# Team 587: The Hedgehogs Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2001. District FNC. ## Who backs them - School: Orange High School & Cedar Ridge High & Family/Community - Sponsors: REV Robotics, JW Faircloth & Son, Gene Haas Foundation, Eno River Farm, Corning Incorporated STEAM Fund, Orange County Schools, Kiwanis Club of Hillsborough, Fidelity Investments, Barbara Lott, JC Electric, Gonzalez Painters and Contractors, Inc. - Website: http://www.team587.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/first-robotics-frc-team-587-hedgehog-robotics-122402157814107 - X: https://twitter.com/587hedgehogs - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc587 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **63.75**, rank 1132 of 3708 (69.5th percentile) - Record: 15-25-0 over 40 matches (38% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 11.5, teleop 51.7, endgame 0.6 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 40%, RP2 9% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FNC District Wake County Event #1 | 2026ncwak | 1 | 21 | 5-7-0 | 16 | 7 | 65.2 | 25 | | | FNC District Elon University Event | 2026ncelo | 3 | 25 | 4-8-0 | 16 | 7 | 39.0 | 20 | | | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | 2026nccmp | 7 | | | | | 63.8 | 24 | | | Archimedes Division | 2026arc | 8 | 58 | 4-6-0 | 17 | | 63.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026ncwak) - District Championship Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026nccmp) - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026ncelo) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2025, FRC 587 2025 CAD — 2025 587 Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7517ba95586130f00b6dc135/w/a201ab0fb0038ea55d59d65e/e/49ff7ac372fa90c0d5de33c2 ## 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. - 2020 – now: The Hedgehogs - 2007 – 2019: Hedgehogs - 2006: Sotobotics - 2003 – 2005: The Beast ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 44, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 10 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2003 | | Winner | 6 | 2025, 2023, 2022, 2017, 2012 | | Quality | 4 | 2025, 2017, 2016 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2025, 2017, 2012, 2011 | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2003 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2026 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2025, 2023 | | Imagery | 2 | 2022, 2018 | | VOTY | 2 | 2019, 2018 | | Judges' | 2 | 2016, 2014 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2013, 2011 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 | | Impact | 1 | 2023 | | Leadership | 1 | 2023 | | Creativity | 1 | 2022 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2016 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | | | | 2026 | FNC District Elon University Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FNC District Wake County Event #1 | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FNC District Catawba County Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | FNC District Orange County Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | Newton Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | FNC District Guilford County Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Carver Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | FNC District Guilford County Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2018 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NC District Pitt County Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | PCH District Gainesville Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | NC District - UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NC District - Greensboro Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | NC FIRST Robotics State Championship | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC District - Campbell University/Johnston Community College Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC District - UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | NC District - Wake County Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Greater DC Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2011 | North Carolina Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | North Carolina Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2003 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Finalist | | 2002 | NASA Langley / VCU Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 63.8 | 1132 / 3708 | 69.5 | 15-25-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 64.8 | 328 / 3687 | 91.1 | 38-20-2 | 6 | | 2024 | 25.0 | 715 / 3475 | 79.4 | 24-23-0 | 4 | | 2023 | 56.6 | 149 / 3284 | 95.5 | 43-22-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 37.4 | 195 / 3053 | 93.6 | 35-23-1 | 7 | | 2019 | 23.4 | 589 / 3763 | 84.4 | 37-28-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 76.5 | 2010 / 3617 | 44.4 | 35-33-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 105.5 | 405 / 3331 | 87.9 | 53-27-0 | 7 | | 2016 | 35.7 | 520 / 3114 | 83.3 | 30-32-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 24.9 | 1056 / 2873 | 63.3 | 0-2-34 | 3 | | 2014 | 40.4 | 636 / 2697 | 76.4 | 21-9-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 17.6 | 1114 / 2510 | 55.6 | 14-9-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 8.3 | 842 / 2332 | 63.9 | 21-14-2 | 3 | | 2011 | 1.7 | 1723 / 2053 | 16.1 | 8-11-1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.5 | 639 / 1801 | 64.6 | 6-10-3 | 2 | | 2009 | 16.0 | 878 / 1675 | 47.6 | 6-14-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 11.1 | 831 / 1498 | 44.6 | 7-7-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 9.0 | 543 / 1295 | 58.1 | 7-10-1 | 2 | | 2006 | 8.0 | 645 / 1125 | 42.7 | 7-5-1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2.2 | 716 / 747 | 4.2 | 0-7-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 28.2 | 373 / 932 | 60.0 | 2-9-2 | 2 | | 2003 | 24.7 | 87 / 785 | 89.0 | 14-7-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 12.5 | 62 / 641 | 90.5 | 4-2-2 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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