# Team 3098: Waterford Robotics Waterford, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Kettering High School & Waterford Mott High School - Sponsors: General Motors, Gene Haas Foundation, Waterford Foundation for Public Education, ABB Inc., Edward C Levy Company, AVL, FANUC, Operating Engineers 324, Michigan Department of Education, Copeland-Gibson Products, W.I.R.E.D. Robotics Teams, McNab's - Do it Best Hardware, Bliss Trucking, Solid Works, CoreNet Solutions, BLK MKT Cards, Associa Supports Kids, Unique Image, Earth2Earth, Road Commission for Oakland County, Marks on the Table Designs - Website: https://www.team3098wkhs.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc3098 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **41.16**, rank 1665 of 3708 (55.1th percentile) - Record: 10-15-0 over 25 matches (40% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.7, teleop 32.6, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 30%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | 2026mibel | 3 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 20 | 1 | 30.3 | 11 | | | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | 2026mifen | 6 | 34 | 5-7-0 | 18 | | 41.2 | 14 | | ### Awards in 2026 - Team Spirit Award (2026mifen) ## 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. - 2022 – now: Waterford Robotics - 2009 – 2020: The Captains ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 32, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 7 | 2025, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2009 | | Winner | 7 | 2023, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2009 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2015 | | Imagery | 3 | 2018, 2014, 2010 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2018, 2016 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2018, 2014 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 2 | 2009 | | Judges' | 1 | 2016 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2015 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2012 | | Quality | 1 | 2012 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Ann Arbor Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2022 | FIM District Walled Lake Event presented by Magna | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Milford Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Lansing Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Milford Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Tesla Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | FIM District West Michigan Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | FIM District - Ann Arbor Pioneer Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 15 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2016 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | Northville FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2010 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | Lansing FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 41.2 | 1665 / 3708 | 55.1 | 10-15-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 34.8 | 1463 / 3687 | 60.3 | 17-16-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 8.3 | 2617 / 3475 | 24.7 | 10-18-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 28.8 | 1433 / 3284 | 56.4 | 22-22-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 15.7 | 1379 / 3053 | 54.8 | 9-15-2 | 2 | | 2020 | 18.8 | 1287 / 2024 | 36.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 12.5 | 2768 / 3763 | 26.4 | 7-19-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 129.5 | 121 / 3617 | 96.7 | 53-21-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 105.8 | 395 / 3331 | 88.2 | 33-26-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 41.8 | 251 / 3114 | 92.0 | 32-27-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 39.9 | 437 / 2873 | 84.8 | 2-2-62 | 4 | | 2014 | 63.0 | 126 / 2697 | 95.4 | 45-20-1 | 6 | | 2013 | 36.1 | 349 / 2510 | 86.1 | 13-16-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 18.2 | 117 / 2332 | 95.0 | 42-21-0 | 4 | | 2011 | 33.7 | 71 / 2053 | 96.6 | 44-22-0 | 5 | | 2010 | 1.2 | 818 / 1801 | 54.6 | 13-14-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 17.4 | 694 / 1675 | 58.6 | 20-19-0 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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