CSUB Robotics Club

The Robotics Club just started in January of 2021; I personally just started out as a member at the very start. I ended up being the club's public relations officer due to the club's lack of social media or public presence. I'm still talking to the branding department and haven't made as much progress as I would have liked. I spent my summer and winter break on campus designing different fixed wings and drones for the club. I have gotten many opportunities to be part of the robotics club. I got a job at the Universities Fab Lab due to how much time I spend there for the club. I also met a mechanical engineer who hired me at an event for the Robotics Club.

I have been working on two different projects for the Robotics Club: a UAV drone and a 3D-printed fixed-wing plane. Both of these projects are for competitions through CSULA this summer; the UAV competition is actually hosted at the Mojave Air Base. The UAV has not been worked on as much as the 3D-printed plane. I am the leader for the 3D-printed fixed wing due to my experience with AutoCAD and Fusion 360. These two competitions will be the first competitions the club has competed in, so I'm hoping we represent the club and university well at these events.

As an undergrad engineering student, I used to issues finding internships and opportunities to gain experience outside of the classroom. The robotics club has given me the opportunity to find internships and projects that will give me more experience to put on my resume. I really liked the idea of giving students opportunities to meet other engineers or STEM majors and have an actual STEM community on campus. I hope the club will become more known on campus and bring more STEM students together.