# Team 4009: DNA Robotics Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2012. ## Who backs them - School: Denfeld Senior High School - Sponsors: In Memory of Steff Fehringer, Irving Community Club, Hartel's Disposal, the Pachel Foundation, Lake Superior Consulting, Kiwanis Club, Twin Ports NECA, ISD 709, Gene Haas - Website: http:///denfeldrobotics4009.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denfeldrobotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dna4009 - GitHub: https://github.com/denfeldrobotics4009 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **56.09**, rank 1224 of 3708 (67.0th percentile) - Record: 15-11-0 over 26 matches (58% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.4, teleop 46.7, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 37%, RP2 8% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 9 | 7-4-0 | 29 | 5 | 54.4 | | 29 | | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | 2026mnmi | 4 | 12 | 6-3-0 | 25 | 5 | 56.1 | | 33 | ### Awards in 2026 - Quality Award (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. - 2026 – now: DNA Robotics - 2024 – 2025: Duluth DNA Robotics - 2015 – 2023: Denfeld DNA Robotics - 2012 – 2014: Denfeld Hunters ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 18, over 11 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Engineering Inspiration | 3 | 2023, 2020, 2016 | | Quality | 2 | 2026, 2022 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2025, 2023 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2024, 2015 | | Finalist | 1 | 2025 | | Judges' | 1 | 2022 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2019 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2019 | | Leadership | 1 | 2018 | | Creativity | 1 | 2017 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | VOTY | 1 | 2017 | | Winner | 1 | 2016 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | Minnesota North Star Regional at La Crosse | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2015 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 56.1 | 1224 / 3708 | 67.0 | 15-11-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 57.0 | 522 / 3687 | 85.9 | 23-15-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 24.5 | 744 / 3475 | 78.6 | 12-12-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 43.6 | 583 / 3284 | 82.3 | 18-18-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 28.4 | 470 / 3053 | 84.6 | 15-13-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 50.4 | 238 / 2024 | 88.3 | 6-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 34.1 | 46 / 3763 | 98.8 | 20-8-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 83.2 | 1626 / 3617 | 55.1 | 11-13-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 97.4 | 672 / 3331 | 79.8 | 12-7-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 37.6 | 415 / 3114 | 86.7 | 30-12-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 33.9 | 567 / 2873 | 80.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 30.8 | 975 / 2697 | 63.9 | 7-8-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 19.7 | 882 / 2510 | 64.9 | 7-4-1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0.9 | 2296 / 2332 | 1.5 | 2-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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