# Team 2823: The Automatons Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2009. ## Who backs them - School: Highland Park Sr High School - Sponsors: 3M, Gene Haas Foundation, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Donaldson Company Inc., Midway Men's Club, CodeWeavers, Gopher Stage Lighting, Intuitive Foundation, Wandering Leaf, Schmidty's Sports Barbers - Website: http://hprobotics.org - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/highland2823 - X: https://twitter.com/hprobotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hprobotics2823 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **86.20**, rank 757 of 3708 (79.6th percentile) - Record: 16-11-0 over 27 matches (59% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 19.1, teleop 65.8, endgame 1.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 58%, RP2 12% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 23 | 5-6-0 | 21 | 5 | 53.3 | | 17 | | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | 2026mnmi | 4 | 3 | 8-1-0 | 33 | 2 | 86.2 | | 48 | ### Awards in 2026 - Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026mnmi) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026mnmi) ## 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. - 2012 – now: The Automatons - 2009 – 2011: the FlowBotz ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 10, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Creativity | 3 | 2023, 2016 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2026, 2017 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2024, 2020 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2024 | | Leadership | 1 | 2018 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Engineering Inspiration, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by the Medtronic Foundation | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Medtronic Foundation Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 8 · backup robot | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Northern Lights Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Tesla Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 86.2 | 757 / 3708 | 79.6 | 16-11-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 46.5 | 849 / 3687 | 77.0 | 9-11-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 31.9 | 320 / 3475 | 90.8 | 20-7-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 45.9 | 489 / 3284 | 85.1 | 17-7-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 31.1 | 372 / 3053 | 87.8 | 16-11-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 43.5 | 370 / 2024 | 81.8 | 6-3-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 20.6 | 991 / 3763 | 73.7 | 15-13-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 104.3 | 783 / 3617 | 78.4 | 14-10-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 92.8 | 848 / 3331 | 74.6 | 11-10-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 41.5 | 265 / 3114 | 91.5 | 29-9-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 23.3 | 1060 / 2873 | 63.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 32.6 | 878 / 2697 | 67.5 | 3-9-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 23.9 | 677 / 2510 | 73.1 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 7.0 | 904 / 2332 | 61.3 | 6-7-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 7.2 | 1069 / 2053 | 48.0 | 2-5-2 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.6 | 519 / 1801 | 71.2 | 7-4-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 16.1 | 859 / 1675 | 48.7 | 3-6-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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