# Team 5559: Gear Grinders

Camden, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2015. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Camden-Frontier School
- Sponsors: Wieland Chase
- Website: http:///www.camdenfrontierrobotics.org
- X: https://twitter.com/cfgeargrinders
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geargrinders5559

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **60.91**, rank 1182 of 3708 (68.1th percentile)
- Record: 17-12-0 over 29 matches (59% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.8, teleop 50.3, endgame -0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 48%, RP2 10%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Lakeview Event | 2026milak | 1 | 11 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 6 | 53.1 | 27 |  |
| FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | 2026miliv | 5 | 8 | 9-3-0 | 38 | 5 | 60.9 | 29 |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2025, 2023, 2022 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2015 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Lakeview Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District St. Joseph Event presented by Whirlpool | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District St. Joseph Event presented by Whirlpool |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Lakeview Event #2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Saline Event presented by DTE | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Gull Lake Event presented by Parker Hannifin | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | FIM District Jackson Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Gull Lake Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Lakeview Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Gull Lake Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - St. Joseph Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Lakeview Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Howell Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - West Michigan Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 60.9 | 1182 / 3708 | 68.1 | 17-12-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19.9 | 2527 / 3687 | 31.5 | 18-17-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 2980 / 3475 | 14.2 | 7-16-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17.7 | 2435 / 3284 | 25.9 | 12-17-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 2198 / 3053 | 28.0 | 15-18-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 24.5 | 1028 / 2024 | 49.2 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 3135 / 3763 | 16.7 | 9-14-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 47.6 | 3364 / 3617 | 7.0 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 60.1 | 2342 / 3331 | 29.7 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 34.5 | 619 / 3114 | 80.1 | 13-14-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 24.9 | 1055 / 2873 | 63.3 | 0-0-24 | 2 |

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

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