Dan Danknick
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Dan Danknick is a physicist and roboticist
that graduated from UCI
and has made several appearances on robotics related television shows.
show Battlebots
. The robot created by his Team Delta, Hazard, was consistemtly(sp) one of the highest ranked middleweight robots in the entire competition. After Battlebots, Team Delta maintained prominence as a provider of various robotics related parts.
for the second and third seasons, acting as a technical commentator.
show Monster Garage
, where he and the other builders were tasked with transforming a Suzuki Samurai into a hot air balloon.
Danknick had a small part in an episode of the Comedy Central
series I'm With Busey
. Danknick was a robot builder visited by Gary Busey
and Adam de la Pena
who tried to show Busey that not all technology was destructive. This portion of the episode was shot at Danknick's machine shop in Anaheim, CA. Two robots were built in the days before: one semi-lame wedge sporting turkey wings and an air vent, and the other a high power flipper with a propane torch. Adam got the flame, Busey the turkey.
, the robotics publication. He was also a driving force behind the magazine's robotics competition, Tetsujin.
Roboticist
A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. Since robotics is a highly interdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines including computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer engineering...
that graduated from UCI
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
and has made several appearances on robotics related television shows.
Battlebots
Danknick gained comedic notoriety in the robotics community with his successful (or interesting) appearances on the Comedy CentralComedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
show Battlebots
BattleBots
BattleBots is an American company that hosts robot competitions. BattleBots is also the name of the television show created from the competition footage. BattleBots Inc...
. The robot created by his Team Delta, Hazard, was consistemtly(sp) one of the highest ranked middleweight robots in the entire competition. After Battlebots, Team Delta maintained prominence as a provider of various robotics related parts.
Botbash
Danknick's Team Delta sponsored the Botbash 2002 event hosted in Tempe, Arizona. Danknick also competed with a new robot, Archetype.Robotica
Danknick hosted the TLC show RoboticaRobotica
Robotica is a robot combat show produced for the American television cable channel TLC, a subsidiary of the Discovery Channel. Three seasons of Robotica were produced. The shows first aired in April 2001, with the final season beginning in late 2002. Show hosts for the first season were Ahmet...
for the second and third seasons, acting as a technical commentator.
Monster Garage
Danknick appeared on an episode of the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
show Monster Garage
Monster Garage
Monster Garage is a television show for the Discovery Channel hosted by Jesse G. James. Each episode is an hour in length and was conceived and produced by Thom Beers.The show aired the series finale on June 12, 2006. Jesse G...
, where he and the other builders were tasked with transforming a Suzuki Samurai into a hot air balloon.
I'm With Busey
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
series I'm With Busey
I'm with Busey
I'm with Busey was a comedy/documentary television show which aired on Comedy Central in the summer of 2003. It revolved around a young writer named Adam de la Peña, who met and befriended his childhood idol, actor Gary Busey...
. Danknick was a robot builder visited by Gary Busey
Gary Busey
William Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...
and Adam de la Pena
Adam de la Pena
Adam de la Peña is an American actor, comedy writer, producer, and director.De La Peña started his career writing for The Man Show. From there he continued to work with Jimmy Kimmel's Jackhole Productions, writing for Crank Yankers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
who tried to show Busey that not all technology was destructive. This portion of the episode was shot at Danknick's machine shop in Anaheim, CA. Two robots were built in the days before: one semi-lame wedge sporting turkey wings and an air vent, and the other a high power flipper with a propane torch. Adam got the flame, Busey the turkey.
SERVO Magazine
Danknick served as the first technical editor of SERVO MagazineSERVO Magazine
SERVO Magazine is a monthly robotics publication produced by T&L Publications. The first issue appeared in November 2003. SERVO Magazine was a primary sponsor behind the Tetsujin competition, a contest where teams were challenged to design robotic exoskeletons capable of lifting...
, the robotics publication. He was also a driving force behind the magazine's robotics competition, Tetsujin.