Robot info
Builder info
Robot:
Bite Force
Builder:
Paul Ventimiglia
Type:
Bar spinner (vertical)
Job:
Mechanical Designer / Robotics Engineer
Team:
APTYX Designs
Teena Liu, Jeremiah Jinno, Cory McBride, Travis Covington, Rob Masek, Tim Bogdanof
Years competing:
18 years
Hometown:
Mountain View, CA
Favorite tool:
Haas VF2SS, Lincoln Power Mig 256, WERA Zyklop Sockets
Sponsors:
VEX Robotics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
SOLIDWORKS
Magmotor Technologies
Big Blue Saw
Applied Welding, Mountain View, CA
VEX Robotics
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
SOLIDWORKS
Magmotor Technologies
Big Blue Saw
Applied Welding, Mountain View, CA
Favorite robot:
Terminator T-800
Interesting fact:
Paul won $500,000 from NASA for building a robot called “Moonraker” to dig moon dirt, while still a student at WPI.
Paul won $500,000 from NASA for building a robot called “Moonraker” to dig moon dirt, while still a student at WPI.
Stat history
Stats | Career | 2019 | 2018 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total matches | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Win percentage | 96% | 100% | 100% | 67% | 100% |
| Total wins | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Knockouts | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| KO percentage | 67% | 75% | 88% | 33% | 40% |
| Average knockout time | 100 s | 103 s | 76 s | 96 s | 123 s |
| Knockouts against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KO against percentage | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Judges decision wins | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Match history
Season | Round | Matchup | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Episode 3 | Bite Force vs Yeti | Bite Force by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 6 | Bronco vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 2m48s |
| 2019 | Episode 10 | Bite Force vs HyperShock | Bite Force by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 13 | Bite Force vs Monsoon | Bite Force by KO 46s |
| 2019 | Episode 15 | Bite Force vs Upper Cut | Bite Force by KO 57s |
| 2019 | Episode 16 | Bite Force vs Lock-Jaw | Bite Force by KO 2m56s |
| 2019 | Episode 16 | Tombstone vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 52s |
| 2019 | Episode 16 | Witch Doctor vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 1m56s |
| 2018 | Day 1 Session 1 | Blacksmith vs Bite Force | Bite Force by JD |
| 2018 | Day 2 Session 1 | HyperShock vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 36s |
| 2018 | Day 4 Session 1 | Bite Force vs End Game | Bite Force by KO 1m2s |
| 2018 | Day 7 Session 1 | Bombshell vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 47s |
| 2018 | Sweet 16 2018 | Bite Force vs HUGE | Bite Force by KO 1m37s |
| 2018 | Quarter Finals 2018 | Rotator vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 1m19s |
| 2018 | Semi Finals 2018 | Whiplash vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 1m29s |
| 2018 | Final 2018 | Minotaur vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 2m5s |
| 2016 | Qualifiers Session 2 | Bite Force vs Mohawk | Bite Force by KO 1m36s |
| 2016 | Round of 32 | Bite Force vs The Ringmaster | Bite Force by JD |
| 2016 | Sweet 16 | Bite Force vs Chomp | Chomp by JD |
| 2016 | Sunday Exhibition | Bite Force vs Witch Doctor vs Wrecks | Bite Force by KO 2m12s |
