# Team 3293: OtterBots

Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2010.

## Who backs them

- School: Kennedy Secondary School
- Sponsors: US Bank, Otter Tail Power Company
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **133.20**, rank 343 of 3708 (90.8th percentile)
- Record: 23-7-0 over 30 matches (77% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 27.7, teleop 103.0, endgame 2.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 85%, RP2 22%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Great Northern Regional | 2026ndgf | 2 | 3 | 8-1-0 | 31 | 3 | 89.3 |  | 42 |
| Minnesota North Star Regional | 2026mnum | 5 | 3 | 9-1-0 | 37 | 2 | 133.2 |  | 55 |
| Minnesota State High School League Championship | 2026mnst | 11 | 24 | 3-4-0 | 13 |  | 103.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Finalists (2026mnum)

## 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.

- 2013 – now: OtterBots
- 2010 – 2012: Otters

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 9, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 5 | 2026, 2022, 2020, 2017, 2012 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2020, 2017 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2025 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2014 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2026 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2020 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2019 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2016 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 133.2 | 343 / 3708 | 90.8 | 23-7-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49.7 | 752 / 3687 | 79.6 | 13-11-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27.8 | 498 / 3475 | 85.7 | 9-4-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 33.4 | 1095 / 3284 | 66.7 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 27.9 | 493 / 3053 | 83.9 | 7-9-2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 62.6 | 86 / 2024 | 95.8 | 13-2-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 23.0 | 678 / 3763 | 82.0 | 7-5-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 92.3 | 1229 / 3617 | 66.0 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 106.2 | 403 / 3331 | 87.9 | 17-9-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 33.8 | 654 / 3114 | 79.0 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 25.8 | 901 / 2873 | 68.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 45.8 | 424 / 2697 | 84.3 | 9-5-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 32.4 | 416 / 2510 | 83.5 | 5-8-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15.7 | 219 / 2332 | 90.6 | 13-2-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11.4 | 653 / 2053 | 68.2 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 474 / 1801 | 73.7 | 3-4-2 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/3293](https://www.match13.com/team/3293).

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