I’ve been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years. Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easygoing, and gentle PERSON.

Former "Mythbusters" host Grant Imahara, who also operated R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" prequels and was a regular on the show "Battlebots," has died at 49.

Grant made the Battlebot, Deadblow. Deadblow competed in BattleBots in the middleweight division using a fast pneumatic hammer as its weapon. Deadblow won 2 rumbles and was ranked number 2 among ...

Imahara also competed in Comedy Central’s “BattleBots.” Before making his way onto TV, Imahara worked for Lucasfilm’s THX division and later joined Industrial Light and Magic.

Discovery and Science Channel Thursday announced weekend program tributes to 2013 BattleBots champ Imahara that feature his appearance in "Killer Robots: Robo Games 2011" and his favorite ...

Imahara also engineered the Energizer Bunny's rhythmic beat and was a "fierce Battlebots competitor," according to a statement from Discovery, which confirmed Imahara's death on Monday night.

Grant Imahara Was A Major Part Of The Comedy Central Series BattleBots And Even Wrote A Book On Robot Design Drunk History wasn't the only Comedy Central series to feature Grant Imahara.

Grant Imahara’s legacy is his advocacy of science and engineering. He was a role model who week after week proved that questioning how things work, and testing a hypothesis to find answers is ...

While best known for his stint on MythBusters, Grant's first foray in front of the camera came as a result of his appearance on BattleBots as pilot of the robot Deadblow. He was only 49.

Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and former host on the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters” has died at 49, a spokesperson for Discovery has confirmed to Variety. “We are heartbroken ...