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.

Robot history

Wins

4

Losses

1

Awards

1

Most Destructive Robot

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)