BUSINESSES AS TEAM MEMBERS

D.C. Waterjet has truly brought Wingspan into the "elite class" of combat robotics, cutting parts to precision in Aluminum, plus Titanium and other exotic materials. Their equipment is capable of cutting almost any material, any shape, up to 8 inches thick to a precision "satin like" finish. Click their logo for more information.

BFG Robotics is open to funding from other business team members. It is in the interest of businesses to become team members before Wingspan gets any airtime or other press.

Project Lead

Born in 1966 and raised by mutant rodents in the sewer systems of San Jose, California, Mr. Burton is the originator of the Wingspan concept and “Front Man” for the team.

Mr. Burton holds a U.S. patent in the field of robotic motion control and servo technology, with a European patent now pending. He is an accomplished software programmer, having worked with the U.S. Department of Energy on software pertaining to Process Control in nuclear power plants. He is well versed in prototyping complex mechanical devices.

Mr. Burton holds a Bachelor of Science in the field if Instructional Technology from Southern Illinois University.

Mr. Burton was a Firefighter in his younger days, and is currently employed as a Programmer/Analyst.  He enjoys tinkering of all kinds, especially if it involves danger.
 

Weapons Officer and Chief Mechanical Engineer

Mr. Goldmann blows things up.

He has been recruited specifically for his talent in this area. He is constructing the novel high-velocity piercing spike weapon of Wingspan, and his talent has enabled a custom system of maneuverability previously deemed impossible by other Engineers.

Mr. Goldmann is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas, studying “Thermoreversible Gelation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons”. (We don’t know what that is, but we’re guessing it makes things blow up.) He holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington.

You might say he’s a Chemist… who blows things up. May God help us all.

Mr. Goldmann has left his position as the Director of the SpudGun Technology Center to pursue the Wingspan project.  This agency is devoted to the advancement of the “Starch Resource Deployment Facilitator” (Also known as the “Potato Cannon” – a device for deploying potatoes and other vegetables up to 1,000 feet across land, sea, and air, for the betterment of mankind.) The most advanced such device known is the SP9004, shown above.

Control System Architect

Using unique powers granted him by unearthly visitors through an embedded microchip, Mr. Frankulin will handle the electronics and control algorithms in the robot, including programming of complex maneuvers as controlled via our custom control station.  The control station employs a high power PC and a wireless modem. The PC will provide a camera view from the robot’s perspective for better control.

In addition to his invention of the “Voice Activated Zipper”, Mr. Frankulin has two U.S. patents pending for novel computer algorithms and electronic systems.