# Team 2960: Automation Nation Birmingham, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Groves High School & Seaholm High School - Sponsors: MAC Valves, Birmingham Education Foundation, Electrical Terminal Service, Dematic, Gene HAAS Foundation, Lawrence Technological University, Grede, 3 Dimensional Services Group - Website: http://team2960.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61568389526081 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_2960 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **178.87**, rank 145 of 3708 (96.1th percentile) - Record: 35-22-0 over 57 matches (61% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 33.8, teleop 145.5, endgame -0.4 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 41% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Berrien Springs Event presented by Edgewater Automation | 2026miber | 3 | 10 | 8-4-0 | 32 | 6 | 96.3 | 27 | | | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | 2026mitr2 | 5 | 10 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 5 | 129.6 | 49 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 11 | 8-4-0 | 41 | 3 | 142.9 | 144 | | | Archimedes Division | 2026arc | 8 | 15 | 7-3-0 | 33 | 6 | 178.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026mitr2) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026micmp3) ## 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. - 2017 – now: Automation Nation - 2011 – 2016: automation nation - 2009 – 2010: maple machine ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 22, over 12 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 6 | 2025, 2024, 2017, 2010 | | Excellence in Engineering | 5 | 2026, 2024, 2019, 2015, 2014 | | Finalist | 2 | 2023, 2017 | | Creativity | 2 | 2019, 2015 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2017, 2016 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2025 | | Quality | 1 | 2025 | | Impact | 1 | 2020 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | FIM District Berrien Springs Event presented by Edgewater Automation | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2024 | FIM District Ann Arbor Event presented by DTE | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Muskegon Event presented by RENK | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Muskegon Event presented by Renk | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | IN District Bloomington Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Carson Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | IN District Plainfield Event sponsored by Toyota | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Milford Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Daly Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | IN District - St. Joseph Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | FIM District - Livonia Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Tesla Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 10 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Bedford Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Livonia Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2013 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2010 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2010 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 178.9 | 145 / 3708 | 96.1 | 35-22-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 56.3 | 544 / 3687 | 85.3 | 40-20-0 | 7 | | 2024 | 20.6 | 1080 / 3475 | 68.9 | 25-20-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 38.4 | 837 / 3284 | 74.5 | 32-26-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 38.8 | 159 / 3053 | 94.8 | 31-23-2 | 6 | | 2020 | 26.2 | 961 / 2024 | 52.5 | 6-9-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 32.8 | 35 / 3763 | 99.1 | 36-25-0 | 6 | | 2018 | 126.8 | 155 / 3617 | 95.7 | 20-22-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 127.0 | 90 / 3331 | 97.3 | 59-27-1 | 6 | | 2016 | 29.6 | 1044 / 3114 | 66.5 | 18-15-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 42.2 | 382 / 2873 | 86.7 | 0-0-70 | 5 | | 2014 | 56.1 | 227 / 2697 | 91.6 | 24-21-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 33.5 | 421 / 2510 | 83.3 | 23-20-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 14.6 | 274 / 2332 | 88.3 | 16-22-0 | 3 | | 2011 | 2.5 | 1626 / 2053 | 20.8 | 10-14-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 391 / 1801 | 78.3 | 20-19-3 | 3 | | 2009 | 20.1 | 423 / 1675 | 74.8 | 17-17-1 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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