UBC Open Robotics

Our Fall 2023 Recruitment is underway! Visit our website to learn more about our available positions and apply. Applications close on Sept. 17!
https://openrobotics.ca/Recruitment

Our Winter Recruitment applications will stay open for an additional week! You can find more info in our Instagram bio and on our website.

https://openrobotics.ca/

UBC Open Robotics

Our winter recruitment is now underway! You can find out more about our available positions and apply at https://openrobotics.ca/Recruitment.

Applications will remain open from Jan. 15 - Jan. 22.

Come join us Monday evening to learn about the team and the work we do! ALL of our leads will be there to answer questions!

See you all there!

Hi Everyone!
We have our In-person info session coming up tomorrow September 8th at 7:00pm in Hennings 200! Would love to see as many people as possible come out to learn more about the team! Swipe for more details on where to find us.

Fall recruitment is ongoing! Find out more about our team at our imagine day booth and our info session!

Our fall recruitment is officially underway! Swipe for all the positions that are taking new members this fall. Applications are open and every relevant link is in our bio!

Hi everyone!
My name is Fouad and I am one of the two co-captains in UBC Open Robotics! I have just finished my third in Chemical Engineering at UBC. I started off in the team as a Mechanical Designer for our Robocup@Home Arms sub-team. A fun fact about me is I always have a cheesecake in my fridge 😋!

As mentioned by my co-captain Matthew already, our team has two main projects. Robocup@Home which is a competition based autonomous at home service robot, and Pianobot which is a robot that aims to play the piano at an RCM level 4. We are always looking for passionate people of all levels of technical skills to add to our community of interested robotics students. You can always get in contact with us through our website or social media anytime to chat about the team!

Open Robotics is wonderful to be a part of for many reasons but my favourite part about about being on Opbots is the opportunity to be in so many technical conversations. We have many bright and talented people on the team and being able to listen to others’ decision making and thought process is really eye-opening.

Hi everyone,

I am from Calgary. My fun fact is l love biking and often go on overnight biking trips around Vancouver.

We are working on the gripper of the robot. It is a device that enables robots to pick up and hold objects.

I love how all the teams come together for a unified goal in creating a cool robot! It's very interesting seeing all the parts and teams come together.

Hi everyone,

I'm Tian Hao Xu and I am the drivetrain electrical lead. I am a 4th year electrical engineering student and I'm from Vancouver.

I am on the RoboCup@Home team where we are designing a fully autonomous service robot. The drivetrain electrical team is primarily working on the motor controller for the robot drivetrain.

I have always had a passion in robotics and I really enjoy working on the team because of it.

Hi everyone,

My name’s Wilson, I’m a lower mainland native that’s been with the team for 2 years now. I’m in my 4th-year MECH but on consecutive coop terms and I am interested in 3D printers and modeling. Currently, I am on the Robocup@home team as the drivetrain mech lead.

The Robocup@home competition involves developing and creating an autonomous robot that is aware of its surroundings to complete household tasks. As the leader of the drivetrain sub-team, I work with my team in creating a robust drivetrain platform that not only supports the robot but allows precise movement.

What I like most about UBC Open Robotics is all the diverse engineering backgrounds on the team that allow you to learn a ton of new things and make it a great experience to work together.

Hey everyone,

I'm Francisco and I'm one of the software co-leads for Robocup@Home. I'm currently a 5-th year Engineering Physics student. I'm originally from Portugal but I've been back and forth so many times that I'm a Canadian citizen now. A fun fact about me is that I have so many middle names that I had a unique name for every provincial exam I took.

Our goal in the Robocup@Home software team is to develop the high-level intelligence of a robot assistant with the purpose of competing in the Robocup@Home competition. The tasks in this competition are very complex and challenging, often requiring the integration of a multitude of different areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, object manipulation, autonomous navigation, and many more. In addition to developing these functionalities on their own, we also work to integrate them seamlessly in a ROS environment. Furthermore, we work with the different sub-teams to develop user interfaces for each hardware component.

My favorite aspect of being on UBC Open Robotics is the freedom to pursue interesting avenues when implementing the various robot functionalities. Since the problems are so open-ended, we have the ability to choose fun and innovative approaches which often leads us to use cutting-edge research alongside well-established traditional approaches.

Hi, my name is Samuel Krisetia and am the Pianobot Mechanical subteam lead. I am currently a 3rd -> 4th-year Integrated Engineering student. A fun fact is that I love travelling and exploring new things, especially when it comes to food.

Pianobot is building a piano-playing robot with the goal of playing at the RCM 4 level. The mechanical subteam is responsible for, well, the mechanical parts of the robot. We are currently redesigning and prototyping a newer version of the hand to be able to play both white and black keys at the same time.

I think the best part about being in UBC Open Robotics is working with the fun and skilled people on the teams. In my time here I have seen people find many different solutions to a problem that I would have never thought of myself.

Hey everyone!

I’m Veronica, the Software and Electrical lead for the Pianobot project! I’m in 4th year ELEC and I've been a part of UBC Open Robotics for nearly 2 years now. A fun fact about me is that I love cafés and its been a goal of mine to visit as many new cafés as possible. 🙂

Our team is building a piano playing robot that can will be able to play at the RCM 4 level. We are working on designing and testing PCBs and creating the software that moves the robot!

