Illinois Tech Robotics

10/17/2024

The 18th Annual Pumpkin Launch Competition hosted this year by Union Board & SGA is THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19! 🎃
We will be working on assembling/coding/testing our Pumpkin Launcher throughout this week!

08/26/2022

Illinois Tech Robotics is gearing up for a new season! Join us tonight at 7 pm at our new basement of IIT Tower. We'll be going over our plans for the season, including the first competition of Scarlet Combat Robotics. Feel free to fill out this interest form https://forms.gle/GHo1R1x1RJZhs7kx7 if you're interested in particapting in that. Or, join our Discord (link in bio) if you want to connect with us or learn more about the club. See you tonight!

01/16/2022

Looking for an awesome competition to keep you busy this semester? Illinois Tech Robotics is holding our first (of hopefully many) Scarlet Combat Robotics event this semester! This competition will feature student-built robots competing in 1lb and 3lb weight classes where the goal is to destroy the other robot in a tournament. No experience required, you can compete as a group, club, or as an individual. We will match up people looking for a group if you'd like. Read more here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18PlaL2K3Jyf15sJDYGjGhzf8t6g9CxJHyQPW6OUqNVA/edit

09/19/2021

Sadly, the pumpkin launch didn’t fare out so well for us this year! After attempting to adjust one of the cable tie downs for steelforce, the entire machine toppled over, cracking the arm in two. We’ll be back next year with a new and better machine (that hopefully doesn’t fall down quite so easily!)

08/09/2021

If you want to get involved with our projects for this Fall semester, make sure to come by next Thursday, 19th of August at 8:00 p.m.
See you there!

03/27/2021

We are currently working on modernizing and revamping the electronics, controls and drive system of Goliath. Join us on Fridays at 19:00 if you want to jump on this project and build a new motor tower for steelforce, our pumpkin launcher!!
Also, join ITR’s discord server if you have any questions:
https://discord.gg/v9PZK26

09/05/2020

We're doing our part to try and help during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as such we brainstormed ideas tonight about how we can build a robot to help deliver food and supplies to students in quarantine and isolation on campus. Can't wait to see how we can help out in this time of need!

10/22/2019

Our V.P. of Publicity also entered herself as a launcher and got 3rd place out of the 4 launchers with a throw of 130ft!

Emma, the V.P. of Publicity of Illinois Tech Robotics entered herself as a launcher and threw the pumpkin 130ft!

10/22/2019

Pumpkin Launch was a huge success! Steel force won with a launch of 297ft! Check out this video of our launcher shredding a pumpkin: https://youtu.be/zoiN0iEK0lM

09/27/2019

09/07/2019

Work on pumpkin launch is progressing and tonight we had a session about using raspberry pi and bluetooth!