# Team 4645: The Chicago Style BotDogs

Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2013.

## Who backs them

- School: Lane Technical College Prep HS
- Sponsors: Maquoketa Research, Friends of Lane, Lane Tech Alumni Association, Gene Haas Foundation, ASME Chicago Section
- Website: http:///chicagostylebotdogs.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frcteamchicagostylebotdogs
- X: https://twitter.com/botdogs4645
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagostylebotdogs

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **27.47**, rank 2252 of 3708 (39.3th percentile)
- Record: 8-14-0 over 22 matches (36% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.7, teleop 20.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 21%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Illinois Regional | 2026ilpe | 3 | 25 | 4-8-0 | 19 |  | 27.6 |  | 9 |
| Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 26 | 4-6-0 | 18 |  | 27.5 |  | 15 |

### Awards in 2026

- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026ilch)

## 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.

- 2019 – now: The Chicago Style BotDogs
- 2013 – 2018: X-Machina

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 13, over 11 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Spirit | 6 | 2023, 2022, 2020, 2017, 2016 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2025, 2014 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2026 |
| Winner | 1 | 2018 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2015 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2014 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2013 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 27.5 | 2252 / 3708 | 39.3 | 8-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30.0 | 1695 / 3687 | 54.0 | 11-16-1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10.4 | 2266 / 3475 | 34.8 | 7-13-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 31.1 | 1234 / 3284 | 62.4 | 9-15-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 2050 / 3053 | 32.9 | 8-12-1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 33.8 | 686 / 2024 | 66.1 | 10-3-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16.0 | 1916 / 3763 | 49.1 | 10-15-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 76.2 | 2005 / 3617 | 44.6 | 14-24-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 60.0 | 2298 / 3331 | 31.0 | 7-12-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 29.6 | 1006 / 3114 | 67.7 | 10-15-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7.3 | 2609 / 2873 | 9.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 28.3 | 1111 / 2697 | 58.8 | 12-10-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 13.8 | 1328 / 2510 | 47.1 | 9-8-1 | 2 |

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

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