# Team 4983: IronBots

Mancelona, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Mancelona High School
- Sponsors: State of Michigan Department of Education, Mancelona Educational Foundation, First Equity & Access Grant, Airway Automation, TransCanada Charitable Foundation
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/MancelonaIronbots
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mancelonaironbots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **14.21**, rank 2957 of 3708 (20.3th percentile)
- Record: 15-16-0 over 31 matches (48% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.0, teleop 10.2, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | 2026milac | 2 | 27 | 4-8-0 | 18 | 3 | 26.9 | 26 |  |
| FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | 2026mitvc | 3 | 10 | 8-4-0 | 31 | 6 | 14.2 | 27 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Finalist (2026milac)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 2 | 2023, 2018 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2024 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2023 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Mt. Pleasant Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Berrien Springs Event presented by Edgewater Automation | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by "Cone Drive by Timken" | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Alpena Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Gaylord Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Standish-Sterling Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 14.2 | 2957 / 3708 | 20.3 | 15-16-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18.8 | 2627 / 3687 | 28.8 | 12-15-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20.8 | 1070 / 3475 | 69.2 | 24-18-2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 42.5 | 630 / 3284 | 80.8 | 23-19-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 1806 / 3053 | 40.9 | 12-13-1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 22.7 | 1104 / 2024 | 45.5 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 3051 / 3763 | 18.9 | 10-13-1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 109.3 | 587 / 3617 | 83.8 | 24-18-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 87.4 | 1074 / 3331 | 67.8 | 13-15-2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 24.8 | 1618 / 3114 | 48.1 | 13-14-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11.5 | 2216 / 2873 | 22.9 | 0-0-38 | 3 |
| 2014 | 14.6 | 2232 / 2697 | 17.2 | 8-16-0 | 2 |

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

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