Heavyweight Bots

2001 BattleBots - San Francisco

May 22-28, 2001 | Took place on Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA

page updated on 8.28.01

unless otherwise marked, photos are by Dan Cherney and Jim Smentowski • Click any image for larger view

Bot Info Photo

Administrator, The

Edge Robotics
Austin Carpenter
Germantown, TN

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Greenspan
Lost
18-27

 

 


B.O.B. (Basher of BOTS)

Team B.O.B.
Wray Russ
Brentwood, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Yoshik
Won
KO
2
Nasty Overbite
Won
24-21
3
Omega 13
Lost
15-30

 

Bacchus

Lafayette
Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
PyRAMidroid
Won
32-13
2
License To Kill
Won
KO
3
Blendo
Won
KO
4
Junkyard Offspring
Won
39-6
5
Voltronic
Lost
20-25

Bad Badger

Team S.M.A.C.
Ryan Lufkin
Salt Lake City, UT

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Psycho Splatter
Won
KO
2
RoboSapien
Lost
42-3


Photo courtesy of Ryan Lufkin

Bad Dog

K-NINE
Kenneth Benner
Lake Mathews, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
SledgeJammer
Won
KO
2
Towering Inferno
Lost
KO

BattleRat

Team BattleRat
Ted Walters
Point Pleasant Bch, NJ

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Massacre
Won
KO
2
Crash Test Dummy
Won
33-12
3
Tazbot
Lost
11-34


Photo courtesy of Robert Trousdale

Bender

Tatar
Eric Stoliker
Burbank, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Omega 13
Lost
10-35

 

BioHazard

Team BioHazard
Carlo Bertocchini
Belmont, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Little Sister
Won
KO
2
Incoming
Won
42-3
3-QF
Tazbot
Won
27-18
4-SF
Overkill
Won
38-7
5-F
Son of Whyachi
Lost
29-16


WINNER
2nd Place-Heavyweight Division

Black Ops

Black Ops
Rob Meyer
Tucson, AZ

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Chewbot
Lost
KO

 

 


Blendo

Team Blendo
Jamie Hyneman
San Francisco, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Bacchus
Lost
KO

 

Botknocker 19

Team Botknocker 19
Carl Moyer
Grantville, PA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Reactore
Won
KO
2
Little Sister
Lost
43-2

Center Punch

Green Iguana
Tom Beaver
Lake Helen, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Tool Chop
Won
28-17
2
Incisor
Won
29-16
3
Killerhurtz
Lost
KO


Photo courtesy of John Reid

Chewbot

Dreadbot
Larry Beckman
Lake Park, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Black Ops
Won
KO
2
Kritikal Mass II
Lost
10-35


Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Chomp

Team LungFish
Kevin Lung
Sunnyvale, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
I-Beam
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of www.battlezone.tv

Circuit Breaker

Team Circuit Breaker
Josh O'Briant
San Diego, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Frostbite
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Collateral Damage

Team Kinetic Energy
Mike Pelstring
Santa Cruz, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Crash Test Dummy
Lost
19-26

 

 



Photo courtesy of Robert Doerr

Crab Meat

Starboard!
Don Harper
Orlando, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
My Son
Won
KO
2
Son of Whyachi
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of Angelo Figallo

Crash Test Dummy

Robot Workshop (Crash Test Dummy)
Robert Doerr
St. Clair Shores, MI

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Collateral Damage
Won
26-19
2
BattleRat
Lost
12-33



Photo courtesy of Robert Doerr

Deathwishbone

Teslas Stooges
Chad Castillo
Oakland, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Gang Green Weasel
Lost
KO

 

 



Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Disco Cow 3000

little people
Patrick Dwight
Anaheim, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Junkyard Offspring
Lost
KO

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Dreadbot

Silicon Valley Destruction Company
David Hall
San Jose, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Mauler 5150
Lost
KO


Photo courtesy of www.battlezone.tv

Dredge

Lancers
Gene Burnett
Springfield, IL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Fork-N-Stein
Lost
FF


