Category: FIRST

Robot Categories

Greg Needel 2012, FIRST January 16, 2012

Every year since 2006 I have been categorizing robots into groups based on what I expect to see each year. Many of them are not politically correct, but regardless they are true. In most years this info is normally kept between myself and friends but this year while I am blogging away, I thought it
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Ramp Dynamics

Greg Needel 2012, FIRST January 14, 2012

More progress was made on many different prototypes today….but I am sure none of you all are interested in what team 148 is building so I am going to take this opportunity to talk about something else. As my previous post indicated we had been busy trying to make sure our practice field is as true
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Basketball hoops

Greg Needel 2012, FIRST January 11, 2012

Adventures in Woodworking…FRC Style

Greg Needel 2012, FIRST January 9, 2012

Today was the 2nd day of the 2012 build season and today was a woodworking frenzy. Before I designed toys for kids, I designed toys for adults also known as power tools. During that time I was fortunate to build up a nice home and portable wood shop. Since I love building and love power
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Rebound Rumble First Impressions

Greg Needel 2012, FIRST January 8, 2012

It’s that time of the year again when all of us robot nerds go into seclusion from “normal” social activities and geek out building a robot for a new challenge. If you don’t know what this is all about I really wonder why you are reading this blog in the first place, but I will
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About

Greg is the CEO of REV Robotics, an educational robotics company. which focuses on providing affordable solutions for both co-curricular and extra curricular education.

He was previously the Director of the Innovation Gymnasium at the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Greg is a mechanical engineer who earned his degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and has built a career in that field, but his enthusiasm for building and tinkering can hardly be captured by that discipline alone. Professionally, Greg has focused on product development and has designed products for globally recognized brands such as DeWALT, Delta Machinery, HEXBUG, and REV Robotics. He has been issued over 60 global patents for his designs and has numerous patents pending.

Outside of work, he spends much of his free time building and creating, and is an active member of the Dallas Maker Space. Designing and building robots are of particular interest and he has built personal projects and machines for competitions such as Battlebots, the DARPA Grand Challenge and Redbull Creation. Greg dedicates much of his time to working on promoting STEM education to high school students through participation FIRST robotics competition.