Robot: Tombstone Type: Bar spinner (horizontal) Team: Hardcore Robotics Ray Billings (Captain), Rick Russ (Pit boss), Justin Billings (son, assembly/disassembly), Brittney Heindel, Susan Billings Hometown: Placerville, CA Sponsors: Keysight Technologies, Tormach, NPC Robotics, VEX Robotics Website: facebook.com/Hardcore-Robotics Builder: Ray Billings Job: Engineering Technician at Intel Corporation Years competing: 15 years Favorite tool: Tormach PCNC 1100…
Robot: Tombstone Type: Bar Spinner Team: Hardcore Robotics Ray Billings, Justin Billings, Rick Russ Hometown: Placerville, CA Sponsors: NPC Robotics, Innovation First International Website: hardcorerobotics.com Builder: Ray Billings Job: Engineering Technician at Intel Corporation Years competing: 14 years Favorite tool: Welder Favorite robot: Alcoholic Stepfather Interesting fact: Ray started out in mechanical sports, racing go-Karts…
Robot: Warhead Type: Articulated Drum Spinner with Lifting Arms & Tail and Chewing, tearing, biting dinosaur head of doom… It’s the Warhead evilution Team: Team Warhead Simon Scott (Captain), Ian Lewis, James Vandervelden Hometown: Poole, UK Sponsors: Optipower, Scorpion Motors, C & M Mould Tools, Metalex, Pavalux, The Hydraulics Company Website: facebook.com/WarheadRobot Builders: Simon Roy…
Robot: Warhead Type: Articulated Drum Spinner with Lifting Arms & Tail Team: Warhead Ian lewis, Simon Scott, Gillian Lewis, James Cooper Hometown: Bournemouth, UK Sponsors: Optipower, Scorpion Motors, C & M Mould Tools, The Hydraulics Company, Metalex Website: facebook.com/WarheadRobot Builders: Ian Lewis & Simon Scott Job: CAD Design Engineer Years competing: 17 years Favorite tool:…
Robot: Warrior Clan Type: Spinner with Lifting Tail and Flame Throwing Distraction Robots Team: Team Whyachi Terry Ewert, Lisa Ewert, Jake Ewert, Clint Ewert, Luke Ewert, Reese Ewert, Korbin Ewert, Tyler Paul, Tommy Untiedt Hometown: Abbotsford, WI Sponsors: Westar Manufacturing Website: www.teamwhyachi.com, Udder Gun Builder: Terry Ewert Job: Mechanical Engineer Years competing: 15 years Favorite tool: Water Jet Favorite robot: C3PO Interesting fact: I…
Robot: Warrior Clan Type: Spinner with Lifting Tail and Flame Throwing Distraction Robots Team: Team Whyachi Clint Ewert, Jake Ewert, Korbin Ewert, Tyler Paul, and Tommy Untiedt Hometown: Abbotsford, WI Sponsors: Westar Manufacturing Website: www.teamwhyachi.com, Udder Gun Builder: Clint Ewert Job: Mechanical Engineer Years competing: 15 years Favorite tool: Water Jet Favorite robot: Falcon Interesting…
Robot: Witch Doctor Type: Drum Spinner with Flame-Spitting Partner Bot Team: Busted Nuts Robotics Andrea Suarez, Michael Gellatly, Paul Grata, Jennifer Villa Hometown: Miami, FL Sponsors: Kalamazoo Waterjet, Revolutionary Machine & Design Website: facebook.com/Witchdoctorbattlebot Builder: Andrea Suarez Job: Research & Development Engineer, specializing in trauma implants Years competing: 12 years Favorite tool: Sledgehammer Favorite robot:…
Robot: Witch Doctor Type: Disc spinner (vertical) Team: Busted Nuts Robotics Andrea Suarez (Team Captain), Michael Gellatly (Designer/Driver), Paul Grata (Lead on small robot, driver of small robot/fire system), Jennifer Villa (Batteries, extra hands), Brian Lepley, Carolina de Freitas Hometown: Miami Springs, FL Sponsors: Kalamazoo Waterjet, Zimmer Biomet, VEX Robotics, Revolutionary machine & Design, Michael…