# Team 841: The BioMechs Richmond, California, USA. Rookie year 2002. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: Richmond High School - Sponsors: Chevron, Apple, BAE Systems, Intuitive Surgical, Applied Materials, Engineering Partnership Academy & College and Career Center, Applied Lasers LLC, M. Welding Creations and Industrial Finishing - Website: https://www.team841.org - X: https://twitter.com/team841biomechs - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team841 - GitHub: https://github.com/team841 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **183.68**, rank 123 of 3708 (96.7th percentile) - Record: 28-19-0 over 47 matches (60% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 22.0, teleop 161.9, endgame -0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 99%, RP2 54% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District San Francisco Event | 2026casnf | 2 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 28 | 5 | 84.2 | 32 | | | CA District East Bay Event | 2026caetb | 5 | 4 | 10-2-0 | 46 | 2 | 177.2 | 69 | | | FIRST California Northern State Championship | 2026cancmp | 7 | 24 | 5-7-0 | 35 | 6 | 183.7 | 60 | | | Sunset Showdown | 2026sunshow | 21 | 7 | 6-4-0 | 34 | 4 | 246.2 | | | | Chezy Champs | 2026cc | 29 | 18 | 4-5-0 | 24 | 3 | 251.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026caetb) - Finalist (2026cc) - Innovation & Creativity Award (2026sunshow) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026casnf) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026caetb) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 18, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Judges' | 5 | 2024, 2006, 2005, 2002 | | Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2025, 2017, 2013, 2011 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2010, 2005 | | Safety (no longer given) | 2 | 2008, 2007 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 | | Winner | 1 | 2026 | | Finalist | 1 | 2022 | | VOTY | 1 | 2022 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST California Northern State Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | CA District East Bay Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | CA District San Francisco Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | East Bay Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Contra Costa Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | East Bay Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2020 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Utah Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | San Francisco Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Silicon Valley Regional presented by Google.org | | Not picked | | 2016 | Sacramento Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Utah Regional co-sponsored by NASA and Platt | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2011 | Sacramento Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | UC Davis Sacramento Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Davis Sacramento Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Davis Sacramento Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Top four | | 2003 | Sacramento Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 183.7 | 123 / 3708 | 96.7 | 28-19-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 58.2 | 489 / 3687 | 86.8 | 20-22-0 | 9 | | 2024 | 36.4 | 163 / 3475 | 95.3 | 40-17-0 | 8 | | 2023 | 27.3 | 1538 / 3284 | 53.2 | 11-12-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 14.2 | 1546 / 3053 | 49.4 | 14-17-0 | 5 | | 2020 | 23.9 | 1057 / 2024 | 47.8 | 3-7-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 17.2 | 1617 / 3763 | 57.0 | 11-7-1 | 5 | | 2018 | 74.8 | 2078 / 3617 | 42.6 | 4-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 71.4 | 1844 / 3331 | 44.7 | 10-11-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 21.5 | 2064 / 3114 | 33.7 | 5-11-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 31.6 | 701 / 2873 | 75.6 | 0-0-25 | 3 | | 2014 | 29.8 | 1105 / 2697 | 59.1 | 9-15-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 20.5 | 937 / 2510 | 62.7 | 12-12-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 2.6 | 1892 / 2332 | 18.9 | 5-13-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 9.5 | 871 / 2053 | 57.6 | 12-14-2 | 4 | | 2010 | 1.2 | 833 / 1801 | 53.8 | 3-9-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 9.8 | 1592 / 1675 | 5.0 | 1-7-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 6.7 | 1226 / 1498 | 18.2 | 7-13-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1.9 | 1201 / 1295 | 7.3 | 4-5-1 | 1 | | 2006 | 5.5 | 847 / 1125 | 24.7 | 5-15-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 3.0 | 699 / 747 | 6.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 29.6 | 328 / 932 | 64.9 | 7-4-1 | 1 | | 2003 | 18.8 | 425 / 785 | 45.9 | 12-13-2 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.1 | 371 / 641 | 42.2 | 4-6-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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