RoboNav has been exploring many design options as they build the software, firmware, and mechanical foundations for their new competition, the University Rover Competition (URC). One such design decision the team has made is to use a drone to help simplify the autonomous portion of URC. The autonomous challenge is the hardest portion of URC,…
Category: January 23 Newsletter
RoboJackets @ Basketball Game
One of the most direct ways RoboJackets can promote robotics is by presenting our projects to a general audience. RoboJackets had a unique opportunity to do so at the McCamish Pavilion during a GT basketball game on December 6th. The basketball game took place on “Robotics Night,” and also had other robotics projects at GT…
Hockii’s New Teeth
Year after year, RoboJackets members continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in competition robotics. The latest iteration of our combat robot Hockii is no exception. The 12-pound Hockii is a type of combat robot known as a “meltybrain”, which uses its drive to spin and hit opponents with the entire body [read…
New RoboRacing Drive System
RoboRacing has been working on an autonomous go-kart since 2019 and have learned and iterated on every aspect of their vehicle. This is certainly the case with the drive motor system. When the team first began evGP, a few hardware components were required as part of the rules to be standardized across the robots. Some…