Robot info

Builder info

Robot:

Blacksmith

Builder:

Al Kindle

Type:

Hammer

Job:

Electro-Mechanical Technician

Team:

Half Fast Astronaut

Al Kindle, Alan Young, John Wolan, James Iocca

Years competing:

23 years

Hometown:

Edison, NJ

Favorite tool:

Band Saw

Sponsors:
Nuclear Blast Records
NPC Robotics
Kloeckner Metals
Maxamps.com
jetprecision.com

Favorite robot:

Maximillian

Website:

facebook.com/teamhfa

twitter.com/blacksmithbot

instagram.com/blacksmithbattlebot

Interesting fact:
I was totally against putting the fire in the hammer…

Stat history

Stats
Career
2021
2019
2018
2016
Total matches151653
Win percentage40%100%50%20%33%
Total wins61311
Losses90342
Knockouts20110
KO percentage13%0%17%20%0%
Average knockout time175 s175 s175 s
Knockouts against20101
KO against percentage13%0%17%0%33%
Judges decision wins31101

Match history

Season
Round
Matchup
Results
2021Episode 601Free Shipping vs BlacksmithBlacksmith by JD Edit
2019Episode 1Blacksmith vs QuantumQuantum by JD 2m16s
2019Episode 4Kraken vs BlacksmithBlacksmith
2019Episode 7SawBlaze vs BlacksmithSawBlaze by JD
2019Episode 11Blacksmith vs Captain ShrederatorBlacksmith by KO 2m55s
2019Episode 14Rotator vs BlacksmithBlacksmith by JD
2019Episode 15Witch Doctor vs BlacksmithWitch Doctor by KO 2m24s
2018Day 1 Session 1Blacksmith vs Bite ForceBite Force by JD
2018Day 3 Session 1Blacksmith vs The Four HorsemanBlacksmith by KO 2m55s
2018Day 4 Session 2Witch Doctor vs BlacksmithWitch Doctor by JD
2018Day 7 Session 1Blacksmith vs MinotaurMinotaur by JD
2018Day 10 Session 2Blacksmith vs WarheadWarhead by JD
2016RumblesBasilisk vs Blacksmith vs GeminiBlacksmith by JD
2016Qualifiers Session 2Bronco vs BlacksmithBronco by KO 2m16s
2016Round of 32Minotaur vs BlacksmithMinotaur by JD

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