Robot: Preying Mantis Type: Grappler Team: Nuclear Radiation Mutation Aliaksandr Iuleu, Sasha Robocop (Captain), Jenny Cheung, George “Stretch” Myers, Curtis Wilson, Adam Vasilakis, Leanne Cushing, Jason Chrisos Hometown: Boston, MA Sponsors: Roboteq, stober, Pavlok, MassChallenge, txyz Website: txyz youtube.com/user/txyzinfo Builder: Sasha Robocop Job: Robotics Engineer Years competing: Rookie Favorite tool: Oscilloscope Favorite robot: T1000 Interesting…
Robot: Razorback Type: Grappler Team: Team Contraption Lab Zack Bieber (Captain), Jesse Riel, Jeffery Quillen, Nathan Petter, Shane Suppes, Brian Cox Hometown: Wellington, CO Sponsors: Octopus Creations Inc., The Machine Lab, Inc. Website: themachinelab.com Builder: Zack Bieber Job: Owner of The Machine Lab Years competing: 17 years Favorite tool: CNC Mill Favorite robot: MMP-30-EOD Interesting…
Robot: Red Devil Type: Grappler Team: DT Robotics Jerome Miles (Captain), Daniel Madsen, Chris Jones, Gauge Miles, Davido Hyer, Austin Carlson Hometown: Spanish Fork, UT Sponsors: myLIFTER Inc. Website: facebook.com/RedDevilRobot Builder: Jerome Miles Job: Owner of myLIFTER Inc. Years competing: 19 years Favorite tool: CNC Mill Favorite robot: Johnny 5 Interesting fact: Before I got…
Robot: The Ringmaster Type: Ring Spinner Team: Team Black & Blue Hal Rucker (Captain), Douglas Palmer (Builder, Fabricator, Lifter), Hannah Rucker (Main driver), Kathy Rucker (Moral support) Hometown: Hillsborough, CA Sponsors: ESPRIT Software, Silicon Valley Precision, Proto Labs, Kraftwerk, MaxAmps Website: facebook.com/TheRingmasterOnBattleBots Hal Rucker Builder: Hal Rucker Job: Inventor, product design engineer and entrepreneur Years…
Robot: Road Rash Type: Angle Grinder/Grappler Team: DANGER 4 Frederick Moore (Builder, CAD, Main Driver), Dane Kouttron (Builder/Electrical Engineer), Julian Merrick (Electrical Engineer), Ciaran O’Neill (Assembly/Manufacturing), Cheetiri Smith (Engineer), Alex Hattori, Jared DiCarlo Hometown: Boston, MA Sponsors: Vicor, Progressive RC, Advanced Motion Controls, H2W Technologies Website: DANGER 4 facebook.com/danger4season2 Builders: Frederick Moore and Dane Kouttron…
Robot: Rotator Type: Disc spinner (horizontal) Team: Team Revolution Goran Kadribasic (Builder/Fabricator), Tim Perez, Gary Nguyen, Mark Palm (Weapons), Jordan Sangerman (Armor), Roberto Montane, Dave Sinclair Hometown: Doral, FL Sponsors: – Website: – Builder: Victor Soto Job: Robotics Engineer making medical robots for orthopedic surgery Years competing: 15 years Favorite tool: Manual Lathe and Mill…
Robot: SawBlaze Type: Vertical Saw Team: LiMITless Robotics Jamison Go (Captain/Primary Driver), Lucy Du (Secondary Driver/Weapons Control), Joao Ramos (Graphic Design/Programmer), John Mayo (Fabricator/Programmer/Weapons Designer), Chris Merian (Fabricator/Mechanical Designer) Hometown: Cambridge, MA Sponsors: Harmonic Drive, Vex Robotics, Hacker Motor USA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MaxAmps, MarkForged, L-3 Communications, Cutters Edge Website: facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots Builder: Jamison Go…
Robot: Skorpios Type: Vertical Saw Team: Offbeat Robotics Orion Beach (Captain), Micah Leibowitz, Zachary Lytle, Max Maruszewski, Jerry Serafin Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Sponsors: ThermoFusion, Van Bebber Bros, Inc Website: facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot Builder: Orion Beach Job: Robot designer and Technician at BotBash Party Service. Apprenticeship Instructor for the California Tooling & Machining Apprenticeship Association Years competing:…
Robot: SOW Type: Three Arm Rotor Team: Team Whyachi Lucas Ewert (Captain), Terry Ewert (Owner), Elizabeth Ewert (Team Mom), Reese Ewert (Crew Chief), Richard Stuplich (Fabricator/Scout) Hometown: Dorchester, WI Sponsors: Team Whyachi Robotics Website: Team Whyachi Builder: Lucas Ewert Job: Mechanical Engineer Years competing: 15 years Favorite tool: Computer Favorite robot: Ricochet Interesting fact: Two…
Robot: Splatter Type: Articulated Spinning Disc Team: Fast Electric Robots Jeff Vasquez – Team Captain, Fabricator, Machinist, Welder Matthew Vasquez – CAD Designer, Builder, Driver Jason Vasquez – Builder, Secondary Weapons Operator Debbie Vasquez – RoboMom Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA Sponsors: Molex, GoEngineer, Crane Technology, Towers Metalworks, ShutterEaze Website: facebook.com/teamfast.electricrobots Builder: Jeff Vasquez Job: Senior…