Robot info

Builder info

Robot:

Bite Force

Builder:

Paul Ventimiglia

Type:

Bar spinner (vertical)

Job:

Mechanical Designer / Robotics Engineer

Team:

APTYX Designs

Teena Liu, Jeremiah Jinno, Cory McBride, Travis Covington, Rob Masek

Years competing:

18 years

Hometown:

Mountain View, CA

Favorite tool:

Haas VF2SS, Lincoln Power Mig 256, WERA Zyklop Sockets

Sponsors:
VEX Robotics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
SOLIDWORKS
Magmotor Technologies
Big Blue Saw
Anchor Labs
Applied Welding, Mountain View, CA
Favorite robot:

Terminator T-800

Website:

aptyxdesigns.com

facebook.com/AptyxDesigns

instagram.com/aptyxdesigns

Interesting fact:

Paul: “I won $500,000 from NASA for building a robot called “Moonraker” to dig moon dirt, while still a student at WPI.”

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