# Team 4213: MetalCow Robotics

Bloomington, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: State Farm, Wilber Group, SCADAware, G3 Machining, Bridgestone
- Website: http://metalcowrobotics.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metalcowrobotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/teammetalcow
- X: https://twitter.com/metalcow4213
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metalcowrobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **54.93**, rank 1304 of 3708 (64.9th percentile)
- Record: 10-15-0 over 25 matches (40% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.0, teleop 48.7, endgame 0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 42%, RP2 9%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Illinois Regional | 2026ilpe | 3 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 6 | 54.9 |  | 15 |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | 2026mokc | 6 | 20 | 5-6-0 | 24 |  | 54.9 |  | 18 |
| Illinois State Championship | 2026ilnap | 15 | 19 | 2-4-0 | 8 | 6 | 32.4 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026mokc)

## 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: MetalCow Robotics
- 2012: MetalCow

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 17, over 8 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2022)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 4 | 2025, 2022, 2018, 2014 |
| Winner | 3 | 2023, 2022 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2014 |
| Industrial Design | 2 | 2023, 2022 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2025 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2023 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2022 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Einstein Field | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Hopper Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Curie Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Archimedes Division  | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Crossroads Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 54.9 | 1304 / 3708 | 64.9 | 10-15-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 62.3 | 385 / 3687 | 89.6 | 16-14-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16.4 | 1514 / 3475 | 56.4 | 11-15-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 40.6 | 740 / 3284 | 77.5 | 24-18-0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 35.3 | 251 / 3053 | 91.8 | 34-13-0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 27.2 | 238 / 3763 | 93.7 | 22-15-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 125.0 | 192 / 3617 | 94.7 | 14-13-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 109.1 | 306 / 3331 | 90.8 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 35.3 | 551 / 3114 | 82.3 | 12-11-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 54.5 | 159 / 2873 | 94.5 | 0-0-51 | 4 |
| 2014 | 46.3 | 451 / 2697 | 83.3 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | 1091 / 2510 | 56.6 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 2061 / 2332 | 11.6 | 6-5-0 | 1 |

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

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