# Team 854: Iron Bears

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Rookie year 2002. District ONT.

## Who backs them

- School: Martingrove Collegiate Institute
- Sponsors: TDSB, Hatch Ltd, Google
- Website: http://www.team854.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team854

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **0.71**, rank 3525 of 3708 (4.9th percentile)
- Record: 14-29-0 over 43 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.6, teleop 0.2, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 8%, RP2 3%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ONT District Humber Polytechnic Event | 2026ontor | 2 | 25 | 3-9-0 | 15 | 5 | 29.1 | 20 |  |
| ONT District Georgian College Event | 2026onbar | 4 | 30 | 3-9-0 | 15 | 5 | 30.0 | 11 |  |
| FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division | 2026oncmp2 | 7 | 40 | 5-7-0 | 17 |  | 0.7 | 24 |  |
| Robots@Mary Ward Day 1 | 2026onsca | 29 |  | 3-4-0 |  | 2 | 41.1 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2017 – now: Iron Bears
- 2005 – 2016: The Iron Bears
- 2003 – 2004: M.I.R (Martingrove Institute of Robotics)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 17, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Innovation in Control | 4 | 2019, 2007, 2005 |
| Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 2 | 2009, 2003 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2007 |
| Quality | 2 | 2007, 2006 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2025 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2024 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2019 |
| Winner | 1 | 2019 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2008 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | ONT District Georgian College Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | ONT District Humber Polytechnic Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | ONT District Humber Polytechnic Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | ONT District Centennial College Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | ONT District Humber College Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | ONT District Centennial College Event |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | ONT District Georgian College Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Science Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | ONT District York University Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | ONT District Humber College Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | ONT District York University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | ONT District Ryerson University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | ONT District - McMaster University Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | ONT District - Ryerson University Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Greater Toronto Central Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Greater Toronto Central Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2014 | Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Greater Toronto East Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Greater Toronto West Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Greater Toronto West Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Greater Toronto West Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Greater Toronto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Waterloo Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | Greater Toronto Regional |  |  |
| 2006 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Waterloo Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Greater Toronto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Canadian Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Canadian Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 0.7 | 3525 / 3708 | 4.9 | 14-29-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41.3 | 1104 / 3687 | 70.1 | 17-25-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 16.6 | 1502 / 3475 | 56.8 | 7-19-0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 41.9 | 442 / 2024 | 78.2 | 5-9-1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 1192 / 3763 | 68.3 | 24-21-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 68.0 | 2457 / 3617 | 32.1 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 109.3 | 299 / 3331 | 91.1 | 19-23-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 27.6 | 1266 / 3114 | 59.4 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 28.9 | 815 / 2873 | 71.7 | 0-0-15 | 1 |
| 2014 | 17.6 | 1993 / 2697 | 26.1 | 6-15-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 2151 / 2510 | 14.3 | 1-10-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.0 | 1805 / 2332 | 22.6 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9.1 | 900 / 2053 | 56.2 | 2-7-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 855 / 1801 | 52.6 | 2-16-3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 22.8 | 260 / 1675 | 84.5 | 15-13-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13.8 | 608 / 1498 | 59.5 | 10-12-2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 30.9 | 14 / 1295 | 99.0 | 24-9-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 796 / 1125 | 29.3 | 11-11-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 119 / 747 | 84.2 | 15-13-4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 25.6 | 453 / 932 | 51.5 | 3-4-1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 18.9 | 414 / 785 | 47.3 | 6-9-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10.4 | 554 / 641 | 13.6 | 3-6-0 | 1 |

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