# Team 537: Charger Robotics

Sussex, Wisconsin, USA. Rookie year 2001. District WIN.

## Who backs them

- School: Hamilton High School
- Sponsors: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Clarios, Regal Rexnord Corporation, Johnson Controls, Lannon Stone Products, The Woods Family
- Website: https://www.chargerrobotics.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team537
- X: https://twitter.com/team537
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_537

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **33.69**, rank 1942 of 3708 (47.6th percentile)
- Record: 13-27-2 over 42 matches (31% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 14.5, teleop 19.2, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sussex Scrimmage | 2026wiss | 0 |  |  |  |  | 33.7 |  |  |
| WIN District Lakeland Event | 2026wiply | 1 | 19 | 5-6-1 | 20 | 7 | 34.0 | 26 |  |
| WIN District Mukwonago Event presented by Regal Rexnord | 2026wimuk | 4 | 28 | 4-7-1 | 20 | 8 | 35.8 | 27 |  |
| FIRST Wisconsin State Championship presented by GE HealthCare | 2026wicmp | 7 | 36 | 2-10-0 | 8 |  | 33.7 | 12 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District FIRST Impact Award (2026wimuk)

## 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.

- 2015 – now: Charger Robotics
- 2013 – 2014: Chargers!
- 2004 – 2012: Charger Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 15
- Awards: 54, over 21 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 11 | 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 |
| Impact | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010 |
| Finalist | 5 | 2024, 2017, 2016, 2010, 2005 |
| Winner | 5 | 2017, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 |
| Judges' | 4 | 2023, 2009, 2004, 2002 |
| VOTY | 4 | 2019, 2015, 2013, 2010 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2018, 2016, 2013, 2011 |
| Leadership | 3 | 2015, 2014, 2010 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 3 | 2011, 2007, 2005 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 2 | 2007, 2005 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2007 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2004 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST Wisconsin State Championship presented by GE HealthCare |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | WIN District Mukwonago Event presented by Regal Rexnord | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | WIN District Lakeland Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Sussex Scrimmage |  |  |
| 2025 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Newton Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Queen City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2011 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2010 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2009 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | West Michigan Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2006 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | St. Louis Regional |  |  |
| 2005 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2005 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2004 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | St. Louis Regional |  |  |
| 2003 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Midwest Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Motorola Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 33.7 | 1942 / 3708 | 47.6 | 13-27-2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 39.6 | 1144 / 3687 | 69.0 | 16-16-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17.6 | 1341 / 3475 | 61.4 | 9-16-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 46.4 | 472 / 3284 | 85.7 | 16-13-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.9 | 1361 / 3053 | 55.4 | 7-16-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 28.2 | 869 / 2024 | 57.1 | 10-3-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13.5 | 2560 / 3763 | 32.0 | 13-18-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 83.4 | 1620 / 3617 | 55.2 | 8-21-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 75.2 | 1629 / 3331 | 51.1 | 24-21-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 23.7 | 1711 / 3114 | 45.1 | 14-23-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 38.0 | 456 / 2873 | 84.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 |
| 2014 | 54.9 | 232 / 2697 | 91.4 | 24-8-1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 21.5 | 776 / 2510 | 69.1 | 12-18-0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 15.4 | 237 / 2332 | 89.9 | 20-14-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 23.0 | 255 / 2053 | 87.6 | 21-16-2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 127 / 1801 | 93.0 | 20-18-3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 18.4 | 564 / 1675 | 66.4 | 9-9-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 12.8 | 647 / 1498 | 56.8 | 13-11-1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 22.3 | 75 / 1295 | 94.3 | 26-12-1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 11.6 | 369 / 1125 | 67.3 | 18-15-0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 120 / 747 | 84.0 | 17-9-2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 36.1 | 156 / 932 | 83.4 | 9-9-2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 21.7 | 224 / 785 | 71.6 | 12-4-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 372 / 641 | 42.0 | 5-11-0 | 2 |

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