# Team 862: Lightning Robotics Canton, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2002. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Canton High School & Salem High School & Plymouth High School - Sponsors: Jabil, Nissan, BOSCH, Amazon - Website: http://www.lightningrobotics.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightningrobotics - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lightningrobotics - X: https://twitter.com/frc862 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightningroboticsteam862 - GitHub: https://github.com/frc-862 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **78.23**, rank 890 of 3708 (76.0th percentile) - Record: 32-35-1 over 68 matches (47% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.2, teleop 68.0, endgame 0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 59%, RP2 12% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | 2026pahat | 1 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 29 | 3 | 91.2 | | | | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | 2026mibkn | 3 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 26 | 7 | 77.4 | 33 | | | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | 2026mifen | 6 | 20 | 5-7-0 | 24 | 5 | 78.8 | 35 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 38 | 3-8-1 | 19 | 2 | 78.2 | 84 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District FIRST Impact Award (2026mifen) - District Event Finalist (2026pahat) - District Championship Finalist (2026micmp2) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026mibkn) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2014, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/2014-862-lightning-robotics-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. - 2005 – now: Lightning Robotics - 2003 – 2004: Lightning ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 22 - Awards: 81, over 19 seasons - Einstein appearances: 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 15 | 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2014, 2013 | | Finalist | 14 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 14 | 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 | | Impact | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2015 | | Engineering Inspiration | 5 | 2023, 2017, 2013, 2011 | | Autonomous | 3 | 2026, 2019 | | Leadership | 3 | 2025, 2013, 2012 | | Judges' | 3 | 2024, 2012, 2009 | | Excellence in Engineering | 3 | 2023, 2020, 2018 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2023, 2016, 2009 | | Quality | 2 | 2025, 2015 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2014, 2006 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2024 | | Imagery | 1 | 2022 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2022 | | Skills Finalist (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 | | Excellence in Design (CAD) (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Jackson at Columbia Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District West Michigan Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Belleville Main LLC | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Energy Foundation | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FIM District Ann Arbor Event presented by DTE | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Saline Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIN District Mishawaka Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Carver Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2020 | FIM District Jackson Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Einstein Field (Detroit) | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | FIM District Shepherd Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #1 | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | FIM District Belleville Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Carson Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Gaylord Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Gibraltar Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Einstein Field (St. Louis) | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Daly Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Ann Arbor Pioneer Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Standish-Sterling Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Bedford Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | FIM District - Howell Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2013 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2013 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2011 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2010 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2009 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2009 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2008 | Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Boilermaker Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | West Michigan Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Great Lakes Regional | | | | 2003 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Western Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 78.2 | 890 / 3708 | 76.0 | 32-35-1 | 4 | | 2025 | 74.3 | 152 / 3687 | 95.9 | 61-19-1 | 7 | | 2024 | 32.0 | 309 / 3475 | 91.1 | 34-22-0 | 8 | | 2023 | 50.0 | 338 / 3284 | 89.7 | 53-25-0 | 7 | | 2022 | 36.6 | 212 / 3053 | 93.1 | 35-30-1 | 5 | | 2020 | 60.3 | 104 / 2024 | 94.9 | 14-4-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 27.0 | 247 / 3763 | 93.5 | 55-40-2 | 11 | | 2018 | 116.8 | 358 / 3617 | 90.1 | 43-18-0 | 6 | | 2017 | 134.0 | 43 / 3331 | 98.7 | 42-24-3 | 8 | | 2016 | 31.1 | 896 / 3114 | 71.2 | 13-20-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 49.6 | 237 / 2873 | 91.8 | 0-2-73 | 5 | | 2014 | 63.0 | 123 / 2697 | 95.5 | 53-30-1 | 5 | | 2013 | 54.7 | 72 / 2510 | 97.2 | 53-16-1 | 7 | | 2012 | 18.2 | 120 / 2332 | 94.9 | 31-22-1 | 3 | | 2011 | 10.9 | 773 / 2053 | 62.4 | 14-22-1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 383 / 1801 | 78.8 | 15-24-1 | 3 | | 2009 | 18.6 | 558 / 1675 | 66.7 | 26-20-0 | 4 | | 2008 | 20.7 | 221 / 1498 | 85.3 | 8-11-1 | 3 | | 2007 | 6.2 | 757 / 1295 | 41.6 | 4-11-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 5.4 | 851 / 1125 | 24.4 | 7-22-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 7.1 | 476 / 747 | 36.3 | 9-13-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 19.5 | 674 / 932 | 27.7 | 5-8-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 12.7 | 728 / 785 | 7.3 | 3-12-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.2 | 323 / 641 | 49.7 | 5-11-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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