Robot info

Builder info

Robot:

Whiplash

Builder:

Matthew Vasquez

Type:

Articulated Lifter / Vertical Disc Spinner

Job:

Electromechanical Engineer

Team:

Fast Electric Robots

Matthew Vasquez (Team Captain, Designer, Builder, and Driver), Jeff Vasquez (Builder, Pit Crew Chief), Jason Vasquez (Builder, Auxiliary Weapons Operator, Pit Crew), Debbie Vasquez (Team Manager)

Years competing:

10+ years

Hometown:

Thousand Oaks, California

Favorite tool:

Waterjet

Favorite robot:

Mechadon built by Mark Setrakian

Interesting fact:
Our team builds and operates 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’. Most fun project to date… probably this BattleBots inspired ‘Borderlands 3’ commercial.

Stat history

Stats
Career
WCVII
2021
2020
2019
2018
Total matches3898867
Win percentage71%67%75%75%67%71%
Total wins2766645
Losses1132222
Knockouts1343024
KO percentage34%44%38%0%33%57%
Average knockout time95 s75 s93 s103 s110 s
Knockouts against931212
KO against percentage24%33%13%25%17%29%
Judges decision wins1717621

Match history

Season
Round
Matchup
Results
WCVIIEpisode 702Whiplash vs MaDCaTterMaDCaTter by KO 1m57s
WCVIIEpisode 704Whiplash vs HyperShockHyperShock by KO 1m48s
WCVIIEpisode 710Monsoon vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
WCVIIEpisode 715Tantrum vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 59s
WCVIIEpisode 717Beta vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 52s
WCVIIEpisode 718Hydra vs WhiplashHydra by KO 1m31s
WCVIIEpisode 721Black Dragon vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
WCVIIEpisode 721Fusion vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 50s
WCVIIEpisode 721Malice vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 2m19s
WCVIIEpisode 725Jackpot vs WhiplashJackpot by JD
2021Episode 602Bloodsport vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 2m59s
2021Episode 607Whiplash vs SkorpiosWhiplash by JD
2021Episode 612Whiplash vs IcewaveWhiplash by KO 58s
2021Episode 613Whiplash vs CobaltCobalt by TKO
2021SCSF 5Ghost Raptor vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 43s
2021SCSF 5HiJinx vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
2021SCSF 5Whiplash vs Black DragonWhiplash by JD
2021SCSF 5Whiplash vs Witch DoctorWitch Doctor by KO 2m37s
2020Episode 501Whiplash vs SawBlazeSawBlaze by KO 2m30s
2020Episode 507Whiplash vs GruffWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 510Valkyrie vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 511Whiplash vs HUGEWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 513Whiplash vs ValkyrieWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 514Hydra vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 514Whiplash vs Black DragonWhiplash by JD
2020Episode 514Whiplash vs End GameEnd Game by KO 1m50s
2019Episode 12Texas Twister vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 1m39s
2019Episode 15Whiplash vs HUGEWhiplash by JD
2019Episode 16Tombstone vs WhiplashTombstone by KO 1m40s
2019Episode 2Minotaur vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
2019Episode 5SOW vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 1m46s
2019Episode 9Whiplash vs Witch DoctorWitch Doctor by JD
2018Day 2 Session 1Whiplash vs HypothermiaWhiplash by KO 1m27s
2018Day 4 Session 1Whiplash vs Mecha RampageWhiplash by KO 52s
2018Day 6 Session 2Tombstone vs WhiplashTombstone by KO 1m14s
2018Day 8 Session 1Warhead vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 2m4s
2018Quarter Finals 2018Bronco vs WhiplashWhiplash by KO 2m57s
2018Semi Finals 2018Whiplash vs Bite ForceBite Force by KO 1m29s
2018Sweet 16 2018Yeti vs WhiplashWhiplash by JD
2016Qualifiers Session 2Whiplash vs Warrior DragonWarrior Dragon by JD
2016Sunday ExhibitionWhiplash vs The Disk o' Inferno vs RotatorRotator by JD