# Team 8426: Automated Amphibians

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

## Who backs them

- School: Novi High School
- Sponsors: Nachi Robotics, GM, Michigan Department of Education, Aptiv, Altair Engineering
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@automated-amphibians
- GitHub: https://github.com/automated-amphibians

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **41.55**, rank 1649 of 3708 (55.5th percentile)
- Record: 15-14-0 over 29 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 12.2, teleop 29.1, endgame 0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 31%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | 2026mimil | 2 | 11 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 6 | 59.5 | 27 |  |
| FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | 2026miliv | 5 | 21 | 6-6-0 | 29 | 6 | 41.5 | 19 |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 1 | 2025 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2025 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Altair | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Walled Lake Event presented by Magna | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 41.5 | 1649 / 3708 | 55.5 | 15-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20.8 | 2435 / 3687 | 34.0 | 12-20-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8.0 | 2671 / 3475 | 23.1 | 6-22-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 49.9 | 346 / 3284 | 89.5 | 34-26-0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 1718 / 3053 | 43.7 | 12-16-0 | 2 |

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

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