Robot info
Robot:
Minotaur
Type:
Drum spinner
Team:
RioBotz
Gabriel Barsi Haberfeld (Electronics), Daniel Zacarias Freitas (Driver), Ivan Ekman Simoes (Designer/Fabricator), Vitor Zig Garcia (Designer/Fabricator), Carlos de Souza Junior (Electronics)
Hometown:
Rio de Janeiro, BR
Builder info
Builder:
Marco Antonio Meggiolaro
Job:
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
Years competing:
13 years
Favorite tool:
Dead On Annihilator Superhammer (we like to call it Zombie Killer)
Favorite robot:
Ava from Ex_Machina
Interesting fact:
In 2009 my research group designed and built a brain-machine interface that allowed us to control a 120lb combat drum robot only using our thoughts.
In 2009 my research group designed and built a brain-machine interface that allowed us to control a 120lb combat drum robot only using our thoughts.
Robot history
Stat history
| Stats | Career | Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Total matches | 5 | 5 |
| Win percentage | 80% | 80% |
| Total wins | 4 | 4 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Knockouts | 3 | 3 |
| KO percentage | 60% | 60% |
| Average knockout time | 115 s | 115 s |
| Knockouts against | 1 | 1 |
| KO against percentage | 20% | 20% |
| Judges decision wins | 1 | 1 |
Match history
| Season | Round | Opponent | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | Qualifier | Photon Storm | Won by KO (1:41) |
| Season 2 | Round of 32 | Blacksmith | Won by JD (3-0) |
| Season 2 | Round of 16 | Warhead | Won by KO (1:11) |
| Season 2 | Quarterfinals | Bronco | Won by KO (2:54) |
| Season 2 | Semifinals | Bombshell | Lost by KO (2:50) |