Photo courtesy of Kenneth Demshki

El Diablo Grande

Team Diablo
Zack Bieber
Monrovia, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Mechavore
Lost
22-23

Fork-N-Stein

American Performance Robotics
Jim Snook
San Diego, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Dredge
Won
FF
2
Hexadecimator
Lost
KO

frenZy

Team Minus Zero
Patrick Campbell
Stevenson Ranch, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Towering Inferno
Won
KO
2
Overkill
Lost
22-23

 


FrostBite

Team Toad
Michael Mauldin
Irwin, PA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Circuit Breaker
Won
KO
2
Hexadecimator
Lost
22-23

 


Photo courtesy of Team Toad

Gammatron

Gammatronic Robot Brigade
Mike Okerman
Huntington Beach, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Little Sister
Lost
KO

Gang Green Weasel

Team UndergFight
Michael Springer
Rock Springs, WY

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Deathwishbone
Won
KO
2
Slam Job
Lost
KO

GoldDigger

Team Boomer
Randy Eubanks
Long Beach, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Scrap Daddy's Persistor
Won
30-15
2
Kritical Mass II
Won
23-22
3
Tazbot
Lost
7-38

Greenspan

Team Brown
Steven Brown
Anaheim, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Administrator
Won
27-18
2
I-Beam
Won
KO
3
Voltronic
Lost
KO

Heart of Darkness, The

Apocalypse Now
Patrick McCarthy
Reston, VA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Jack Tripper
Won
KO
2
Shark Byte
Lost
KO



Photo courtesy of Jason Demerski

Hexadecimator

Team WhoopAss
Tim Paterson
Redmond, WA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
That Good R&D
Won
KO
2
Fork-N-Stein
Won
KO
3
Frostbite
Won
23-22
4
Shark Byte
Won
KO
5-QF
Killerhurtz
Won
32-13
6-SF
Son of Whyachi
Lost
KO

WINNER
Heavyweight Rumble


Photo courtesy of Steve Judd

I-Beam

Team Girder
Dean Du Bois
Clearwater, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Chomp
Won
KO
2
Greenspan
Lost
KO

 


Icky Thump

Icky Thump
Mike Olsen
Davenport, IA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
The Ripper
Won
24-21
2
Junkyard Offspring
Lost
20-25

 

Incisor

Pain USA
Kevin McEnery
Fox Lake, IL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Maximum Overdrive
Won
KO
2
Center Punch
Lost
16-29

 



Photo courtesy of Kevin McEnery

Incoming

Anger Management Inc.
Brian Moore
Cambridge, Ontario Canada

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Sgt. Spanky
Won
KO
2
Parasitic
Won
KO
3
Mauler 5150
Won
25-20
4
Biohazard
Lost
KO

 

 



Photo courtesy of Brian Moore

Jack Tripper, The

Measure Once, Cut Twice
David Robison
Buena Park, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Heart of Darkness
Lost
KO

 

 


Jolly Roger

Team Tenacity
John Olson
Memphis, TN

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
RoboSapien
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of www.battlezone.tv

Junkyard Offspring

Junkyard Dogs
Anthony Elder
Auburn, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Disco Cow 3000
Won
KO
2
Icky Thump
Won
25-20
3
Bacchus
Lost
25-20

Kill-O-Amp

Operation Boilermaker
Curt Meyers
San Jose, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Son of Whyachi
Lost
KO

 

KillerB

Strange BRU
Chuck McManis
Sunnyvale, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Phrizbee
Won
40-5
2
Tripulta Raptor
Won
KO
3
Surgeon General
Lost
KO

KillerHurtz

KillerHurtz
John Reid
Oxford, Oxon U.K.

