Robot: HyperShock Type: Drum Spinner with Hydraulic Grabbing Arms Team: Shenanigans & Co. Will Bales, Tyler Bond, Cameron Cecil, Alex Mattaway Hometown: Cambridge, MA Sponsors: Rapid Machining, Cape Cod Bait & Tackle Website: facebook.com/Shenanigansnco Builder: Will Bales Job: CEO at Shenanigans & Friends, LLC Years competing: 10 years Favorite tool: Milwaukee Lithium-ion Brushless Cordless Bandsaw…
Robot: Icewave Type: Gas Powered Bar Spinner Team: Icewave Marc DeVidts, Andrew Adams, Angela Bamblett Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA Sponsors: Vex Robotics Website: team-icewave.com Builder: Marc DeVidts Job: Co-founder and CTO at Double Robotics Years competing: 13 years Favorite tool: CNC Mill Favorite robot: Double of course Interesting fact: Marc: “I built the LED suits for…
Robot: Lock-Jaw Type: Articulated Grappler with Dual Flamethrowers Team: Mutant Robotics Donald Hutson, Paul Ferrell, Jonathan Medina, Alex Kozarev Hometown: San Diego, CA Sponsors: Qualcomm, VEX, Vinatech, Automation Direct, SolidWorks, Camworks Website: MutantRobots.com Builder: Donald Hutson Job: Senior Staff Engineer Years competing: 20 years Favorite tool: Fiber Laser/Vertical CNC Favorite robot: R2D2 Interesting fact: Reigning…
Robot: Mohawk Type: Grappler Team: Euclid Robotics Korey Kline, Tom Bales, Christian Chiriboga, Laurie O’Sullivan, Connie Ryan. Greg Bales, Max Bales Hometown: Miami, FL Sponsors: MWL Engineering, Syntheon, Euclid Labs, eAc Website: facebook.com/Mohawkrobot Builder: Tom Bales Job: Korey Kline: Consulting Rocket Scientist Tom Bales: R&D Biomedical Engineer Years competing: 18 years Favorite tool: SolidWorks,…
Robot: Nightmare Type: Vertical Spinner Team: Nightmare Jim Smentowski, Erica Smentowski, Paul Cornuke Hometown: Bradenton, FL Sponsors: The Robot MarketPlace Website: www.robotcombat.com facebook.com/nightmarebots Builder: Jim Smentowski Job: Owner of Robot Marketplace / Hobby Marketplace Years competing: 19 years Favorite tool: Band saw Favorite robot: Iron Giant Interesting fact: Jim: “I worked at Industrial Light &…
Robot: OverDrive Type: Quick and Nimble Lifter Team: C2 Robotics Christian Carlberg – Captain Luke Khanlian – Pit boss Danny Valdez – Fabrication Mike Ballard – Machinist Chris Seto – Radio & Control Carissa Carlberg – Trainee Hometown: San Luis Obispo, CA Sponsors: C2 Robotics, Nocturna Fabrication, RF Ballard and Sons CNC Website: c2robotics.com Builder:…
Robot: Overhaul Type: Crushing Lifter Team: Team JACD Charles Guan, Jamison Go, Adam Bercu, Dane Kouttron, Cynthia Lu, Lucy Du, Hanna Lin, Andrew Berkowitz Hometown: Cambridge, MA Sponsors: Beantown Taqueria, Dale’s Homemade Robots Website: TeamJACD.com facebook.com/TeamJACD Builders: Charles Guan, Adam Bercu, Jamison Go, Dane Kouttron Job: Charles: Machine Shop & Fabrication Instructor, MITAdam: Engineering Consultant…
Robot: Plan X Type: Vertical Spinner with Modular Defense Systems, Partner Robots and a Brain Team: Robot Action League Lisa Winter, Mike Winter, Lauren Winter, Tackett Austin Hometown: Berkeley, CA Sponsors: No Sponsors Website: facebook.com/PlanXrobot Builder: Lisa Winter & Mike Winter Job: Lisa: Project Manager at Sproutling Mike: Designing Autonomous Robots Years competing: 20 years…
Robot: Radioactive Type: HammerBot with Articulated Driving Pods Team: Make Robotics Kane Aston, Anthony Pritchard, Kevin Cleasby, Ted Pritchard Hometown: Hemel Hempstead, UK Sponsors: Curvature Group, OptiPower Website: makerobotics.com facebook.com/MakeRobotics facebook.com/RadioactiveRobot Builder: Kane Aston Job: IT Manager and Drone Pilot Years competing: 17 years Favorite tool: Cordless Power Drill Favorite robot: Wall-E Interesting fact: Stat…
Robot: Razorback Type: Grappling Lifter Team: Team Contraption Lab Zack Bieber, Shane Suppes, Nathan Petter, Jethro Quillen, Jesse Riel, Heather Bieber, Zack Jenkins, Josh Bridges, Chris Schoenig Hometown: Wellington, CO Sponsors: The Machine Lab, Inc. Website: themachinelab.com Builder: Zack Bieber Job: Owner of The Machine Lab Years competing: 16 years Favorite tool: CNC Mill Favorite…