There are more great stories to tell about these fine people. I’m hoping to convince some of the team to join us at an Onshape User Group meeting or be interviewed on the Innovator’s Insider Podcast coming soon. The more I learned about Team Ghostraptor, the more interested I became. It is quite a production, and so much fun to watch.Ī closer look at Ghost Raptor. The sounds are deafening and the crowd is on their feet chanting and cheering. Watching BattleBots live gives you a real sense of the actual size of these monster machines, something that’s hard to tell when watching on television. While I cannot divulge any results, I can tell you it was awesome to see! These matches are pre-recorded for future telecasts, and several battles are filmed each taping day.
In addition to my time with the Ghost Raptor team, I got to spend Saturday afternoon watching robots battle each other. How will Ghost Raptor fare this year? Robot Combat: The Live Experience The best performances, according to the team's LinkedIn page, were with lightweights Alpha Raptor and Gamma Raptor, both reaching the finals, and with heavyweight Ghost Raptor, which reached the semifinals. The robot also competed in seasons 2 and 5, as well as BattleBots Bounty Hunters. Ghost Raptor, classified as a heavyweight robot, made its first appearance in 2015 on season 1 of ABC’s BattleBots. The team developed lightweight robots W.L.O.W., Alpha Raptor, Beta Raptor, Gamma Raptor, and Carnage Raptor heavyweight robot Tripulta Raptor and middleweight robot Pack Raptors. Team Ghostraptor, or Team Raptor, has participated in BattleBot competitions since 1999, making the team one of the more well-known BattleBot competitors. Team Ghostraptor used Onshape to design the inner workings of Ghost Raptor. “All of them,” he said without skipping a beat. From sharing ideas to sharing spare parts, BattleBots teams are a close-knit community.īefore the championship began, I asked Chuck, “Who are your top competitors this year?” Chuck tells me the Onshape model will be valuable to the team for verifying weights, part replacements and any adjustments needed after a battle.Ĭhuck was quick to mention the camaraderie between competitors. I viewed the Ghost Raptor Onshape Document, complete with every configuration of the robot the team uses in competitions. Sponsorship is a big part of the funding, and I’m proud that my company Onshape, a PTC Business, has stepped up to help them out this year. I wasn’t surprised to learn that BattleBots teams regularly spend $25,000-$30,000 per season to compete. I spent some time with Chuck and got to ask a few questions about competing in BattleBots. (I’d like to give a special thanks to Sabri for getting me into the venue and making sure I knew where to go.)Ĭhuck Pitzer, left, and Richard Doyle take a look at Ghost Raptor’s design.
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The pit area before the competition was full of energy as teams readied for safety inspections and interviews.
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Team members included Fashiontech Designer Anouk Wipprecht, Software Engineer Xo Wang, Mechanical Engineer Eric Diehr and Software Engineer Sabri Sansoy. This year, Team Ghostraptor was led by Team Captain Chuck Pitzer, Staff Engineer at Fetch Robotics. I was lucky enough to get an up close look at Ghost Raptor by going behind-the-scenes with Team Ghostraptor for the BattleBots 2021 World Championship, which was held Aug. That was just one of BattleBots Ring Announcer Faruq Tauheed’s many fear-inducing introductions for Ghost Raptor in previous competitions. From the Crush-taceous Period, it's Ghost Raptor!"
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