Robot info
Builder info
Robot:
Whiplash
Team Captain:
Jeff Vasquez
Type:
Articulated Lifter / Vertical Disc Spinner
Job:
Senior Engineering Technician at Meggitt Airframe Systems
Team:
Fast Electric Robots
Jeff Vasquez (Team Captain), Matthew Vasquez (CAD Designer, Builder, Driver), Jason Vasquez (Builder, Auxiliary Driver), Debbie Vasquez (Team Manager)
Years competing:
20 Years
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, CA
Favorite tool:
MIG Welder
Favorite robot:
Iron Giant
Interesting fact:
We design, build and operate robots for TV shows like CBS’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘The Neighborhood’, Nickelodeon’s ‘Zoey 101’, Disney XD’s ‘Lab Rats’, and Spike TV’s ‘1000 Ways to Die’. One of our more recent projects was this BattleBots inspired ‘Borderlands 3’ commercial.
We design, build and operate robots for TV shows like CBS’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘The Neighborhood’, Nickelodeon’s ‘Zoey 101’, Disney XD’s ‘Lab Rats’, and Spike TV’s ‘1000 Ways to Die’. One of our more recent projects was this BattleBots inspired ‘Borderlands 3’ commercial.
Stat history
Stats | Career | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total matches | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Win percentage | 71% | 75% | 67% | 71% |
| Total wins | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Knockouts | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| KO percentage | 29% | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| Average knockout time | 107 s | 103 s | 110 s | |
| Knockouts against | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| KO against percentage | 24% | 25% | 17% | 29% |
| Judges decision wins | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Match history
Season | Round | Matchup | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Episode 501 | Whiplash vs SawBlaze | SawBlaze by KO 2m30s |
| 2020 | Episode 507 | Whiplash vs Gruff | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 510 | Valkyrie vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 511 | Whiplash vs HUGE | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 513 | Whiplash vs Valkyrie | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Hydra vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Whiplash vs Black Dragon | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Whiplash vs End Game | End Game by KO 1m50s |
| 2019 | Episode 2 | Minotaur vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 5 | SOW vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 1m46s |
| 2019 | Episode 9 | Whiplash vs Witch Doctor | Witch Doctor by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 12 | Texas Twister vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 1m39s |
| 2019 | Episode 15 | Whiplash vs HUGE | Whiplash by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 16 | Tombstone vs Whiplash | Tombstone by KO 1m40s |
| 2018 | Day 2 Session 1 | Whiplash vs Hypothermia | Whiplash by KO 1m27s |
| 2018 | Day 4 Session 1 | Whiplash vs Mecha Rampage | Whiplash by KO 52s |
| 2018 | Day 6 Session 2 | Tombstone vs Whiplash | Tombstone by KO 1m14s |
| 2018 | Day 8 Session 1 | Warhead vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 2m4s |
| 2018 | Sweet 16 2018 | Yeti vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2018 | Quarter Finals 2018 | Bronco vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 2m57s |
| 2018 | Semi Finals 2018 | Whiplash vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 1m29s |
| 2016 | Qualifiers Session 2 | Whiplash vs Warrior Dragon | Warrior Dragon by JD |
| 2016 | Sunday Exhibition | Whiplash vs The Disk o' Inferno vs Rotator | Rotator by JD |
