Triton Robotix
Though not technically a sports team, the UCSD Triton Robotix organization designed and built a 120 lb BattleBot. The robot competed at the BattleBots event in Vallejo, California late April 2009. The competition was recorded was to be aired on CBS College Sports in August 2009. However, there were licensing and advertisement issues that ultimately lead CBS to cancel the show before it aired. Now, footage of the 2009 Championship is due to air on FOX.
In Fall 2009, Triton Robotix merged to become a part of ASME UC San Diego. They worked on building a brand new 120 lb combat robot dubbed Kraken to compete in Robogames. They ultimately placed 5th out of 21 entries.
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