# Team 818: The Steel Armadillos Warren, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2002. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Sterling Heights High School - Sponsors: General Motors, McNaughton-McKay, Warren Consolidated Schools - Website: https://www.team818.com/ - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam818 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam818 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **133.42**, rank 353 of 3708 (90.5th percentile) - Record: 26-27-0 over 53 matches (49% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 33.3, teleop 93.8, endgame 6.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 85%, RP2 22% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 15 | 8-4-0 | 28 | 5 | 84.5 | 31 | | | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | 2026mitr2 | 5 | 5 | 9-3-0 | 38 | 4 | 129.6 | 37 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 29 | 5-7-0 | 28 | 8 | 122.9 | 69 | | | Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 62 | 3-7-0 | 19 | | 133.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Judges' Award (2026mitr2) - Quality Award (2026new) - Quality Award (2026micmp3) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026mimar) ## 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. - 2023 – now: The Steel Armadillos - 2022: The Steel Armadillos 818 - 2019 – 2020: The Steel Armadillos - 2008 – 2018: Steel Armadillos - 2004 – 2007: GENESIS '02 - "The Steel Armadillos" - 2003: The Steel Armadillos ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 6 - Awards: 38, over 16 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2023) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 6 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2017, 2009 | | Quality | 4 | 2026, 2022, 2009 | | Finalist | 4 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2006 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2025, 2022, 2018 | | Imagery | 3 | 2023, 2017, 2016 | | Rookie All Star | 3 | 2002 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2023 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2024, 2023 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2018, 2011 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2026 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2024 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2022 | | Leadership | 1 | 2019 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2016 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 | | Visualization (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Hopper Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Einstein Field | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Rochester Event presented by Aptiv | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Center Line FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2011 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2009 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2008 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2005 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2003 | West Michigan Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Western Michigan Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 133.4 | 353 / 3708 | 90.5 | 26-27-0 | 4 | | 2025 | 42.4 | 1048 / 3687 | 71.6 | 25-22-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 32.6 | 282 / 3475 | 91.9 | 38-23-1 | 5 | | 2023 | 57.3 | 125 / 3284 | 96.2 | 47-26-0 | 8 | | 2022 | 36.4 | 219 / 3053 | 92.9 | 33-28-1 | 4 | | 2019 | 19.9 | 1084 / 3763 | 71.2 | 11-16-1 | 3 | | 2018 | 92.5 | 1250 / 3617 | 65.5 | 13-16-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 91.9 | 882 / 3331 | 73.5 | 23-20-1 | 3 | | 2016 | 37.1 | 438 / 3114 | 86.0 | 10-15-1 | 2 | | 2015 | 34.9 | 571 / 2873 | 80.2 | 0-0-31 | 2 | | 2014 | 44.8 | 509 / 2697 | 81.2 | 16-12-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 11.2 | 1628 / 2510 | 35.2 | 8-21-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 6.5 | 1076 / 2332 | 53.9 | 6-17-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1.0 | 1807 / 2053 | 12.0 | 19-22-2 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.1 | 893 / 1801 | 50.4 | 11-12-6 | 2 | | 2009 | 25.2 | 156 / 1675 | 90.7 | 29-16-1 | 3 | | 2008 | 29.4 | 55 / 1498 | 96.4 | 11-10-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 21.2 | 92 / 1295 | 93.0 | 10-9-1 | 2 | | 2006 | 11.4 | 404 / 1125 | 64.1 | 18-11-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 4.3 | 638 / 747 | 14.6 | 14-20-1 | 3 | | 2004 | 29.7 | 324 / 932 | 65.3 | 10-11-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 19.1 | 399 / 785 | 49.2 | 9-16-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.2 | 324 / 641 | 49.5 | 7-11-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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