# Team 2853: Hot Spot Robotics

Mililani, Hawaii, USA. Rookie year 2009.

## Who backs them

- School: Mililani High School
- Sponsors: DoD STEM, RTX-Raytheon, PHNSY & IMF, Gene Haas Foundation, MHS Science Learning Center
- Website: http://www.mililanirobotics.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mililani-high-school-first-robotics-105960099497904
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mililani_hotspot_robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **31.44**, rank 2046 of 3708 (44.8th percentile)
- Record: 8-6-0 over 14 matches (57% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.9, teleop 26.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hawaii Regional | 2026hiho | 3 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 5 | 31.4 |  | 28 |

## 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.

- 2016 – now: Hot Spot Robotics
- 2010 – 2015: TroboBots
- 2009: Evil Arsenic Pandas

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 3, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2019 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Orange County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 31.4 | 2046 / 3708 | 44.8 | 8-6-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30.8 | 1642 / 3687 | 55.5 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14.3 | 1748 / 3475 | 49.7 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 30.8 | 1256 / 3284 | 61.8 | 6-7-1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14.8 | 1371 / 3053 | 55.1 | 4-10-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 1581 / 3763 | 58.0 | 21-11-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 72.6 | 2187 / 3617 | 39.5 | 4-9-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 82.1 | 1320 / 3331 | 60.4 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 27.5 | 1256 / 3114 | 59.7 | 8-5-1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 28.2 | 773 / 2873 | 73.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 24.4 | 1354 / 2697 | 49.8 | 10-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 2177 / 2510 | 13.3 | 1-11-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 1425 / 2332 | 38.9 | 4-5-3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 1417 / 2053 | 31.0 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 625 / 1801 | 65.3 | 5-6-1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 957 / 1675 | 42.9 | 5-8-0 | 1 |

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