# Team 8179: Robo Falcons

Dearborn, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2020. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Divine Child High School
- Sponsors: Sonic EDM, Argosy Foundation, St. Sabina, C4H, School of Martial Arts USA, Royal Graphics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **46.08**, rank 1518 of 3708 (59.1th percentile)
- Record: 20-24-0 over 44 matches (45% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 7.1, teleop 39.2, endgame -0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 32%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Woodhaven Event | 2026mibro | 2 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 26 | 1 | 72.8 | 50 |  |
| FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | 2026mimas | 4 | 17 | 6-6-0 | 27 | 8 | 64.6 | 23 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Foundation Division | 2026micmp4 | 7 | 40 | 2-10-0 | 11 |  | 46.1 | 12 |  |
| Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 14 | 3-3-0 | 14 | 5 | 115.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mibro)
- Gracious Professionalism Award (2026mibro)

## 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.

- 2022 – now: Robo Falcons
- 2020: Robo-Falcons

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 12, over 6 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 2 | 2024, 2022 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2024 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2023 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2020 |
| Rookie Game Changer (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Foundation Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Woodhaven Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Belleville Main LLC | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Autokiniton | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Belleville Yacht Club | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Saline Event presented by DTE | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIM District Southfield Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 46.1 | 1518 / 3708 | 59.1 | 20-24-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 43.4 | 1013 / 3687 | 72.5 | 15-16-1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11.6 | 2115 / 3475 | 39.1 | 19-26-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 44.0 | 576 / 3284 | 82.5 | 22-23-1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 1510 / 3053 | 50.6 | 11-14-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 19.8 | 1235 / 2024 | 39.0 | 5-9-0 | 1 |

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