# Team 453: Rockem Sockem Robotics Clinton Township, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2000. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: L'Anse Creuse High Sch North & Lutheran High School-North & L'Anse Creuse High School - Sponsors: ResGreen Group, Synergy Prototyping, Stellantis - Website: https://www.rockemsockemrobotics.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam453 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frcteam453 - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam453 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam453 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **21.62**, rank 2636 of 3708 (28.9th percentile) - Record: 14-12-0 over 26 matches (54% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 4.2, teleop 17.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 18%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 11 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 7 | 27.0 | 26 | | | FIM District Saline Event presented by Oracle | 2026misal | 4 | 22 | 6-6-0 | 25 | | 21.6 | 12 | | ## 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. - 2012 – now: Rockem Sockem Robotics - 2008 – 2009: G.E.A.R.S. - 2007: Paragon Tech & Pankow - 2006: The Sprockets - 2005: Medieval Machine - 2003 – 2004: The Delphi Orgles ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 5, over 5 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2024 | | Creativity | 1 | 2022 | | Winner | 1 | 2014 | | Judges' | 1 | 2013 | | Finalist | 1 | 2008 | 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, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Saline Event presented by Oracle | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE Foundation | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Milford Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Marysville Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Center Line Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Lincoln Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Center Line Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Southfield Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Southfield Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Southfield Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Center Line FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | St Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2009 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Waterloo Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 21.6 | 2636 / 3708 | 28.9 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 13.0 | 3232 / 3687 | 12.3 | 11-13-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 7.7 | 2731 / 3475 | 21.4 | 7-17-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 12.6 | 2968 / 3284 | 9.6 | 9-17-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 11.4 | 1802 / 3053 | 41.0 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 12.5 | 1629 / 2024 | 19.5 | 2-10-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 16.1 | 1889 / 3763 | 49.8 | 11-23-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 52.1 | 3258 / 3617 | 9.9 | 8-18-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 49.5 | 2741 / 3331 | 17.7 | 12-14-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 24.6 | 1601 / 3114 | 48.6 | 10-15-1 | 2 | | 2015 | 21.2 | 1189 / 2873 | 58.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 46.6 | 404 / 2697 | 85.1 | 26-18-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 26.8 | 575 / 2510 | 77.1 | 15-14-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 18.4 | 135 / 2332 | 94.3 | 15-14-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 18.7 | 528 / 1675 | 68.5 | 17-17-2 | 3 | | 2008 | 13.3 | 607 / 1498 | 59.5 | 12-14-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 5.0 | 881 / 1295 | 32.0 | 5-12-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 6.2 | 799 / 1125 | 29.0 | 7-13-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 6.6 | 482 / 747 | 35.5 | 8-16-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 27.9 | 341 / 932 | 63.5 | 9-12-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 14.9 | 649 / 785 | 17.3 | 3-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.2 | 338 / 641 | 47.3 | 2-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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