Team Midnight Invention

Team Midnight Invention
Participation Information
Discovery Seasons	World Championship VI World Championship VII World Championship VIII (Status pending)
Other Events	R3: Rochester Robot Rampage BattleBots: Champions II BattleBots Proving Ground BattleBots FaceOffs
Team Information
Team Members	Greg Needel (Captain) Christina Needel (WC VI-Present) David Yanoshak (WC VI-Present) Amanda Morrison (WC VI-Present) Orion DeYoe (WC VI-Present) Gabby DeYoe (WC VI-Present) Frank Lima (WC VI-Present) Scotty Allen (WC VI-Present) Phil Luetchford (WC VI-Present) Parker Holloway (WC VI-Present) Wolf Thomas (WC VI-Present) Noah Santoni (WC VI-Present) James Nguyen (WC VII-Present) Ellery Wong (Rochester R3 2005) Alex Cormier (Rochester R3 2005) Kristen Kelso (Rochester R3 2005) Fred Needel (Rochester R3 2005) Greg Perkins (Rochester R3 2005) Andy Baker (Rochester R3 2005) Mark Coors (Rochester R3 2005) Larry Cormier (Rochester R3 2005) Robyn Needel (Rochester R3 2005)
From	Dallas, TX
Other Names	Team Switchback (WC VI-Present)

Team Midnight Invention are an active team from Dallas, Texas who fought in the 2005 Rochester R3 BattleBots event with Tetracide. They returned in 2021 for World Championship VI with their heavyweight entry Switchback, as well as World Championship VII.

Following a modest season which saw Switchback pick up two wins from five fights, the team returned for World Championship VII and picked up a surprise 3-1 Fight Night record with their redesigned robot. This put Team Midnight Invention into the Top 32 for the first time, but this was where they fell at the hands of Malice.

The Switchback team featured in the second episode of Bot Whisperings, which saw Pete Abrahamson interview Greg Needel about the evolution of their robot from 2021 to 2022.

Team Midnight Invention during World Championship VII.

Team Midnight Invention in The Pits during World Championship VII.

Team Midnight Invention during World Championship VI.

Team Members

Greg Needel

Team captain Greg Needel is the CEO of REV Robotics, a company which aims to educate young children on engineering and robotics through the means of extra-curricular activities within schools. He also designed 30lber Pint Sized Chaos in 2006. He is Switchback's designated driver.

He has also designed products for HEXBUG in the past, who produce the Rivals line of BattleBots toys.

Phil Luetchford

Joining the team ahead of Switchback's debut season, Phil Luetchford operates the articulating arm and spinning drum.

David Yanoshak

Also joining the team prior to World Championship VI, David Yanoshak is REV Robotics' co-founder alongside Greg Needel.

Scotty Allen

Team member Scotty Allen also runs the YouTube channel Strange Parts, which has amassed over 1.87 million subscribers as of December 2022. His second channel, Stranger Parts, has over 70,000 subscribers, and was where he announced his involvement with the team.

Robots

Name	Weight Class	Season
Switchback	Heavyweight (250lbs)	World Championship VI-Present BattleBots Proving Ground BattleBots FaceOffs
Tetracide	Heavyweight (220lbs)	Rochester R3 2005

Switchback during World Championship VII.

Switchback during World Championship VI.

Tetracide at the 2005 Rochester Robot Rampage event.

Pint Sized Chaos under construction.

Win/Loss Record

• Wins: 9
• Losses: 9

See Also

• Team Midnight Invention's legacy website
• Team Midnight Invention's website
• Team Midnight Invention on Facebook
• Team Midnight Invention on Twitter
• Team Midnight Invention on Instagram