RoboRacing, our team focused on autonomous racing robots, has been making platforms of various shapes and sizes over the 6 years since its inception. Initially formed to compete in the International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition (IARRC), the first platforms were approximately 1/10th scale Remote Control (RC) cars with laptops mounted directly on the chassis. While…
Month: September 2020
Safely Reopening the SCC
When campus was shut down late spring semester, so too were all RoboJackets activities. Even our members who remained in the Atlanta area were barred from campus until a concrete plan to deal with COVID-19 was put forth by the institute. In early August, we were allowed back into our space in the Student Competition…
Restructuring Outreach
The ultimate goal of RoboJackets is threefold: promotion, education and advancement of robotics. We, as an organization, are well equipped to do all three, and our structure should be equipped similarly well to accomplish these goals. Recently, RoboJackets leadership has made the decision to change how Outreach is handled in RoboJackets. As many alumni will…
Introducing the RoboWrestling Robots
RoboJacket’s newest team, RoboWrestling, participates in autonomous robotic sumo competitions, typically held in Tokyo, Japan. The goal of this competition, as is the case with real sumo wrestling, is to push an opposing robot out of the arena, referred to as the dohyō. When two robots face off, they compete in up to three matches….
Introducing Aimi: A RoboJackets Hobby Project
All of the robots in RoboJackets are built to solve a competition problem statement: knock a robot out of the ring, play soccer, navigate off-road, destroy another robot, or race around a track. When our members are not solving these crazy problem statements (and of course balancing life and school work), many like to kick…
Meet the Project Managers & Outreach Chair: Interview Feature
RoboJackets (often abbreviated RJ) is an organization that manages to participate in a myriad of robotics competitions and activities to further our mission to promote, educate, and advance the field of robotics. We couldn’t do this without a robust and effective leadership structure, populated with leaders who are passionate about their projects and work tirelessly…