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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Happy New Year

Greg Needel Uncategorized January 3, 2012

With another year comes another set of projects and opportunities. I hope that everyone makes the best use of their time. Happy New Years Everyone! Greg

RB Creation Wrap-up

Greg Needel Personal, Technical July 19, 2011

I have spent more time then I thought I would in the past week reflecting on the event, how my team performed and the experience in general. It is hard for me to put into words the different emotions that this event brought on. If you would have asked be prior to the event if
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So it ends

Greg Needel Uncategorized July 11, 2011

So it ends the way it began. At an airport bar, waiting on the plane. What a hell of a ride.

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.