![]() ![]() And, he said, the proof of concept came when HUGE was entered into some local competitions, where Schultz said most other competitors had no answer for how to take down the giant robot. “I thought, ‘If we could put an actual weapon on that, we’d be in business,” Schultz said. Schultz, a long time lover of robot battle competitions, said he was inspired by a design he saw while watching some videos of other robot competitions, which had similar tall wheels, but a fairly ineffective chopping weapon. “HUGE is so tall, it puts us way out of harm’s way.” And more optimized to attack other small things,” Schultz said. “Typically, they’re like every new cell phone – they get smaller. The seven-foot long robot is seated on tall wheels, with a connecting center with attached blade that spins at more than 200 miles per hour, literally mowing over their competition. Wilton native Jonathan Schultz and TEAM HUGE have taken that concept to the Discovery Channel show, BattleBots, with their aptly named robot competitor, HUGE. ![]()
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