The South Dakota State University Robotics Club is one of the largest and fastest growing student organizations on campus. The club has an Autonomous Snowplow Team, NASA Robotic Mining Competition Team, 3D printing division, and an autonomous battle bot competition that the club is hosting. The club has an Autonomous Sprayer Team, Collegiate Combat Team, Autonomous Battle Bots competition that the club hosts, and a 3D printing division. There are numerous opportunities for students to gain experience and work on projects relating to the robotics field.
Awards and Achievements
In 2018, the Robotics Club won first place in the division for the spark fun autonomous vehicle competition.
The following year the Club was the Grand Champion of the Land O’ Lakes Bot Shot Competition.
3D Printing
The Club also has a 3D printing division located in Daktronics Engineering Hall, Room 061..
Battle Bots
The robotics club will be hosting a battle-bots competition this spring.
Autonomous Sprayer
The autonomous sprayer project involves retrofitting a new Ryobi electric mower with a navigational system using a microcontroller, GPS, and radio communication. The finished project will be able to spray vineyards autonomously using GPS location and obstacle detection. The project is funded by the SARE grant which was presented to us by SDSU alum Jerome Natzel.
Collegiate Combat
The robotics club will be attending a collegiate combat/battle bots competition in the spring."
General Meetings
Mondays at 7:00pm in Crothers Engineering Hall, room 204. General business of the operation of the club is shared along with project updates.
Zoom Link: https://sdstate.zoom.us/j/96915065421
Meeting ID: 969 1506 5421
Front row: Evenson, Aman, Gruber. Back row: Rasmussen, Mittelstadt.
2022 Officers
President: Sarah Aman
Vice President of Communications: Hailey Gruber
Vice President of Finance: Halley Evenson
Recruitment and Retainment Officer: Luke Rasmussen
Facilities Officer: Martin Mittelstadt
Advisers: Mr. Jason Sternhagen, Dr. Kim Nguyen