TargetBot is the tackling dummy of our robotics team. Above anything else, we’ve learned from competition that while a great driver can have a lot of success with a mediocre robot, an inexperienced driver can’t do much even with a spectacular robot. Our solution was to whip up a sparring partner so that we could train against a live opponent. TargetBot was the result. He’s not much to look at, doesn’t move all that quickly, and doesn’t have a weapon—but he can take a punch.