NY bound

Greg Needel Uncategorized July 6, 2011

An hour late and a couple dollars short…we’re on the plane. Booze only minutes away…red bull, stand by…we’re coming…

To good beginnings…

Greg Needel Uncategorized July 6, 2011

it’s Wednesday, 9:30 in the morning, and I can’t think of any better way to spend it than waiting in an airport bar waiting on the plane bound for Red Bull Creation in Brooklyn, NY!! Cheers!!

Getting started Early

Greg Needel Uncategorized July 6, 2011

Obama announces new tech initiatives at CMU

Greg Needel webfinds June 24, 2011

Say what you will about his politics and policies dealing with war and healthcare, but President Obama really understands the importance of technology for economic growth and a great emphasis on STEM education.

Redbull creation

Greg Needel Personal, Technical June 17, 2011

Team innovation thirst was selected and is going to comepete at the Redbull Creation contest July 7-10th in Brooklyn, NY. What is Redbull Creation? well…..this…. My team is on of the 16 teams competing for our share of $10,000 in cash and $10,000 in tools. We qualified for the contest through the creation of our
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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.