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Dan Danknick

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Dan Danknick is a physicist and roboticist who graduated from UCI and has made several appearances on robotics related television shows.[1]

Battlebots

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Danknick gained comedic notoriety in the robotics community with his appearances on the Comedy Central show Battlebots.[2] The robot created by his Team Delta, Hazard, was consistently one of the highest ranked middleweight robots in the entire competition.[citation needed]

Robotica

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Danknick hosted the TLC show Robotica for the second and third seasons, acting as a technical commentator.[3]

SERVO Magazine

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Danknick served as the first technical editor of SERVO Magazine, the robotics publication. He was also a driving force behind the magazine's robotics competition, Tetsujin.

References

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  1. ^ "An Introduction to Hacking Robosapien". The Robosapien Companion: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks. Apress: 217–230. 2005. doi:10.1007/978-1-4302-0056-7_12. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulletins". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 56 (5): 4–9. 1 September 2000. doi:10.2968/056005003. ISSN 0096-3402. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ Paulas, Rick (18 June 2013). "The birth and death of BattleBots". SBNation.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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