# Team 8588: Tech Devils

Denville, New Jersey, USA. Rookie year 2021. District FMA.

## Who backs them

- School: Morris Co Vocational School
- Sponsors: Gene Haas Foundation, Argosy Foundation, Hack Club
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcst.robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **-2.89**, rank 3598 of 3708 (3.0th percentile)
- Record: 10-16-0 over 26 matches (38% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -2.9, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FMA District Robbinsville Event | 2026njrob | 3 | 11 | 6-6-0 | 22 | 8 | 13.8 | 29 |  |
| FMA District Montgomery Event | 2026njski | 6 | 32 | 4-8-0 | 17 |  | -2.9 | 6 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Rising All-Star Award (2026njrob)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 6, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025 |
| Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2022 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FMA District Montgomery Event |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FMA District Montgomery Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FMA District Mount Olive Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FMA District Allentown Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FMA District Mount Olive Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FMA District Montgomery Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FMA District Warren Hills Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FMA District Mount Olive Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FMA District Bridgewater-Raritan Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | -2.9 | 3598 / 3708 | 3.0 | 10-16-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 25.3 | 2071 / 3687 | 43.8 | 23-24-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 3272 / 3475 | 5.8 | 10-16-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13.7 | 2853 / 3284 | 13.1 | 9-16-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 3018 / 3053 | 1.1 | 10-14-0 | 2 |

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

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