Robot: Stinger: The Killer Bee Type: Lifter Team: Team PlumbCrazy Matt Maxham (Captain), Wendy Maxham (Batteries specialist, support), Tony Osladil, Jeff Gomez Hometown: Sacramento, CA Sponsors: Sierra College – Career and Technical Education, Apex Dynamics, USA, Care Free Tires Website: facebook.com/StingerTKB Builder: Matt Maxham Job: Matt: Production Supervisor at Western Integrated Technologies Wendy: Regional Accounting…
Robot: SubZero Type: Launcher Team: Team Hammertime Jerry Clarkin (Captain/Builder/Weapons), Logan Davis (Driver), Alex Horne (Builder/Fabricator), Brady Davis (Drone Driver/Gopher), Reginald Wilson (Weapons for Drone) Hometown: Malvern, PA Sponsors: MaxAmps, Motion Controls, Penn College of Technology, Vantec, HeliBatics Website: Team Hammer Time facebook.com/mechasubzero Builder: Jerry Clarkin Job: Automotive catalyst evaluation technician, former automotive mechanic Years…
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: UltraViolent Type: Launcher Team: TI Joe Andrew Peterson (Captain/Driver), Joshua Kramer (Fabricator), Alex Pardo (Fabricator), John Peterson (Strategy), Gary Peterson (Strategy) Hometown: Blacksburg, VA Sponsors: Titanium Joe Website: facebook.com/ultraviolentbattlebot Builder: Andrew Peterson Job: Senior Research Scientist – Virginia Tech Years competing: 4 years Favorite tool: Waterjet, Dremel, Google Favorite robot: The Robot from “Robot…
Robot: Ultimo Destructo Type: Launcher Team: Carnage Robotics Sean J. Irvin (Captain), Monte Keen, Don Price Hometown: Valkaria, FL Sponsors: Keen Machine & Sheetmetal, Harris Corporation, Welding by Theo Website: Carnage Robotics facebook.com/Carnagerobotics Builder: Sean J. Irvin Job: By day, Sean works as a Precision Mechanism design engineer for Harris Corporation. In a nutshell, Sean designs…
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: 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: 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…
Robot: Wrecks Type: Disc spinner (vertical) Team: Team Wrecks Dan Chatterton (Co-Captain), Joe Sena (Co-Captain), James Arluck, Adrian Plimpton Hometown: Petaluma, CA Sponsors: Van Bebber Bros, P1 Hobbies, Hammond, Boedeker Plastics, Gens Ace Website: www.wrecksrobot.com Builder: Dan Chatterton Job: Machinist / DJ Years competing: 10 years Favorite tool: Swiss Army Knife Favorite robot: Canti Interesting…
Robot: Yeti Type: Drum spinner Team: Team Yeti Gregory Gibson, David Oliver, Brandon Kruse, Charlie Gibson Hometown: Wasilla, AK Sponsors: eTrac Inc. Website: facebook.com/Yeti-Battlebot Builder: Gregory Gibson Job: Hydrographic Surveyor Years competing: 14 years Favorite tool: Really Big Hammer Favorite robot: Mechadon Interesting fact: I enjoy spearfishing in Alaska? Sounds more like a Tinder profile. Stat…