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: Shuttereaze.com, Dinogy Lipo Batteries Website: facebook.com/teamfast.electricrobots Builder: Jeff Vasquez Job: Senior Engineering Technician at…
Robot: Stinger: The Killer Bee Type: Lifter, Flipper with Flamethrower Team: Team PlumbCrazy Matt & Wendy Maxham Hometown: Sacramento, CA Sponsors: Apex Dynamics, Inc., CareFree Tire Website: facebook.com/StingerTKB Builder: Matt & Wendy Maxham Job: Matt: Production Supervisor at Western Integrated Technologies Wendy: Regional Accounting Manager at Hearst Television Years competing: 13 years Favorite tool: Millermatic…
Robot: Sweet Revenge Type: Bar Spinner Team: Rock, Paper, Scissors Nola Garcia, Billy Garcia, Elizabeth DeZulueta, Alan Crockwell, Julian DeZulueta, Olivia Garcia-Velez, Meagan Carpintero, Elisa Baena, Sabrina Tamames, Sara Dwyer, Catalina Rincon, Alexis Viduretta, Regina Morfin, Manuela Guyot, Crisitna Mackle, Caitlin Dowell-Esquivel, Nadya Ganem, Emilie Martinez, Cecelia de Armas, Lourdes Magolnick, Natalie Batlle, Alessandra Mackle,…
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 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: 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: Wrecks Type: Walking Vertical Spinner Team: Team Wrecks Micah “Chewy” Leibowitz, Dan Chatterton, Joe Sena, James Arluck, Orion Beach, Adrian “Bunny” Dorsey Hometown: Berkeley, CA Sponsors: Van Bebber Bros., Inc Website: www.wrecksrobot.com Team Captain: Micah “Chewy” Leibowitz Job: Machinist / Business Owner Years competing: 19 years Favorite tool: Bridgeport Milling Machine Favorite robot: V.I.N.CENT…