Infernolab

Infernolab, alternatively The Infernolab, were a combat robotics team headed by Jason Bardis which competed in BattleBots in all five Comedy Central seasons, as well as Long Beach 1999 and ABC Season 2 in 2016.
The team began as the name Jason Bardis himself entered under. Though his projects were funded by a minority of sponsorships, along with the University of California, Santa Barbara, his family and friends also pitched in to spread the Infernolab name. His first robot, Rampage, was built on a shoestring budget in collaboration with his fellow classmates from UCSB's Mechanical Engineering department. It performed poorly in a featherweight rumble during Robot Wars 1996 where the bot was later upgraded and renamed to Bot will Eat Itself. It performed better than its predecessor during Robot Wars 1997, save for some minor damage. 
Long time friend and bot builder, Christian Carlberg collaborated on several projects such as the completion and performance of Slugger during the Las Vegas 1999 event. Following this, future Infernolab robots were largely built single-handedly by Jason, including The Missing Link and Dr. Inferno. Ahead of Season 1.0 on Comedy Central, an assembled BattleBots team was comprised of Jason Bardis, his brother Byron Bardis, his girlfriend Lauren Herold and others to assist with the repairs and general maintenance of Dr. Inferno Jr. and the Missing Link. 
Infernolab continued to compete in multiple weight divisions with their robots, largely finding success in the lightweight division with Dr. Inferno Jr. as it won the lightweight championship in both Season 3.0 and 5.0. It also won both the Consolation Rumble and Royal Rumble in Season 4.0, making up for a surprisingly premature exit in the main competition that year. His heavyweight Towering Inferno also won the Best Design Award for Season 5.0.
14 years since his last BattleBots appearance, Jason Bardis returned to compete in the second season of its revival on ABC. He entered with an upscaled version of his middleweight design, Disko Inferno, joined by Mark Liu and Ross Hironaka of Robotic Death Company.
Following this competition, Jason Bardis took on the permanent role of judge from the 2019 season onward, joined by fellow former competitors Lisa Winter and Derek Young, who had also competed in both eras of the show. However, as of World Championship VII, Jason Bardis will no longer be a judge for BattleBots.
Outside of BattleBots, Infernolab entered Mini Inferno into Season 1.0 of the TLC show Robotica, having initially intended to enter Towering Inferno. Essentially a stripped-down version of Dr. Inferno Jr., Mini Inferno saw the return of Christian Carlberg to assist with Bardis. Although it largely impressed during its episode, Mini Inferno was defeated in the Gauntlet round by the considerably heavier Killer B. Jason Bardis also entered the 2005 RoboGames competition with Towering Inferno, where it picked up a win against CycloneBot before losing to Sewer Snake, and then the Robot Wars UK champion, Typhoon 2.
Most of the Infernolab bots are no longer used and were either sold, donated, or disassembled for other minor projects. Infernolab robots, Dr. Inferno ]|[ and Dr. Inferno IV, would become a main icon for robot educational outreach, demos, school projects and other events in the Orange County area.
== Robots ==
Name 	Weight Class 	Event 	Year	Status
Rampage 	Featherweight	Robot Wars 	1996	Retired / Disassembled
Bot will Eat Itself 	Featherweight	Robot Wars 	1997	Retired / Disassembled
2A 	LEGO bot 	LEGO Mindstorms 	1999	Retired / Disassembled
Hot Air / Dr. Inferno 	Lightweight 	Long Beach 1999 	1999	Retired / Disassembled
The Missing Link 	Lightweight 	Long Beach 1999
Season 1.0 	1999	Retired / Disassembled
Slugger 	Heavyweight 	Las Vegas 1999 	1999	Retired / Disassembled
2 Hours & Zero Dollars	LEGO bot 	RoboGames 	2000	Retired / Disassembled
Itchy & Scratchy 	LEGO bot 	RoboGames 	2000	Retired / Disassembled
Tesseract 	LEGO bot 	Bot Bash 	2000	Retired / Disassembled
Longneck & The 
Infernal Brick of Despair	LEGO bot 	LEGO Tug o War 	2000	Retired / Disassembled
Mini Inferno 	Lightweight 	Robotica
Steel Conflict II 	2001	Retired / Disassembled
Dr. Inferno Jr. 	Lightweight 	Season 1.0-5.0 	1999 -
2002	Retired / Disassembled
Lame - O & Same - O
Inferno	Antweight 	Robojoust
Sozbots 	2002
2003	Retired / Inactive
Thinferno 	Lightweight 	Bot Bash 	2003	Retired / Disassembled
Hell on Wheels 	Hobbyweight 	Steel Conflict I, Steel Conflict II	2003	Retired / Disassembled
Towering Inferno 	Heavyweight 	Season 3.0 - 5.0
Robogames 	2001 -
2005	Retired / Donated
Disko Inferno 	Middleweight 	Robogames 	2005	Retired / Disassembled
The Disk O' Inferno 	Heavyweight 	ABC Season 2 	2016	Retired / Active
===Wins/Losses===
*Wins: 17
*Losses: 16
Drinferno5.png|Dr. Inferno Jr. (Lightweight).
Diskoinferno official.jpg|The Disk O' Inferno (Heavyweight).
Missing link LB99.jpg|The Missing Link (Lightweight).
File:Toweringinferno.jpg|Towering Inferno (Heavyweight).
Slugger.jpg|Slugger (Heavyweight).
Hot air lb99.jpg|Hot Air and Dr. Inferno (Lightweight).
11731972 996251520408550 4838047270577175587 o.jpg|Rampage, Jason Bardis' entry in Robot Wars 1995 and 1996.
Botwilleatitself.jpg|Bot Will Eat Itself, Jason Bardis' entry in Robot Wars 1997.
Disko old.jpg|Disko Inferno (Middleweight).
Hell on wheels.jpg|Hell On Wheels (Hobbyweight).
Hell on Wheels Steel Conflict.jpg|Hell on Wheels at Steel Conflict 2003.
Mini inferno.jpg|Mini Inferno (Lightweight).
Lame o same o.jpg|Lame-O and Same-O Inferno (Antweight).
Builder's DB Infernolab.PNG|Infernolab's Builder's DB page.
Builder's DB Lame and Same O Inferno.PNG|BDB profile for Lame O and Same O Inferno.
Builder's DB Hell on Wheels.PNG|BDB profile for Hell on Wheels.
Builder's DB Dr. Inferno Jr.PNG|BDB profile for Dr. Inferno Jr.
Builder's DB Towering Inferno.PNG|BDB profile for Towering Inferno.
Builder's DB Disko Inferno.PNG|BDB profile for Disko Inferno.
Builder's DB Dr. Antferno Jr.PNG|BDB profile for Dr. Antferno Jr.
OLD Infernolab logo.png|Infernolab's old logo.
Infernolab Flaming Gear logo NEW.png|Infernolab's new logo.
File:New Infernolab banner.png|Infernolabs' alternative logo.
== See Also ==
*Team Infernolab website
*Infernolab's Youtube channel
*Infernolab Facebook Page
*Team Infernolab (Builder's DB profile)
*Jason's profile on Heisenberg Racing
== References ==
Category:BattleBots Teams
Category:US Robot Wars competitors
Category:Robotica Competitors