Core Team Christian Carlberg is the founder and captain of Coolrobots. He has been building robots since1996 and fought his first robot battles in 1997 with Buzzcut and P.H.M. His determination and drive have made Coolrobots a strong organization. Brian Roe is a talented machinist as well as an excellent welder. He has been with the team since 1999 and his dedication to Minion has made it a champion. Luke Khanlian is an amazing on-the-spot worker under competition pressure. He has been part of the pit crew since 1997 and his quick thinking has been invaluable to the team's success.

CNC Division RF Ballard and Son are called in to do the jobs too tough for the rest of the team. Tel. (661) 252-6730. Their precision and expertise has made OverKill possible. Frank Ballard is the original founder and father of RF Ballard and Son. Frank is especially talented at working the lathe and telling a story. He is a kind man who has raised a great family. Mike Ballard is the son of RF Ballard and Son. Mike is the definition of gentle giant and works the CNC mill at their shop. Unlike many other CNC shops, Mike will gladly suggest a better, cheaper way to get a part made.

Past Members Clint Lynch is an amazing artist, industrial designer and metal worker. Unfortunately for the team he moved back east. Although we miss him, we are glad he found a great opportunity back in his home state. Jeff Ng was part of the pit crew at Robot Wars 1997 and he has helped build the Robot DataBase. Jeff has also moved out of state to persue a better career. Good luck Jeff! Keith Adler is a freelance web designer and helped build the original Coolrobots.com site back in 1998.

Cameos Jason Bardis is the founder and captain of Infernolab. For a brief period of time he was part of Team Coolrobots and finished Slugger for Vegas 1999. Jason is also an excellent swing-dancer. Patrick Campbell is the founder and captain of Team TMZ. Patrick offered his services to help build a part of Minion version 2.0. Patrick is a brilliant engineer and has been competing since the original Robot Wars in 1994.