Technical Details

Weight Class: 250lbs
Weapon: Grappling lifter with flamethrower
Self riding: Yes
W-L: 1-1

Project Challenges and Lessons Learned:
The dedication of competitors on the show is astounding. The immense time, money, and effort invested in building a battle bot, only to see it destroyed, is remarkable. After season 2 ended we talked about the future as a team. We were all tired, especially Derek. It was amazing but we decided to move on to other things. Derek actually became a judge for future seasons, but no more building (for now). I do not regret anything but rather give respect to those who consistently turn up year after year to put on an amazing show. I think this was a big teaching moment for me. There is only so many hours in a day, and I needed to prioritize that time. I still do projects, but I do alot of other things as well. I am happy with that.

As the Super Intern on a team of five, I supported in various roles, from machining parts to electronics design, to functional testing. Of course when the competition rolled around it was all hands on deck all the time. It differed from my day job in so many ways. I was forced to be scrappy and fast, but diligent to the details at the same time. Anything goes in the battle box so you have to prepare for the worst and be ready for it. You can over engineer everything and still fail miserably. The forces exerted on the bots are huge and you can never truly predict an outcome. Practical knowledge from the more senior team members really outweighed theory in this scenario, which was good for me to experience right after college.

Seeing all of our hard work come together in the fight against Bombshell made everything worth it. A truly perfect outcome for us. Complete Control is a unique design and differs from most of the other bots. It puts on a good show, and while it is by no means an optimized fighting design (mainly due to lack of armor weight) it proved its ability and showmanship. And if there was one team to beat us, I am glad it was Warhead driven by team captain Ian Lewis who was a foundational leader in UK based Robotwars. I remember Ian growing up - we came full circle.

Shoutout to everyone on the team! Thanks for letting the intern crash the party. And thank you Derek for leading, inspiring, and driving the team to success.

Derek Young: Team lead
Ronen Sarig: Welding, fire system, electron plumbing
Zacky Rubin: Software, control systems, water jet op
Danny Haeg: Dark ops, strategist
Hanson Linek: Bass guitar
Tim Murcko: Super Intern