# Team 2815: Blue Devil Mechanics

Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FSC.

## Who backs them

- School: Dreher High School
- Sponsors: Richland County School District One, Patrick Engineering, Thor Labs
- Website: http://bluedevilmechanics.weebly.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluedevilmechanics
- X: https://twitter.com/dreherrobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreherrobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **11.53**, rank 3293 of 3708 (11.2th percentile)
- Record: 13-31-0 over 44 matches (30% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.1, teleop 7.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 13%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | 2026schop | 2 | 26 | 2-10-0 | 7 | 6 | 27.8 | 20 |  |
| FSC District Hartsville Event | 2026schar | 4 | 8 | 7-5-0 | 29 | 5 | 32.3 | 33 |  |
| FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | 2026sccmp | 7 | 31 | 2-10-0 | 6 | 8 | 11.5 | 36 |  |
| South Carolina Robotics And Practicals | 2026scsc | 26 | 12 | 4-4-0 | 16 | 2 | 36.9 |  |  |
| South Carolina Robotics Invitational And Workshops | 2026sccol | 32 | 18 | 1-6-0 | 5 | 1 | 21.0 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District FIRST Impact Award (2026schop)
- District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026schop)
- FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026sccmp)
- Quality Award (2026schar)

## 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: Blue Devil Mechanics
- 2010 – 2014: Los Pollos Locos
- 2009: Los Pollo Locos

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 5
- Awards: 26, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 5 | 2025, 2023, 2010 |
| Winner | 4 | 2025, 2012, 2011 |
| Quality | 2 | 2026, 2021 |
| Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Impact | 1 | 2026 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2025 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2023 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2009 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2009 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST South Carolina State Championship presented by Magna | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | FSC District Hartsville Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Peachtree District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | PCH District Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by MAGNA | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Peachtree District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | PCH District Hartsville Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Electric City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 7 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Peachtree Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | South Florida Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2011 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Bayou Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2009 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 11.5 | 3293 / 3708 | 11.2 | 13-31-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 56.5 | 533 / 3687 | 85.6 | 34-16-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 15.0 | 1650 / 3475 | 52.5 | 22-22-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 32.8 | 1129 / 3284 | 65.6 | 28-17-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 17.5 | 1133 / 3053 | 62.9 | 9-5-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 34.5 | 655 / 2024 | 67.7 | 5-5-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13.1 | 2669 / 3763 | 29.1 | 10-11-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 79.1 | 1826 / 3617 | 49.5 | 8-14-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 80.8 | 1386 / 3331 | 58.4 | 10-11-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 35.3 | 551 / 3114 | 82.3 | 12-11-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 18.6 | 1381 / 2873 | 51.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 19.4 | 1777 / 2697 | 34.1 | 8-10-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8.0 | 1909 / 2510 | 24.0 | 6-12-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 9.0 | 685 / 2332 | 70.7 | 19-15-3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 815 / 2053 | 60.3 | 24-17-1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2.1 | 302 / 1801 | 83.3 | 10-12-4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 26.6 | 108 / 1675 | 93.6 | 25-15-0 | 3 |

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