Robot info
Builder info
Robot:
Chomp
Builder:
Zoe Stephenson
Type:
Pneumatic hammer and flamethrower
Job:
Mechanical Engineer
Team:
The Machine Corps
Zoe Stephenson, Jascha Little, Dimitar Vassilev, Robbie Bennett, Jo Balme
Years competing:
2 years
Hometown:
Seattle, WA
Favorite tool:
Waterjet… and hammer, of course
Sponsors:
Applied Invention LLC
Applied Invention LLC
Favorite robot:
Opportunity, the unkillable Mars rover
Website:
facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot
Interesting fact:
Chomp’s main pneumatic actuator is made of completely custom parts which the team designed and fabricated themselves. This is unusual; pneumatic actuators are usually bought off the shelf from large commercial manufacturers.