The Appalachian State University Robotics Club was formed in 2018. We enjoy making robotics for fun as well as competition, and watching our ideas come to life. Joining the club is a great learning experience and we require no commitment, no experience and accept all majors. Our club meets once a week, performing various activities such as project work, socializing, playing games, educational talks, and the best part is all of this is always alongside free pizza!
Already have experience or want to apply what you've learned from being apart of the club? Joining one of our four production teams looks great on your resume and we have many types of projects to work on across our Business, Mechanical, Programming and Electronics teams. Projects include work with 3D printing, modeling, graphic design, marketing, software development, web development, or anything you can come up with!
Join us as we develop a rover for the URC rover competition in Utah. Our design consists of a simple rover chassis that features rocker arms on both sides with a differential pivot to keep the rover level. The powertrain will utilize 4 brushless AC motors used in hoverboards for stable high torque 4 wheel drive with tank like torque vectoring, and can be controlled remotely by hardware programmed in C++, or autonomously with Python!
Hometown: Apex, North Carolina
Major: Applied Physics / Electrical &
Computer Engineering
Role: Club Advisor
"Founder, CEO and Director
of R&D for Ion Innovations Scientific Consulting and Instrument Design.
Research specializing in novel scientific instrument design and research
development efforts utilizing
machine learning, computer vision, compressive sensing, smart automation, and
advanced data analytics.
Specifically focusing on the application of these techniques to widely used
micro-analytical tools.
Highly involved in professional service and passionate about science
communication and education."
Hometown: Cali, Colombia
Major: Industrial Design (Products)
Role:
President / Mechanical Design Lead
"Founder, startup patron, and second
President of the App Robotics Club (ARC). When the club was initially
established in 2018 I started off as Mechanical Design Lead and used my skills
in Industrial Design to research, propose, ideate, sketch, 3D model, and
manufacture various iterations of our autonomous Mountaineer rover with both
additive and subtractive manufacturing. My knack for this originates from
designing, building and flying first person view multicopters as a hobby,
fused with my natural skill for designing products."
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Major: Applied Physics (Graduated)
Role: Vice President / Electronics Team Lead
"I joined the robotics
club back in 2019 because I wanted to take what I learned in my electronics
classes and apply it to robotics. I’m really interested in learning about the
different types of hardware that relates to robots, and how they can be
controlled with software."
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Major: Computer Science (Graduated)
Role: Programming Team Lead
"I joined the club in 2020 after dealing
with some life issues, Robotics Club was a great hobby and learning experience
that helped me get away from it. My favorite topics in robotics have been
artificial intelligence, machine learning, aerospace and electric vehicles."
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Americal Sign Language
Role: Programming Team Lead
"Joined in
Fall 2022"
Hometown: Denver, North Carolina
Major: Computer Information Systems
Role: Electronics Team Member
"I joined the club after seeing the booth
at Club Expo. I was interested in joining because I was on a robotics team
previously and was excited to see that I could continue this interest in
college. In the club, I’m most excited to work on the rover and learn more
about 3D modeling and coding."
Hometown: Cary, North Carolina
Major: Computer Science
Role:
Programming Team Member
"Interested in applying software skills and
learning about hardware, I joined the club after discovering it at Club Expo.
Among other things, I am interested in working with face and body tracking."
Our club has a large range of projects that require diverse skillsets, so we accept all majors and
can find projects for anyone to work on.
Just pick what you will find fun, think will be most
productive for your education, or come up with your own project to work on.
We have members
studying business, physics, computer science, design, and more!
No experience or commitment is required. The club is separate from our production teams, and your
only responsibility is to learn and have
fun at our optional weekly meetings! In fact, even
freshmen are encouraged to join as Robotics Club will be a great learning experience for you.
For those who are interested in becoming members of one of our production teams after joining the
club and gaining some experience, a
certain level of commitment will be necessary in order for
us to achieve our goal of competing in national competitions.