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ACE's most ambitious autonomous, 12lb, and 30lb battlebots
Antihilator | 12lb Vertical
Antihilator, originally called "Anteater Annihilator", is ACE's first completed 12lb combat robot in the Heavyweight team. Since its completion in 2024, Antihilator has been undergoing upgrades throughout the year. The majority of Antihilator's design was manufactured at UCI, utilizing UCI Engineering Machine Shop and RapidTech facilities.
CognaCuddles | 3lb Autonomous
CognaCuddles is ACE's first autonomous combat robot. CognaCuddles is a ring spinner, utilizing camera and sensor spatial localization and dynamic target tracking to create its autonomous motion in the arena. With proof of concept of the robot's capabilities, a 12lb version will be developed in the future.
Grassmaster | 12lb Horizontal
Coming Soon: Fall 2025
KitKat | 12lb Vertical
Coming Soon: Fall 2025
ACE-X | 30lb Vertical
Coming Soon: Spring 2026
Our Team
Our team consists of five subteams:
Chassis, Dynamics, Power Systems, Control Systems, and Operations
Management
Fenny Patel
Operations Lead
Faryar Jabbari
Project Advisor
Ben Dolan
Staff Advisor
Systems Engineer Leads
Tyler Lee
Project: 12lb KitKat
Lauren Jacobson
Project: 3lb CognaCuddles
Dominic Ng
Project: 12lb KitKat
Chassis Subteam
The Chassis Subteam oversees the development of the chassis frame of the robots including design simulation and manufacturing
Aita Sharifi
Project: 12lb Antihilator
Kamaya Lai
Project: 12lb Kitkat
Malinalli Martinez
Project: 3lb CognaCuddles
Lana Trinh
Project: 12lb Grassmaster
Dynamics Subteam
The Dynamics Subteam oversees the development of the drive and weapon systems, including linkages, weapon geometry, and design simulation
Matthew Stank
Project: 12lb Antihilator
Justin Cua
Project: 12lb KitKat
Jeffrey Liao
Project: 12lb Grassmaster
Alice Song
Project: 12lb Grassmaster
Power Systems Subteam
The Power Systems Subteam oversees the development of the electrical power systems of the robots, including power distribution, PCB manufacturing, and subsystem testing
Armand Robinson
Project: 12lb Antihilator
Reem Halawi
Project: 12lb KitKat
Erik David Piolo
Project: 12lb CognaCuddles
Control Systems Subteam
The Control Systems Subteam oversees the development of the autonomous and control systems of the robots, including system calibration, computations, and communications software
Michael Ip
Project: 3lb CognaCuddles
Lauren Jacobson
Project: 3lb CognaCuddles
Operations Subteam
The Operations subteam oversees the logistical, media, and outreach components for all teams in ACE Robotics
Eileen Hom
Operations Member
Sijia Zhang
Operations Member
Anny Zhang
Operations Member
Justin Cua
Operations Member
Sammy Sukhwal
Operations Member
Kayla Haliczer
Operations Member
Liming Zhou
Operations Member
Alumni
Filiberto Alvarez
Safety Manager 24-25
12lb Antihilator 23-25
Secretary 23-24
Derek Tran
Graduate Advisor 24-25
Suyash Jain
Operations Subteam 24-25
Naethan Fajarito
Lightweight Mentor 24-25
Gialan Tonthat
President 23-24
Nam de Porceri
Vice President 23-24
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