Welcome to the RoboJackets workspace, the portion of the Student Competition Center where robots are designed, built, programmed, and tested for competition. Today we will give you a brief tour of what the space looks like after being here for 11 years. When you first enter the shop, you will be greeted by our check-in…
Month: July 2021
Alumni Spotlight: Brad Geving
RoboJackets alumni go on to a wide variety of accomplishments after their time in RoboJackets, but we always hope they bring a bit of RoboJackets along with them. We’d like to take some time to check back in with some of our alumni and ask “Where are they now?” and what part of RoboJackets they…
Sponsorship Reform and Strategy
Managing sponsorships is an important part of the responsibilities of RoboJackets leadership. Sponsors provide funds, parts, and oftentimes jobs to our many members. Up until 2019, this role was usually taken on by the President and Project Managers, who, on top of their many other responsibilities, would be in charge of organizing recruiting events, reaching…
RoboNav at IGVC
RoboJackets has returned to competition once again! Our RoboNav team took on the 28th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) this June at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. RoboNav delivered an impressive performance: out of 9 teams competing in the AutoNav challenge, they placed 3rd in the design category and 4th overall. Jessiii completed more…