I'd say my favourite part of being in this team is the cool and funny people I get to work with.❤️

Hi everyone,

I’m Andrew, one of the software team leads for the Robocup@Home project. I am a third-year engineering physics student. One fun fact about me: I’m a bit of a foodie; I also enjoy picking up some food science in my free time 😋

The software team takes on many of the challenging functionalities necessary for the domestic service robots we develop for the Robocup@Home competition. This includes computer vision for detecting, tracking, and recognizing people/objects, human-robot interactions using natural language processing, robotic arm manipulation, and autonomous navigation. Moreover, our robot needs to be able to do all this in a dynamic home environment. The software team also gets to play a significant role in systems integration for the components our various other Robocup teams are building.

Albert Einstein once said, “Play is the Highest Form of Research". I love that on the team we get to be innovative, explore and break things all while learning a ton and developing exciting new features for our robot. I am also thankful to be able to work with the wonderfully collaborative team of awesome people we have here.

Hey everyone,

I’m David and I’m the MECH lead for ARMs. I’m a fourth-year Mechatronics student and I’ve been a part of the UBC Open Robotics Team for 2 years now. I’m from North Van and I’ve been at UBC for about five years; I really need to get out of here. A fun fact about me is that I fell off a bridge in the Rockies when I was 4. So yeah, I guess I was dropped as a kid.

As you might’ve guessed, my team works on the arms for the Robocup robot, but we also handle the torso. We do all the fun stuff, the boring stuff is given to Joey. If you’re looking to get better at CAD modeling and learn more about rapid prototyping or 3D printing, the MECH team might be for you.

My favorite part about OpenRobotics is the discussions that we have when we review a design. I think it’s pretty interesting how everyone might have the same problem, but everyone tackles it differently. It’s great to see the different perspectives and kind of eye-opening. A close second is a sigh I get from my teammates when I say something stupid.

Hi!

I'm Joey Gaffney and I'm one of the electrical leads on the Robocup@Home project. I'm in my sixth year of engineering physics and a fun fact about myself is that I am a National champion in the Pokemon card game.

Working on the Robocup@Home project has been very rewarding because it has allowed me to gain project planning skills and oversee development from design to testing.

My favorite part of UBC Open Robotics is the large scale and variety of projects. You can try a bit of everything so that you can find what you enjoy the most. There is also a supportive community who want to help you learn and succeed!

Joining the team is a great place to learn new skills, like PCB and circuit design!

Cheers!

Hi!

My name is Matthew P**n and I am one of the team's two co-captains. I am a third-year CPEN student currently on a co-op term and a fun fact about me is that I can play the guitar backwards! Our team is currently working on a domestic service robot for the Robocup@Home competition and a pianobot that will be able to play RCM level 4 piano.

My favorite part of being on the team is getting to be part of such a tight-knit community with such diverse students; I believe a crucial part of our team's success comes from the varied skillsets and backgrounds in our team.

Our Winter recruitment starts today, January 27th! For more information about application deadlines and available positions, job postings are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1L5V0hO3P15gY3NG1Ka3H67AQTGxrY5KU

Applications are open until February 4th at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L00fCRRh0l6RpEDaQcay_Gy0RW7zB-B2SBLBUENdaM0/edit

Hey Everyone!

Check out this cool opportunity to participate in a hack argon and win some amazing prizes!

Only 1 WEEK left to apply for NewHacks! This beginner-friendly online hackathon is perfect for students with little to no hackathon experience. Create a project in 24 hours and win prizes including Nintendo Switches, AirPods, Sennheiser Headphones, and many, many more!

Apply now at: https://newhacks.ca/

Hi Everyone!

We wanted to thank everyone who applied to the team this fall and to all of you who made it a very smooth process! It was so nice meeting everyone with a clear interest and passion for robotics!

This recruitment season was filled with many great moments in all of our events. Especially in our in-person info session which was an absolute blast! Thank you to everyone who came out to the event! It included giving out free Opbots laptop stickers, trivia for merch, and having a rock-paper-scissors game to decide who got the last shirt! Watch the rock-paper-scissors game on our Instagram!

We hope to have the same success next fall as well 😁

Join us for our last info session for this recruitment cycle!

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Nzc1MDIyN2MtZjlmZC00MGYzLThkYTgtZGRkM2ZmYWYzZTdh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2284f8c798-d9e9-4d63-8c3b-2a98b3f55136%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2250b0368d-55a8-42ab-8cb6-e568726535ee%22%7d

Join us today from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM or 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM for our virtual Imagine Day booths! The links to both sessions can be found here: https://linktr.ee/UBCOpBots

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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UBC Open Robotics updated their info in the about section.

Our Fall recruitment start today, August 25th! For more information about application deadlines and available positions, visit our website at http://www.ubcopenrobotics.ca/.

We are proud to announce that our software team has advanced to the Robocup@Home Education competition finals! Check out our submission video at the link below, please leave a like and comment to help our team!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXm81QTVKGc

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We are now recruiting for Summer 2021! Apply for any of our technical or administrative positions by clicking the link below or in our bio by June 5th!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7r83mF7X93vDTpJzVad5lVt7_37c1P_lt-nw2BY3yescSdA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Introducing ArtBot, a project we have passionately been working on since 2018.

ArtBot is a robot that can paint both abstract and modern 2d compositions!

Stay tuned for more exciting projects and updates

Fun fact : The first humanoid robot was named “Herbert Televox” and was built by Ron Wensley in 1927.