The Team
UChile Homebreakers was founded on 2006 and we have been developing Bender since then. We focus on human-robot interaction (HRI), computer vision, autonomous navigation, and manipulation research.
Our team is composed by more than 20 people pursuing bachelors, masters and doctorate programs in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering in Biotechnology.
As a team, we have made efforts to spread robotics among chilean children at schools, and to guide new engineering students who are interested in the field.

Javier Ruiz del Solar
Team Supervisor
E.E. MSc. PhD
E.E Professor
Executive Director of the AMTC
Javier Ruiz del Solar
Team Supervisor

Gonzalo Olguín Moncada
Team Manager

Mattias Prieto
Team Manager
E.E. Student
Mattias Prieto
Team Manager

Rodrigo Navarro
Team Leader

Eduardo Loayza
Team Leader
M.E. Student
Eduardo Loayza
Team Leader

Pablo Alfessi
Team Leader
E.E. Student
Pablo Alfessi
Team Leader

Ignacio Romero Aravena
Team Leader

Lucas Orellana Jara
Team Member

Leslie Cárdenas Villegas
Team Member

Matías Guzmán Parra
Team Member

Bruno Cavieres
Team Member

Felipe Valenzuela
Team Member
E.E. Student
Felipe Valenzuela
Team Member

Benjamín Rojas
Team Member
M.E. Student
Benjamín Rojas
Team Member

Rodrigo Ortiz Mendez
Team Member

Irma Scheihing Hitschfeld
Team Member

Eduardo Silva Gaete
Team Member

Antü Salas Leiva
Team Member

Rosangel Arispe
Team Member

Felipe González Poblete
Team Member
E.E. Student
Felipe González Poblete
Team Member

Cristóbal Trejo
Team Member
B.E. in Biotechnology Student
Cristóbal Trejo
Team Member

Sebastián Herrera
Team Member
E.E. Student
Sebastián Herrera
Team Member

Fernando San Martín
Team Member
E.E. Student
Fernando San Martín
Team Member

Sahian Pizarro Martínez
Team Member
E.E. Student
Sahian Pizarro Martínez
Team Member