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. The pit area before the competition was full of energy as teams readied for safety inspections and interviews. 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!" "From prehistoric times, it's not a bot, it's a terror-dactyle.
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