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During the summer, UTRA teamed up with the Discovery Channel to make an "Out of Control" Robot that would be used by Prank Science. The robot would appear to be controlled by an unsuspecting test subject while actually being controlled by a tele-operator behind the scene. The robot was built upon the Custom ART Chassis used in the Autonomous RoboRacing competition.
Check out the clip here: http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip574894
(Pictures coming soon) |
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Check out a short video explaining what UTRA is all about made by UTTV (University of Toronto Television). |
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The University of Toronto FIRST Robotics mentorship program works to assist high schools in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) participate in the "FIRST Robotics" competition each year. This highly successful annual event has been running for over 20 years, and over a million high school students have participated from across North America and the world. In this competition teams of high school students, sponsored and assisted by local companies and volunteers, design, assemble, and test a robot capable of performing a specified task in competition with other teams. Skills in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering are developed. UTFIRST is a faculty-wide initiative to foster good design principles and encourage current high school students to pursue further study in engineering. The program works with several high schools across the GTA during the 6 week build period in January-February of each year. Our mentors go out to the different schools for a few hours each week to work with the students and help them develop a functional and efficient robot to participate in the competitions each spring. UTFIRST is currently recruiting mentors for its 2011-2012 build season. The commitment is only a few hours per week to visit your chosen school and mentor the students in design from January - Reading Week. Please not that skills in Robotics are NOT a requirement to be a mentor. If you are interested in joining the UTFIRST team please email Patricia, at patricia@mie.utoronto.ca , and I will see you at our first meeting in mid-October. Read more about USFIRST at http://www.firstroboticscanada.org/main/ and http://www.usfirst.org/ |
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Here are some upcoming meetings for UTRA. (They can also be found in the Calendar) 1. Nuit Blanche 2. Software Meeting |
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July 22-23, 2011, University of British Columbia, British Columbia
UTRA flew 7 members across the country to British Columbia to compete in RobotRacing 2011 hosted by UBC. For this competition, UTRA designed and built the robot from the chassis and drive system to the PCBs circuitry.
Drag Race Competition (3rd Place) The drag race competition pits 2 robots against one another on a 30m long straightaway to see which one is the fastest (while staying within the track). UTonomous proved that raw speed alone is not enough to succeed in this competition, control is needed too.
Circuit Race Competition In the circuit race competition, robots must navigate through a course outlined by pylons while stopping at stop signs or traffic lights, going up/down ramps and avoiding other robots. UTonomous was one of the few robots that were able to successfully navigate the course.
Thanks to everyone who helped out with UTonomous and we'll be looking to improve it for next year. Special Thanks to the Jun family for providing us with delicious Korean food during our stay in Vancouver and the Festejo family for picking us up from Vancouver airport and providing UTRA with some transit passes. |
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(From left to right) Marc Ovsec, Raymond Lam, Wilson Tan, Billy Jun, Paul Giampuzzi, Zongyi Yang, Gabriel Ongpauco
Are you interested in robotics? Would you like to build some robots and get some hands-on training in machining, soldering, or programming during the summer? The details are as follows: Date: June 8th, Wednesday
If you are interested but could not make it to the meeting, you can always contact us at utra@utra.ca, or simply drop in our workshop at EA-106 (Engineering Annex Building)! See you there, |
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May 6-8, 2011, Valcartier Garrison, Quebec University of Toronto placed 2nd in the 2011 UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) competition hosted by Unmanned Systems Canada. This was the first time this competition was run and UTRA was proud to be a part of it. Nine members drove 9 hours straight from Toronto to Quebec and arrived at the Canadian Forces Military Base at ~3:00-4:00 am. Unfortunately it rained through most of the 1st and 2nd day causing the competition to be moved indoors. This was the first time UTRA has designed an autonomous robot of such a large scale and numerous problems were expected. A few temporary patches (like changing the outdoor logic to indoor logic) were made during the competition. Overall, the competition provided valuable experience for the team and gave us a good idea on how to move forward and improve our robot. UTRA looks forward to bringing home the gold for the next competition.
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April 15-17, 2011: 17 Countries, 59 Events, 239 Teams, 677 Entries, 680 Robots, and 950 Engineers Gold Medal - 120 lbs Combat Robots University of Toronto won the Gold medal for the second year in a row in RoboGames 2011. This was one out of two Canadian medals won at this year's RoboGames. TSA Inspected defended its title in the finals against Maloney (representing Brazil).
Gold Medal From RoboGames 2011
TSA Inspected Vs Maloney
(More Videos and Pictures coming soon!) Check out RoboGame for the results. |
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TSA Inspected Vs. Touro
Thank You to everyone for voting and encouraging others to vote for UTRA's student levy. (Cool Fact: UTRA had the most YES votes! Great job!) We look forward to bringing home the trophies as we head into our competition season. |
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Looking to take the lead on a robotics project? Want to make an impact in UTRA? UTRA is looking for people interested in joining our executive for next year. Executive Positions
Project Leads:
Department Leads:
Check out the Contact Us page for more details on the position. Apply by sending an email to utra@utra.ca |
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