Caltech’s Raiders of the Lost Can robot competition
Caltech mechanical engineering student Christopher Culpepper flies a robot designed by his team, the Soup Nazis, at an engineering design competition in Pasadena. (Nick Ut / Associated Press)
The Avengers -- Bryan Joel, left, Derek Kearney and Richie Hernandez -- were among six Caltech teams competing. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A robot designed and created by a team of mechanical engineering students climbs a steep ramp at the “Raiders of the Lost Can” competition at Caltech. (Nick Ut / Associated Press)
Caltech engineering student Joseph Greef works on a flying robot created by his team, the Cunning Stunts. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Emerging victorious at the 2014 contest was team 40 Pc Chicken McNuggets: From left are Justin Koch, James Bern, Matthew Queen and Monica Enlow. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
