Robot info

Builder info

Robot:

Parallax

Builder:

Luke Bittenbinder

Type:

Drum spinner

Job:

Mech Engineering Student

Team:

Aberrant Robotics

Luke Bittenbinder, JT Atkinson, Sam Mills

Years competing:

Rookie

Hometown:

Northampton, United Kingdom

Favorite tool:

Angle grinder

Sponsors:
MAHLE
Favorite robot:

Data

Website:

facebook.com/ParallaxBattlebot

Interesting fact:

Sam and JT had never met in person prior to being on Battlebots!

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