The primary focus of the team is the implementation of skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom into mobile robotics platforms. In September 2000, the Engineering Design Team (EDT) was created by a few UIC undergraduate engineering students whose interests were grounded in technology and robotics. The club was designed to give students a chance to use their engineering knowledge to design and build robots to achieve a set of goals while competing against other teams. Since robotics incorporates many of the engineering fields such as mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, the club became very diverse with numerous young men and women from different the various engineering fields. When students join EDT, they can expect to be part of an active and capable team that holds a strong passion for what they do. The overall experience and knowledge that they gain not only nurtures their passion to excel as UIC students, but also helps them develop professional engineering attitudes.
