OYES Robotics

OYES Robotics is an Auckland, New Zealand, team led by captain and builder Nick Mabey with Jack Barker and backed by the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering. In 2018 the team built the vertical spinner End Game, which won the Giant Nut, the BattleBots championship, in 2020 with a 7-1 season and holds a career record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 19 knockouts.

In 2026 the team competes in the BattleBots Pro League in Las Vegas. Other members are Steven Barker, Shane de Rijk, Devin Jerram and Emma McMillan. OYES Robotics is the only New Zealand team to have won the US league and an example of a university supporting an amateur crew.