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We built the 250 lb combat robot Switchback for the latest season of BattleBots (2022) with a team of 11 engineers. With an 80 lb drum spinner on the end of a 180 degree articulating arm, Switchback is full of engineering challenges. And we had only 3 months to get it working…

You can watch the Switchback fights here:

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You can follow Team Switchback on Facebook and Instagram:

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A huge thanks to all my Switchback teammates:

Greg Needel
Christina Needel
David Yanoshak
Amanda Morrison
Orion DeYoe
Gabby DeYoe
Frank Lima
Phil Luetchford
Parker Holloway
Wolf Thomas
Noah Santoni

Music in this video:

Dust till Dawn - Dusty Decks (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
3house - Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Like Shadows (Instrumental Version) - Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
my reverie - bomull (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Hemisphere - Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Rock Steady - Henrik Andersson (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Nanda Devi - Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
my reverie - bomull (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)