# Team 8736: The Mechanisms

Marietta, Georgia, USA. Rookie year 2022. District PCH.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: Family, Community
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themechanisms8736
- GitHub: https://github.com/mechanisms-robotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **56.46**, rank 1218 of 3708 (67.2th percentile)
- Record: 23-23-1 over 47 matches (49% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 14.2, teleop 42.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 37%, RP2 8%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | 2026gadal | 1 | 11 | 6-5-1 | 24 | 5 | 37.5 | 39 |  |
| PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | 2026gaalb | 4 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 23 | 7 | 29.4 | 27 |  |
| Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | 2026gacmp | 7 | 18 | 6-6-0 | 24 | 3 | 56.5 | 72 |  |
| SOUTHEAST TOURNAMENT INVITATIONAL (@) NORTH GWINNETT | 2026gasuw | 29 | 11 | 5-5-0 | 21 |  | 59.7 |  |  |
| South Carolina Robotics Invitational And Workshops | 2026sccol | 32 | 13 | 3-4-0 | 11 |  | 48.5 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026gadal)
- Rising All-Star Award (2026gaalb)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 15, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2023, 2022 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 3 | 2022 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2025, 2023 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 |
| Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 |
| Quality | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2023 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2022 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | PCH District Gwinnett Event presented by Gwinnett County Public Schools | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | PCH District Gainesville Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Peachtree District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | PCH District Gwinnett Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by MAGNA | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Peachtree District Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | PCH District Macon Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | PCH District Gwinnett Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Peachtree District State Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | PCH District Carrollton Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | PCH District Dalton Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 56.5 | 1218 / 3708 | 67.2 | 23-23-1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 38.5 | 1210 / 3687 | 67.2 | 20-25-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 1421 / 3475 | 59.1 | 19-24-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 42.3 | 637 / 3284 | 80.6 | 33-25-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 36.2 | 226 / 3053 | 92.6 | 39-12-0 | 4 |

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