How to Design a 250lbs Battlebot in 6 Weeks

Lucky was the brainchild of a group of robot enthusiasts which included Design 1st VP Engineering, Matthew Bailey. Matt worked alongside a team of software, electrical, and mechanical experts spread across North America to bring the robot from idea to the San Jose combat arena in under 6 weeks.

We sat down with the Lucky development team to talk about their experience prior to the show.

Here are a few topics we discussed:

• Challenges of collaborating across 7 cities
• How strong global supplier relationships enabled fast part delivery
• The strategy behind Lucky’s weapons and armour