RoboUtes Rasc-Al Robo-Ops

09/14/2018

To contact or learn more about the the RoboUtes, please go to the main RoboUtes page for now. Thanks!

Here's a link:
https://www.facebook.com/RoboUtes/

RoboUtes is a team of collegiate students that build robotic systems and compete in competitions like the University Robotics Competition.

05/27/2016

The RoboUtes placed third at this year's RASC-AL Robo-Ops!

05/25/2016

After a near catastrophe with the arm at the start of our competition run, mission control pulled off an excellent mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=36O0SP5LoJs

Live Stream of 2016 RoboUtes RoboOps Run

02/13/2016

Well look at that. A midpoint review. https://youtu.be/tIypcnpeIL8

Midpoint review video for the 2014 RASC-AL Robo-Ops competition.

12/06/2015

The arm team, reviewing key design elements, and discussing the possibility of an "okayness plate".

10/16/2015

The RoboUtes are excited to announce their admittance to the 2016 Rasc-Al Robo Ops Forum!! Another glorious year of outreach, design, fabrication, and testing awaits...
Check out the Robo Ops site, it has specifics on the competition.
As always, if you're a UofU student, and want to get involved either message us here, or head to orgsync and look us up.

08/29/2015

We have started using the OrgSync site for University of Utah clubs. Check us out here to find out about meetings and happenings! https://orgsync.com/92810/chapter

OrgSync is a web-based platform and community management system that centralizes student involvement and streamlines campus and organization communication.

06/19/2015

Check out the recap of the event and the rovers! http://www.nasa.gov/feature/5th-annual-robo-ops-challenge-simulates-teleoperations-and-sample-return-from-planetary
Advanced Circuits

University teams remotely operate rovers from school, navigating rock yard in Houston

06/04/2015

Rubber side down??

06/04/2015

Well, here's the war map. How did we do?

Purple line was our plan, blue was how it worked out.

06/04/2015

For those that may have missed our Rasc-Al Robo Ops competition livestream feed this morning, here's the local recording of Mission Control from the UofU campus!
https://youtu.be/mPbE3gpy-Xw

This is the recorded LiveStream Broadcast of the RoboUtes competition run in the 2015 RASC-AL RoboOps hosted by NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. ...

06/04/2015

The COLE VI robot arm uses six miniature linear actuators from Firgelli Technologies to manipulate the hand and wrist. Three of the actuators tilt the palm platform to align the wrist with the target. The other three are tied into the finger array, and help grab the rocks and bring them home. We scored 47 points on 'em!