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Center Punch
Won
KO
2
Omega 13
Won
30-15
3-QF
Hexadecimator
Lost
13-32

Kritical Mass II

Team Kritical Mass
Jeff Cesnik
Stephens City, VA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Spinne
Won
38-7
2
Chewbot
Won
35-10
3
GoldDigger
Lost
22-23

License To Kill

S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Robotics
Valek Sykes
Valencia, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Bacchus
Lost
KO

Little Sister

Team Big Brother
Ian Watts
Brighton, Sussex U.K.

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Botknocker 19
Won
42-3
2
Gammatron
Won
KO
3
Biohazard
Lost
KO

M.O.E. (Marvel of Engineering)

Team Extreme
Norman Muzzy
Cedar Falls, IA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Overkill
Lost
17-28

 

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Massacre

Team Malicious
Daniel Rupert
San Diego, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
BattleRat
Lost
KO

 

Mauler 51-50

South Bay RoboWarriors
Charles Tilford
Portola Valley, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Dreadbot
Won
KO
2
Incoming
Lost
20-25

Maximum Overdrive

Team Overdrive
Jeff Mills
Edwardsville, IL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Incisor
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of Kevin McEnery

MechaVore

Team Shrapnel
Robert Marzinske
Tempe, AZ

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
El Diablo Grande
Won
23-22
2
Technofool
Won
FF
3
Vlad the Impaler
Won
24-21
4
Surgeon General
Won
KO
5-QF
Son of Whyachi
Lost
KO


Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Mjollnir

Kampfgruppe5
Don Lariviere
Redondo Beach, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Surgeon General
Lost
KO

 

My Son

Team Paragon Computers
Keith Gresham
Vista, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Piecemaker
Won
KO
2
Crab Meat
Lost
KO

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Nasty Overbite

Team Jawbreaker
Tim Berghoefer
New Berlin, WI

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Total Chaos
Won
KO
2
B.O.B.
Lost
21-24


Photo courtesy of Mike Jacobson

Negative Reinforcement

Hunter Robotics
Glen Sears
Woburn, MA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Slam Job
Lost
12-33

Nerd Killer

Team SMC
Casey Bennett
Santa Barbara, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Towering Inferno
Lost
22-23

Nightmare

Team Nightmare
Jim Smentowski
Novato, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Slam Job
Won
25-20
2
Son of Whyachi
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of Angelo Figallo

Omega-13

Regan Designs
Brent Regan
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Scallywag
Won
23-22
2
Bender
Won
35-10
3
B.O.B.
Won
30-15
4
Killerhurtz
Lost
15-30

 

 


Orion

Pathfinder
Christopher Hedberg
West Chicago, IL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Tripulta Raptor
Lost
KO

 

 


Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Overkill

Coolrobots
Christian Carlberg
Santa Monica, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
M.O.E.
Won
28-17
2
Robosapien
Won
KO
3
Frenzy
Won
23-22
4-QF
Voltronic
Won
30-15
5-SF
Biohazard
Lost
7-38

Parasitic

Team E C
Jon Orrell
Oregon CIty, OR

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Tarkus
Won
27-18
2
Incoming
Lost
KO

 

Phrizbee

Team LOGICOM
Brian Nave
Ormond Beach, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
KillerB
Lost
5-40

 

Piecemaker, The

No Mercy
Mark Nenadic
Peterborough, Cambs U.K.

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
My Son
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of John Hoffman

Psycho Splatter

Flying Parts
Joel Remer
Anoka, MN

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Bad Badger
Lost
KO

 

 


Punjar

Team Punjar
Ramiro Mallari
San Francisco, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Shark Byte
Lost
KO

PyRAMidroid

PyRAMidroid
Mike Konshak
Louisville, CO

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Bacchus
Lost
13-32


Photo courtesy of Robert Trousdale

Reactore

Pilgrim Nuclear Technology Alliance
Michael Bastoni
Plymouth, MA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Botknocker 19
Lost
KO

 


Ripper, The

Team Servo
Brian Ondov
Whitehouse Station, NJ

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Icky Thump
Lost
21-24

 



Photo courtesy of Brian Ondov

RoboSapien

Team BattleBobs
Robert Hamlet
West Valley, UT

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Jolly Roger
Won
KO
2
Bad Badger
Won
42-3
3
Overkill
Lost
KO

 

Scallywag

Welsh Wizards
Kim Davies
Cwmbran, Gwent U.K.

