# Team 97: Bionic Beef Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Rookie year 1996. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: Cambridge Rindge & Latin HS - Sponsors: Cambridge Rindge - Website: https://bionicbeef97.weebly.com/ - X: https://twitter.com/97bionicbeef - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bionic_beef97 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **28.29**, rank 2202 of 3708 (40.6th percentile) - Record: 6-18-0 over 24 matches (25% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 7.1, teleop 21.0, endgame 0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 22%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week 0 | 2026week0 | 0 | | | | | 28.3 | | | | NE District North Shore Event | 2026marea | 2 | 37 | 2-10-0 | 11 | | 18.4 | 10 | | | NE District WPI Event | 2026mawor | 5 | 33 | 4-8-0 | 19 | | 28.3 | 8 | | ### Awards in 2026 - Rising All-Star Award (2026marea) ## 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. - 2012 – now: Bionic Beef - 2011: The Cow - 2006 – 2010: RoboRuminants - 2004 – 2005: Team Muscles ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 9, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 4 | 2025, 2015, 2008, 1999 | | Judges' | 2 | 2018, 2001 | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 | | Creativity | 1 | 2018 | | Best Play of the Day (no longer given) | 1 | 1999 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | NE District WPI Event | | Not picked | | 2026 | NE District North Shore Event | | Not picked | | 2026 | Week 0 | | | | 2025 | NE District URI Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | NE District Granite State Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | Week 0 | | Not picked | | 2024 | NE District URI Event | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | NE District Hartford Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District Greater Boston Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District North Shore Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District Greater Boston Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | | Not picked | | 2020 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District SE Mass Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NE District SE Mass Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | NE District - Greater Boston Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | NE District - SE Mass Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | NE District - North Shore Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - Northeastern University Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | NE District - UMass - Dartmouth Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Northeastern University District Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Granite State District Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Boston Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Boston Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Boston Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Motorola Midwest Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 28.3 | 2202 / 3708 | 40.6 | 6-18-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 13.1 | 3185 / 3687 | 13.6 | 12-15-2 | 3 | | 2024 | 7.2 | 2793 / 3475 | 19.6 | 10-15-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 20.1 | 2171 / 3284 | 33.9 | 8-18-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 5.2 | 2696 / 3053 | 11.7 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 10.2 | 1745 / 2024 | 13.8 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 13.6 | 2460 / 3763 | 34.6 | 11-15-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 86.1 | 1531 / 3617 | 57.7 | 11-16-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 63.8 | 2179 / 3331 | 34.6 | 12-16-2 | 2 | | 2016 | 18.1 | 2471 / 3114 | 20.7 | 8-13-3 | 2 | | 2015 | 26.2 | 961 / 2873 | 66.6 | 0-2-29 | 2 | | 2014 | 18.5 | 1909 / 2697 | 29.2 | 14-17-1 | 2 | | 2013 | 22.5 | 810 / 2510 | 67.8 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.0 | 1163 / 2332 | 50.2 | 6-4-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 12.3 | 686 / 2053 | 66.6 | 6-4-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.0 | 1001 / 1801 | 44.4 | 5-6-3 | 1 | | 2009 | 15.3 | 991 / 1675 | 40.9 | 2-5-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 4.3 | 1373 / 1498 | 8.3 | 8-5-4 | 2 | | 2007 | 11.0 | 405 / 1295 | 68.8 | 13-9-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 12.9 | 330 / 1125 | 70.7 | 15-12-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 23.9 | 506 / 932 | 45.8 | 6-8-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 22.3 | 188 / 785 | 76.1 | 10-8-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.3 | 299 / 641 | 53.4 | 6-10-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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