Phenomenon: 30lb vertical spinner, 3W–3L
SELF-BUILT? All of these (and many more!)
were built by me.
• ORIGIN: I got started in combat robotics after
growing up watching the classic robot shows
of the early 2000s (Robot Wars, BattleBots,
and Robotica), which ignited a passion in me.
As I grew up, I got more interested in the
engineering behind the robots and continued to
pursue that interest to this day.
• ADVICE: For people who want to get into
the sport, I highly recommend attending
local events (which you can find at
robotcombatevents.com), seeing fights and
talking to builders there. You can get a huge
wealth of information and experience while
minimizing cost. Smaller weight classes
like 1lb and 3lb are best to start with; 250lb
heavyweights are super expensive and are one
of the hardest ways to learn lessons. 12lb and
30lb robots are also fairly pricey, so smaller
machines are recommended.
LUCY DU
• LOCATION:
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
• ROLE: Design,
machine, build,
and compete!
• YEARS ACTIVE:
7 years
• LEAGUES:
I compete at
Norwalk Havoc Robot League as well as
BattleBots.
• ROBOTS: HotLeafJuice: 12lb undercutter/
horizontal spinner, 18W–3L
SawBlaze (2016–2021): 250lb overhead
hammer-saw, 15W–8L
Overhaul (2015): 250lb crushing lifter, 1W–2L
SELF-BUILT? HotLeafJuice — designed/built
with David Jin; SawBlaze — designed and built
with a team.
• ORIGIN: Some of my friends were doing
combat robots when I started graduate school,
and it looked like a fun and interesting way to
practice design/build/machining skills.
JON BENNETT
• LOCATION:
Massachusetts
• ROLE: BattleBots
photographer
seasons
3, 4, and 6;
competitor
seasons 3 and 4;
NHRL photographer
• YEARS ACTIVE:
Since 2016
• TEAMS AND LEAGUES: Team Toad Combat
Robotics, BattleBots, NHRL
• ROBOTS: Hypothermia and Texas Twister/
Spitfire (BattleBots)
SELF-BUILT? I did assembly/welding on
Texas Twister.
• ORIGIN: It’s all Fuzzy’s fault.
• ADVICE: Thompson’s rule for first-time
telescope makers also applies to robots: It’s
faster to build a 3lb robot, then a 30lb robot,
than it is to just build a 30lb robot.
BRANDON YOUNG
• LOCATION: Bowie,
Maryland
• ROLE: National
competitor,
weight classes
from 150g to
60lbs
• YEARS ACTIVE:
11 years
• TEAMS AND
LEAGUES: My own
team is Bone Dead Robotics. In 2018, I founded
the Leatherbacks Combat Robotics club at the
University of Maryland, which invites students
from different majors to learn about various
skills relating to combat robotics such as
design, manufacturing, and competing. I have
been a competitor on the TV show BattleBots
with the robots Big Dill and Mammoth.
• ROBOTS: Ferocious Mk.6: 1lb lifter, 6W-0L
Kerfuffle: 1lb lifter, 25W-8L (build it on page 44)
Demogorgon: 12lb undercutter, 11W–8L
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