# Team 2586: Copper Bots Calumet, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2008. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Calumet High School - Sponsors: Motorola Solutions, Great Lakes Sound and Vibration, James Dee, Carmen Sandretto, Calumet Electronics, Mohawk Technologies, Erico Electric, Koppers, Breakwater Federal Credit Union - Website: http://www.copperbots.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calumetcopperbots ## 2026 season - xP rating: **97.98**, rank 641 of 3708 (82.7th percentile) - Record: 35-29-0 over 64 matches (55% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 21.5, teleop 73.3, endgame 3.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 65%, RP2 14% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | 2026milac | 2 | 15 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 5 | 78.6 | 38 | | | FIM District Escanaba Event | 2026miesc | 6 | 6 | 9-3-0 | 38 | 4 | 119.7 | 51 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 21 | 6-6-0 | 30 | 1 | 82.2 | 129 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | 2026micmp | 7 | | | | 2 | 80.8 | | | | Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 55 | 4-6-0 | 21 | | 98.0 | | | | Synthwave Showdown | 2026wima | 17 | | 6-1-0 | | 2 | 145.0 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Championship Winner (2026micmp2) - Finalist (2026wima) - District Event Finalist (2026miesc) - Judges' Award (2026milac) ## 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: Copper Bots - 2008: Copper Kings ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 31, over 14 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2022, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2009 | | Engineering Inspiration | 6 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2016 | | Winner | 5 | 2026, 2018, 2014, 2013 | | Quality | 2 | 2024, 2022 | | Leadership | 2 | 2020, 2018 | | Creativity | 2 | 2019, 2015 | | Judges' | 1 | 2026 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2025 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2018 | | Imagery | 1 | 2015 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Johnson Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2018 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 13 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Lakeview Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | FIM District - Kentwood Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2013 | St Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist | | 2009 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2008 | Wisconsin Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 98.0 | 641 / 3708 | 82.7 | 35-29-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 54.9 | 582 / 3687 | 84.2 | 31-24-1 | 4 | | 2024 | 23.6 | 838 / 3475 | 75.9 | 26-17-2 | 3 | | 2023 | 30.2 | 1322 / 3284 | 59.8 | 15-14-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 39.9 | 141 / 3053 | 95.4 | 40-29-0 | 4 | | 2020 | 47.2 | 295 / 2024 | 85.5 | 12-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 21.7 | 790 / 3763 | 79.0 | 21-22-2 | 3 | | 2018 | 87.7 | 1451 / 3617 | 59.9 | 33-36-1 | 5 | | 2017 | 87.1 | 1088 / 3331 | 67.4 | 25-18-2 | 3 | | 2016 | 31.0 | 904 / 3114 | 71.0 | 29-26-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 31.5 | 703 / 2873 | 75.6 | 0-2-31 | 2 | | 2014 | 32.7 | 959 / 2697 | 64.5 | 19-19-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 7.3 | 1984 / 2510 | 21.0 | 16-15-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 12.2 | 450 / 2332 | 80.7 | 24-19-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 13.3 | 621 / 2053 | 69.8 | 23-20-2 | 3 | | 2010 | 2.0 | 372 / 1801 | 79.4 | 19-11-3 | 2 | | 2009 | 18.2 | 604 / 1675 | 64.0 | 20-18-1 | 3 | | 2008 | 1.2 | 1472 / 1498 | 1.7 | 3-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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