Who we are
Comet Robotics at UT Dallas is a student organization with the goal of promoting robotics at UT Dallas and in the surrounding area through outreach, projects and workshops. We're building a world-class robotics program, competing with colleges and universities across the globe in combat robotics competitions, and programs like VEX U and University Rover Challenge.
With membership open to all students regardless of major or prior experience in robotics, we provide students with the opportunity to collaborate and compete with like-minded individuals to gain experience and refine their knowledge of designing, building, and programming robots. As an organization, we aim to build and sustain an engaged body of students hoping to expand upon their coursework and gain real-world experience, developing skills in project management, leadership, teamwork, and much more.
Originally started with ‘The Blender’, our 120lb world championship winning BattleBot, combat robotics at UT Dallas has history going back to 2004. Since the clubs' revival in 2021, we have expanded to dozens of 1lb, 3lb, and 12lb weight class combat robots and grown to include more competitive robotics projects.
Achievements
This academic year alone, we've achieved significant milestones as a club, including but not limited to:
building a bulletproof, 1000-pound, 8 ft x 8 ft x 8 ft battlebox for safely fighting combat robots up to 3lbs in mass
competing at 10 public combat robotics competitions with 6 podium finishes
being invited to and competing at an official BattleBots event at SXSW in March 2024 with a 15-pound combat robot
significant progress on prototyping/R&D for a Mars rover to compete in the University Rover Challenge
starting a VEX U competition team, which received an invitation to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship in its first year based on performance
hosting 3 outreach events in collaboration with local schools, introducing over 150 middle and high schoolers to robotics and the engineering design process through our custom 3D-printed combat robotics kit, Combat Blocks
None of this would be possible without the support of people like you.
Goals
$100 sponsors one student to manufacture their own custom-designed, 3D-printed, 1-pound battle bot
$300 enables our VEX U team to build a testing field, allowing for more consistent testing of autonomous robot control programs
$500 allows our University Rover Challenge team to begin prototyping biosensing solutions for sample collection and analysis
$1000 covers our yearly travel and lodging costs for combat robotics competitions
Impact
By supporting our club financially, we can not only continue educating our student body about the incredible potential of robotics, but work towards to our goal of establishing UT Dallas as a world-class institution for competitive robotics on a global scale. Thank you for your support of Comet Robotics at UT Dallas!