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Omega-13
Lost
22-23

 


Scrap Daddy's Persistor

Scrap Daddy
Mark Bradford
Houston, TX

 

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
GolodDigger
Lost
15-30

 

Sgt. Spanky

Overlord
Patrick Urschel
Valparaiso, IN

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Incoming
Lost
KO

 



Photo courtesy of Brian Moore

Shaka

DreamDroid
Walter Martinez
Lakewood, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Son of Whyachi
Lost
16-29

 


Shark Byte

Team Shark
Arndt Anderson
Ione, WA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Spinning Mayhem
Won
FF
2
Heart of Darkness
Won
KO
3
Punjar
Won
KO
4
Hexadecimator
Lost
KO

Slam Job

BlackRoot
Scott Kincaid
Hansen, ID

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Negative Reinforcement
Won
33-12
2
Gang Green Weasel
Won
KO
3
Nightmare
Lost
20-25

SledgeJammer

Fat Cats
William Sauro
San Francisco, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Bad Dog
Lost
KO

 


Son of Whyachi

Team Whyachi
Terry Ewert
Dorchester, WI

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Shaka
Won
29-16
2
Crab Meat
Won
KO
3
Kill-O-Amp
Won
KO
4
Nightmare
Won
KO
5-QF
Mechavore
Won
KO
6-SF
Hexadecimator
Won
KO
7-F
Biohazard
Won
29-16

WINNER
1st Place-Heavyweight Division

Spinne

Archangel
Nathan Barnes
Golden, CO

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Kritical Mass II
Lost
7-38


Photo courtesy of Mike Jacobson

Spinning Mayhem

Pole Cat
Lowell Carpenter
Santa Rosa, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Shark Byte
Lost
FF

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Surgeon General

Loki Robotics
Nola Garcia
Miami, FL

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Mjollnir
Won
KO
2
KillerB
Won
KO
3
Mechavore
Lost
KO

 

Tarkus

Manticore
David Cain
Tujunga, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Parasitic
Lost
18-27

 



Photo courtesy of Robert Trousdale

Tazbot

Mutant Robots
Donald Hutson
San Diego, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Battle Rat
Won
34-11
2
GoldDigger
Won
38-7
3-QF
Biohazard
Lost
18-27

 

Technofool

Team noFool
Andrew Robinson
Sacramento, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Mechavore
Lost
FF

That Good R&D

I'm That good
Jason Stokes
Tewksbury, MA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Hexadecimator
Lost
KO

 


Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Tool Chop

Team Wizard
Luis Floriano
El Paso, TX

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Center Punch
Lost
17-28

 


Total Chaos

Team Total Chaos
Mike Hinson
St. George, UT

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Nasty Overbite
Lost
KO

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

Towering Inferno

The Infernolab
Jason Bardis
Santa Barbara, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Nerd Killer
Won
23-22
2
Bad Dog
Won
KO
3
FrenZy
Lost
KO

 

Tripulta Raptor

Team Raptor
Robert Pitzer
Chandler, AZ

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Orion
Won
KO
2
Killer B
Lost
KO


Photo courtesy of Kenneth Demshki

Vlad the Impaler

Vladmeisters
Gage Cauchois
Oakland, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Mechavore
Lost
21-24

Voltronic

Voltronic
Stephen Felk
San Francisco, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
Greenspan
Won
KO
2
Bacchus
Won
25-20
3-QF
Overkill
Lost
15-30

 


Yoshik

Team Tekken
Steven Karp
Sacramento, CA

Square
Fight
Opponent
Result
Score
1
B.O.B.
Lost
KO

Photo courtesy of BotBash Tournament Software

 

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