by Jonathan Spalten. RoboJackets places robotics as the focus of our endeavors, but sometimes it pays to slow down and give our members a chance to get to know each other better in a non-engineering context. Many alumni will remember general meetings, in which the entire team comes together either to hear a presentation given…
Category: November Newsletter
RoboResearch: Volume Two
by Jonathan Spalten. Another newsletter brings us another opportunity to feature RoboJackets members who take part in robotics or robotics-adjacent research at the Institute. Just as we did last month, we’ll be taking this opportunity to feature two of our members involved in research. Malak Bayyari, the current Secretary, is part of a Vertically Integrated…
New Member Training
by Jonathan Spalten Participating in RoboJackets involves a great deal of hands-on engineering knowledge and an intense desire to learn. Because RoboJackets accepts members regardless of prior experience in robotics, we created a training program to help our members quickly learn what they need to know to contribute to the teams. Even experienced members can…
RoboJackets IT and the People Counter System
by James Reed With an organization as large as RoboJackets, it’s no surprise that we face many challenges associated with simply keeping the organization running smoothly. Thankfully, we have talented individuals across the organization who volunteer their time to handle anything and everything, from placing and receiving orders for the materials we use, to bringing…
IGVC Retrospective
by Dallas Downing The Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) was started in 1993 as a spin off of the International Aerial Robotics Competition. The goal of the competition was to create a robot that could navigate an outdoor obstacle course autonomously. The competition itself was meant to be a challenging, multi-disciplinary design project for undergraduate…