Dan Danknick

Dan Danknick is a physicist, roboticist, and firmware engineer who founded Team Delta Engineering.12 He graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a BS in Applied Physics in 1991.5

Professional Career

Danknick specializes in real-time applications and networking, and has been granted multiple patents in the United States.2 He is currently based in Prescott, Arizona, where he continues his work as the founder of Team Delta Engineering.3

Robotics Achievements

Danknick gained recognition in the robotics community through his participation in various competitions and television shows:

Battlebots:: As part of Team Delta, Danknick created the robot "Hazard," which was consistently ranked as one of the top middleweight robots in the Comedy Central show Battlebots.1

Robotica:: He served as a technical commentator and host for the second and third seasons of the TLC show Robotica.1

Other Contributions

Danknick has made significant contributions to the robotics field beyond competitions:

SERVO Magazine:: He was the first technical editor of SERVO Magazine, a robotics publication, and played a key role in developing the magazine's robotics competition called Tetsujin.1

Robot Wars:: Danknick created other notable robots such as Wedge of Doom and Agamemnon, and has even auctioned off his Robot Wars 1996 trophy.6

While his LinkedIn username is dandanknick, for direct contact, he can be reached via email at dan@teamdelta.com or xray@pobox.com.4