Trinity Robotics Home of the Trinity Robot Study Team

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Welcome to the home of robotics research at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Now in its fifteenth year, the Robot Study Team, under the direction of Professor of Engineering David J. Ahlgren, works at the forefront of collegiate robotics. The team researches and develops a variety of projects throughout the academic year, competing annually in Trinity's own fire-fighting robot contest and the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. To further the awareness of robotics and its emerging importance in society, the team also engages the campus community and local high school students through lab tours and demonstrations.

For info or feedback, mail(at) trincollrobotics.com


15th Annual Fire Fighting Contest Results

Robot Hide and Seek
Thanks to team members Adam Wright and Anant Raut, Trinity's RHS2 bagged third place in the Hide and Seek Competition where robots were supposed to find a baby in the maze instead of the candle. The prize money was $100.
Swarm
The group of Trinity Swarm robots competing in the Expert division was judged best in the state Connecticut by IEEE, CT and was granted a prize of $200.

ENGR 120 Robots
Lego robots designed by freshmen engineers for their ENGR 120 class bagged the FIRST, SECOND and the FOURTH prize in the senior division of the competition. This is the first time ever that a freshman class robot from Trinity was ranked so high in the competition.


Team Info

The Trinity College Robot Study Team is led by faculty advisor Dr. David Ahlgren and consists of students from all four class years. Most members are engineering majors but there is no restriction as to who can join the team. Students take the class for independent study credit. The team tries to follow a flat administrative team structure. However there are several important positions as listed below:

- Chief Engineer
- Project Leader
- Team members

Members usually work on two projects throughout the year. For the Fall 2007 semester, the team meets Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the EE seminar room on the third floor of MCEC. Questions about the team may be directed to Dr. David Ahlgren or Chief Engineer David Pietrocola

Interested in Helping? Team members work hard year-round to push the undergraduate study of robotics and effectively compete against larger engineering schools with more resources. Join the Friends of Trinity Robotics club today and receive exclusive benefits while helping the team continue to learn and reach its goals.