# Team 4536: MinuteBots

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2013.

## Who backs them

- School: Central Senior High School
- Sponsors: 3M, Gene Haas Foundation, Boston Scientific, Xcel Energy, Repka Law, Smith Foundation
- Website: https://www.minutebots.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minutebots
- X: https://twitter.com/minutebots
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minutebots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **32.92**, rank 1989 of 3708 (46.4th percentile)
- Record: 10-11-0 over 21 matches (48% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 8.3, teleop 23.0, endgame 1.7
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 27%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blue Twilight Week Zero | 2026mnbt | 0 |  |  |  |  | 32.9 |  |  |
| Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 18 | 6-5-0 | 25 | 2 | 39.4 |  | 19 |
| Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | 2026mnmi | 4 | 39 | 3-6-0 | 14 |  | 32.9 |  | 14 |
| Minnesota Robotics Invitational | 2026mnros | 31 |  |  |  |  | 32.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Finalists (2026mndu)
- Industrial Design Award (2026mnmi)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2019, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/frc-4536-2019-robot-cad-1

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 19, over 11 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 4 | 2026, 2016, 2015, 2014 |
| Judges' | 4 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Leadership | 3 | 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Industrial Design | 2 | 2026, 2017 |
| Rising All-Star | 1 | 2025 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2024 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2023 |
| Quality | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Finalist |
| 2026 | Blue Twilight Week Zero |  |  |
| 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by Medtronic |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Great Northern Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by the Medtronic Foundation | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Medtronic Foundation Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | Carver Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2014 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2013 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 32.9 | 1989 / 3708 | 46.4 | 10-11-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 45.7 | 894 / 3687 | 75.8 | 9-12-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 26.3 | 612 / 3475 | 82.4 | 12-14-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 36.6 | 942 / 3284 | 71.3 | 12-13-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 1536 / 3053 | 49.7 | 8-2-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 27.5 | 917 / 2024 | 54.7 | 1-7-1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 14.2 | 2323 / 3763 | 38.3 | 10-14-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 83.7 | 1659 / 3617 | 54.1 | 8-14-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 128.7 | 76 / 3331 | 97.7 | 18-6-2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 30.8 | 931 / 3114 | 70.1 | 24-13-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 27.3 | 887 / 2873 | 69.2 | 0-2-24 | 3 |
| 2014 | 30.4 | 1076 / 2697 | 60.1 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 2053 / 2510 | 18.2 | 4-4-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/4536](https://www.match13.com/team/4536).

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