 | 1 | | 2014 | 3.5 | 2680 / 2697 | 0.6 | 3-9-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 6.2 | 2089 / 2510 | 16.8 | 4-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2.0 | 2004 / 2332 | 14.1 | 4-6-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 0.6 | 1888 / 2053 | 8.0 | 3-6-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.2 | 1680 / 1801 | 6.7 | 1-8-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 13.8 | 1198 / 1675 | 28.5 | 2-6-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 10.3 | 926 / 1498 | 38.2 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 3.9 | 961 / 1295 | 25.8 | 3-3-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 5.8 | 818 / 1125 | 27.3 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 5.2 | 595 / 747 | 20.4 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 22.5 | 554 / 932 | 40.6 | 4-10-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 17.6 | 494 / 785 | 37.1 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 10.8 | 439 / 641 | 31.6 | 4-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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