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Howdy! We are TAMU Lunabotics, a student team run by TAMU SEDS in collaboration with Aggies Create - designing, building, and testing lunar construction robots for the annual NASA Lunabotics competition. Our mission is to develop the next generation of engineers by providing an intensive, hands-on experience centered around extraterrestrial robotics and NASA systems engineering principles, all while contributing to a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
When this team was founded in September 2024, we had to start from scratch, with zero prior funding or experience. And yet, in our first year, we were able to raise over $12k, produce a working robot, and submit our NASA deliverables all on schedule. Out of 68 initial applicants, we were one of 35 teams who made it to the on-site competition in Florida, where we managed to come back from a disappointing first run to place 21st overall. We were also recognized as winners of the Nova Award for Stellar Systems Engineering by a First Year Team, and were one of only 11 teams to successfully operate their robot autonomously.
OUR SPONSORS
OUR SPONSORS
Thank you so much for your generous support of this team!
THE TEAM
THE TEAM
We are composed of 4 subteams, each with a subteam lead, plus 2 overall leads.
Mechanical - Focuses on mechanical design, structural analysis, and manufacturing
Electrical - Handles power systems, circuit design, wiring, and electronic components
Software - Develops control algorithms, autonomy capabilities, and integrates software with hardware
Business - Manages funding, budgeting, public relations, and outreach activities
Project Manager
Project Manager
Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer
Software Lead
Software Lead
Mechanical Lead
Mechanical Lead
Business Lead
Business Lead
Electrical Lead
Electrical Lead
Members
Mechanical - Paul Wiltz, Kira Schultz, Rohail Parmar, Kadin Patel, Aaron Edwards, Joseph Woodfall
Electrical - Jonathan Ruiz, Anushka Kalkar, Leonardo Ornelas, Sebastian Guillen, Jacob Hou
Software - Rylee Hunt, Damian Ambriz, Sebastian Chu, Luke Vizzini, Param Patel, Andrew Zheng
Business - Emily DeGraaff, Usman Siddiqui, Sidharth Kammili, Analucia Vargas, Jaime Gutierrez, Antonio Gordon
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Manoranjan Majji - Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Naveen Thomas - Instructional Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
JOIN US
JOIN US
Applications are not currently open for TAMU Lunabotics. Please follow us to stay in the loop when they do!
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Subteam Member - Preferably, has experience and interest in the subteam's specialty areas. No experience is necessary for the business subteam, so we encourage more inexperienced applicants to start there.
Subteam Lead - Must have experience and interest in the subteam's specialty areas. Preferably, has experience with systems engineering and leading teams.
Project Manager - Must have experience with systems engineering, project management, and leadership. Preferably, has expertise in all of the relevant aspects of robotics.
Chief Engineer - Must have experience with systems engineering, leadership, and expertise in all of the relevant aspects of robotics. Preferably, has experience with project management.
TIME COMMITMENT
TIME COMMITMENT
We are holding weekly meetings for:
Full Team (2 hours)
Each Subteam (1-2 hours)
Systems Engineering Group (1-2 hours) - Only for Project Manager, Chief Engineer, and Subteam Leads
Taking into account work to be done outside of meetings, we estimate an average weekly time commitment of 5-10 hours. However, this is a flexible number and can be adjusted according to individual / team needs. And of course, as they say, you get out of it what you put into it!
SPONSOR US
SPONSOR US
If you are interested in supporting TAMU Lunabotics, we would love to hear from you! As a first year team, we do not have any existing funding sources, and will need all the help we can get in order to successfully execute our project. Simply reach out to tamu.seds.cstat@gmail.com and we would be happy to discuss further!
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