This month, we’re reviving a series of articles we started last year: RoboResearch. RoboResearch seeks to highlight students in RoboJackets that participate in research outside of RoboJackets, be it robotics research or otherwise. We’re also interested in hearing how their experiences at RoboJackets help them in their research. This month, we’ll be featuring Tan Gemicioglu…
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RJ Girl Gang Social
Gender diversity is a serious issue in STEM, and even more so in the fields that robotics discipline draws upon. According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, women scientists and engineers comprised “relatively low shares in engineering (15%) and computer and mathematical sciences (26%).” At Georgia Tech – notably, rated one of the most diverse…
Electrical Room Swap
This Fall, RoboJackets elected to do a major restructuring of the space in the RoboJackets shop. The major restructuring was switching the electrical room and the office to better utilize the space. We asked Chris Bellflowers, the current shop manager, about the motivation for switching the two rooms. He said, “I first started thinking about…
Training
It’s November, which means RoboJackets has almost completed one of its most important annual projects: training new members. Engineering a robot requires a lot of knowledge and experience that many new members do not have when they first enter RoboJackets. The training program is designed to bridge that gap and help new members contribute to…
General Interest
With the start of the new school year comes the annual RoboJackets General Interest meetings. The two identical information sessions are the culmination of many hours spent tabling and recruiting at events like the Week of Welcome for freshmen, GradExpo, and the campus-wide org fair. Taking place during the first few weeks of the fall…
Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Storer
by Jonathan Spalten Another month, another alumni for us to spotlight. This month, we’ll be shining the spotlight on an alumna you’ve seen mentioned before in her capacity as the current President of the Alumni Association: Sarah Storer. Sarah graduated from Georgia Tech in 2019 with a B.S. in Computer Science. During her time in…
RoboRacing @ evGrandPrix
by Dallas Downing September marked the first time that RoboRacing attended evGrandPrix, an electric go kart racing competition hosted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by Purdue University. The team ended up taking 2nd Place in the Autonomous competition after a few intense days of testing, repairing, and racing. The excitement was high. Everyone was looking…
Leadership Retreat 2021: Alumni Backup
by Jonathan Spalten The primary activities in RoboJackets are those associated with building robots, educating our members and promoting robotics to the public, but none of these activities would be possible without dedicated members and leaders, many of whom change on a year-to-year basis. Taking up the mantle of leading even a small part of…
Alumni Association Activity Catalog
by Dallas Downing The Alumni Association is a recent addition to the RoboJackets organizations and is a great way for former members to reconnect with each other for personal and professional networking. Beyond that, it provides a way for alumni to continue to support RoboJackets through donations and mentoring current students. Today we are going…
Alumni Spotlight: Ryo Osawa
by Jonathan Spalten This month, we have another alumni we’d like to spotlight: Ryo Osawa. Ryo was at Georgia Tech between 2011 and 2015, and graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. During his time at RoboJackets, he was chiefly involved with the RoboCup electrical team. This team is responsible for some of the most…