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== Mission ==
Improve the presence of robotics at Virginia Tech and surrounding communities.

== Our Engineering Design Teams ==

* '''[[RoboGames]]:''' Developing a robotic dog from scratch.
* '''[[SoutheastCon]]:''' Building a robot to compete in SoutheastCon 2025.
* '''[[VEX U]]:''' Participating in VEX U competitions nationwide and abroad.
* '''[[AutoNav]]:''' Creating a small self-driving vehicle.
* '''[[Manufacturing Cell]]:''' Designing a 3D printing system with automated storage.

== Our Support Teams ==

* '''[[Operations]]:''' Ensures the smooth functioning of the club, supporting its mission to create winning robots.

* '''[[Learning]]:''' Organizes robotics workshops open to all majors, rapidly developing students into proficient robotics engineers.
* '''[[Outreach]]:''' Engages with the local community to promote robotics awareness in K-12 education.
* '''[[Executive Team]]:''' Executes the strategic vision of the organization.

== Advisors ==

* Faculty Advisor: [https://ece.vt.edu/people/profile/meadows.html Dr. Toby Meadows]
* Team Mentor: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-moyer/ Stephen Moyer]
* VEX/AutoNav Senior Design Advisor: [https://me.vt.edu/people/faculty/nowinski-matt.html Dr. Matt Nowinski]
* Operations/Business Advisor: [https://management.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/directory/poff-ron.html Ron Poff]

== Core Values ==

=== Reliability ===
We are committed to building things that are designed to work over a long period of time, from the robots we build, to the structure of the organization we represent.

=== Simplicity ===
Through simplicity and reduction of complexity, things become easier to understand, more reliable, and easier to bring to reality.

=== Modularity ===
Modularity brings the possibility of layering sophisticated systems in an elegant and simple way. It also allows for parallel development of subsystems at scale.

== Our Competitions ==

* '''[https://www.vtcro.org/vex-competition CRO-Down]:''' 2-day VEX Competition, hosting a total of 72 teams (40 High School, 32 College) across the United States.
* '''Thing-a-majig''': Casual engineering competition, featuring $1,400 in prizes.

== Corporate Sponsors ==

* [https://www.boeing.com/ Boeing]
* [https://torc.ai/ Torc]
* [https://www.altec.com/ Altec]

== Engineering Department Support ==

* Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Virginia Tech
* Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech
* Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech