Team Think Tank are a BattleBots team based in Pasadena, California which competed in the final three Comedy Central seasons, as well as World Championship II on ABC.
Competing in a variety of weight classes over the years, with their best success in BattleBots coming third overall with their vertical spinner VD6.0 in the 2009 Pro Championship. After an unsuccessful 2016 showing with heavyweight Bad Kitty, Team Think Tank split to form multiple splinter teams. Martin Mason would become captain of Team Bad Kitty, and Team Think Tank captain Bradley Hanstad would move to Ghetto Logic Robotics, spearheaded by Jerry Serafin.
Both would compete separately in World Championship IV and V, but whereas Team Bad Kitty's MadCatter would assert itself as a fan favorite and successful competitor, Ghetto Logic Robotics' Chronos would not be accepted into future seasons after the 2020 competition came to a close. Various members from the 2009 team would also go on to join and found BattleBots teams. James Arluck featured with Lucky and has fought with a number of other robots since, Andrew Rossol has been present with Team Overboard as they have entered Deep Six and Triton, the latter headed by Team Think Tank captain Bradley Hanstad.
Another of the team's 2009 additions, Jeff Vasquez, previously captained Team Fast Electric Robots and would continue to do so in modern BattleBots seasons, achieving a runner-up finish in World Championship V with Whiplash. More recently, Alex Tramiel joined Team Malice in 2023.
Outside BattleBots[]
Team Think Tank also competed in Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors with Mad Cow Bot, led by Ted Shimona and joined by Gaylord Campbell and Wayne Tamasaki. Having qualified from its opening round battle involving Trilobyte and Manta, it then lost its Round 2 fight against The Bat. Returning for the Tag Team Terror special, Mad Cow Bot was paired with Texas Tornado, defeating the team of Trackzilla and Trilobyte before losing in the second round to G-Force and Sir Force A Lot.
With VDD, Team Think Tank fought at RoboGames 2006 where it finished with a 3-2 record.
The team returned for RoboGames 2009 with VD6.0. It suffered a destructive loss to Last Rites, and fell into the loser's bracket. Due to damage sustained, Team Think Tank had to forfeit their loser's bracket match against Counter Revolution and were subsequently eliminated.
Team Members[]
Bradley Hanstad[]
Team captain Bradley Hanstad has been present for each of Team Think Tank's seasons to date, alongside Ted Shimoda. Since the team's last entry in 2016, Hanstad has assisted with Captain Shrederator in 2018, Chronos in 2019 and Deep Six in 2020. He is now captain of Team Overboard's Triton and works for the live show, BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon.
Main Article: Bradley Hanstad
Robots[]
| Name | Weight Class | Season |
|---|---|---|
| MantaRay | Superheavyweight | Season 3.0
Season 4.0 |
| InTriVerter | Heavyweight | Season 4.0 |
| BatRay | Lightweight | Season 4.0 |
| Bullistic | Heavyweight | Season 5.0 |
| Ringmaster | Heavyweight | Season 5.0 |
| VD6.0 | Heavyweight | 2009 Pro Championship |
| Bad Kitty | Heavyweight | World Championship II |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 9
- Losses: 10