About Us
Robot Disciplines
Owl Robotics participates in two competitive robot disciplines, VEX U and Combat robotics. VEX U is an objective based tournament style competition, where our team constructs two robots to go head-to-head against an opposing team to see who can collect the most points in a given time frame. Combat robotics on the other hand is more of a duel, where individual sub-teams within our organization construct robots from scratch to physically square up against an opponent with the intention of battling until knock-out.
Vex U Robotics Competition
World Championship Countdown
Introduction
VEX U - The university division of the internationally recognized VEX Robotics Competition is an excellent place to start for members who have either years of experience participating in VEX, FRC, FTC, or any other robotics experience, as well as members who have never touched a robot in their life. It's quick to pick up and easily allows students to individually focus on their interests to help the team as a whole- whether that be programming, design, construction, or driving.
Every season a new game is released by VEX and a new game field is created for teams to compete on, with the objective of obtaining more points than the opposition. Teams in the VEX U division create two robots per team, limited by a set of guidelines written in the yearly game manual and the materials provided by VEX themselves, with some expansion granted to VEX U teams as long as the materials can be manufactured by our members.
Current Game
This year's game is called Push Back, where the objective is to score more points than the opposing team by placing blocks in goals, controlling the marked zones within the goals, un-scoring loaders to sabotage your opponent, and parking in defined zones at the end of the match.
Footage from the previous season: Over Under 2024 - 2025
2025-2026 Vex Robotics Competition Game
Combat Robotics
Introduction
Combat Robotics - Similar to the famous and long-loved TV show Battle Bots, many of us grew up watching it and thinking, wouldn't it be cool if we could do that someday? This sport captures the hearts of those who love pouring the soul into a machine, watching it perform, and figuring it how to make it better.
We teach members the basics: learning to sketch their ideas, 3D modeling your design, material decisions, wiring, soldering, programming, and finally testing, so that they can take that knowledge and run with it. We try to make this competition accessible to all who are passionate about robotics and encourage creative freedom to develop a robot that's strong and powerful.
Resources
The biggest hurdle in learning Combat Robotics is knowing where to start. While we pride ourselves in teaching members the basics, we highly encourage them to do their own research and learn robot-specific techniques that will help them bring their designs to life. Included are some links to helpful websites, guides, and other general information.
Meet the Owl Robotics Officers
Mccleland Idaewor
Reservation Delegate
Daniel Feingold
Treasurer
Robert Jones
President
Andrew King
Vice President
Grace Burns
Senior Advisor
Ayush (Boots) Palse
Combat Mentor
Zaid Khan
Programming Advisor
Zoe Steckel
Social Media Lead
Noah Carter
VEX Lead
Morgan Mulkey
Combat Lead - Secretary
