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●  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Built to compete.

We design, machine, wire, and code full fleets of combat robots — then put them on the field at the RoboMaster University Championship.

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Est. 2018
ECEB Open Lab
Urbana, IL
2018
RMUC International 1st Prize
40+
Active members
8
Technical divisions
Top
In the United States

2026 – 2027 season

Every robot has a job.

Each machine is designed from scratch by a sub-team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.

Fig. 01 — Engineer

Engineering Robot

A six-axis arm with a vacuum end effector picks resource cubes off the field and places them into the exchange station.

Engineering robot with a six-axis arm and suction cup end effector

Fig. 02 — Dart System

Long-range strike.

A launcher that fires darts across the battlefield at the enemy outpost and base — with vision tracking every flight path.

CAD render of the dart launcher on its truss stand

Fig. 03 — Infantry

Small. Fast. Relentless.

Our front-line unit — an omni-wheel chassis that spins to dodge fire while its gimbal stays locked on target.

Infantry robot spinning with its gimbal held steady

Upcoming

01

Hero

High-firepower flagship with 42 mm projectiles.

02

Sentry

Fully autonomous guardian protecting the base.

03

Aerial

Drone support with a top-down view of the fight.

04

Radar

Computer vision that tracks every robot on the field.

The fleet

Seven robots. One arena. No second chances.

Fig. 04 — Onboard camera Match footage
The RoboMaster 2024 arena in Shenzhen with Illini RoboMaster robots in the foreground

RoboMaster University Championship

The world's toughest robotics arena.

RMUC puts full robot teams head-to-head in real-time combat — real projectiles, real autonomy, real pressure.

7 v 7Robots per match
200+Universities worldwide
420 m²Battlefield

Competition record

Proven on the world stage.

Fig. 05 — RMUC trophy
  1. 2024

    RMUC International — 3rd Prize

    National 2nd Prize · Purdue Midwest 1v1, 3rd Place

  2. 2023

    RMUC International — 3rd Prize

    National 2nd Prize · RMNA Seattle 1v1, 2nd Place · Purdue Midwest 1v1, 2nd Place

  3. 2022

    AI Challenge, ICRA Philadelphia — 2nd Prize

    RMNA Texas 3v3, 3rd Place · 1v1, 3rd Place

  4. 2021

    RMUC International — 3rd Prize

  5. 2018

    RMUC International — 1st Prize

The team

Engineers in the lab.
Operators in the pit.

Two team members loading projectiles into the hero robot before a match
Pre-match. Loading the hero robot minutes before walking out.
Team members inspecting a robot's electronics at the competition
Pit checks. Every connector, every fuse, every match.
An algorithm team member calibrating a robot with a controller on the arena floor
Calibration. The algorithm team tunes vision and control on the field.
The team watching a match from the operator bench
Match day. The whole team, watching the fleet they built.
A team member adjusting a robot under blue arena lighting
Final adjustments. Under the arena lights.

Divisions

Find your discipline.

01 / MECH

Mechanical

Chassis, gimbals, and feeders — CAD, simulation, CNC machining, and 3D printing.

02 / ELEC

Electrical

Power distribution, motor control, sensor integration, and custom PCBs.

03 / SW

Embedded & Control

Firmware and real-time control loops that turn commands into motion.

04 / CV

Vision & Autonomy

Target detection, auto-aim, and the sentry's autonomous navigation.

05 / OPS

Strategy & Operations

Rule analysis, match tactics, pilot training, and competition logistics.

06 / BIZ

Media & Business

Branding, photo and video, sponsor relations, and budget.

Join us

Your seat in the pit
is open.

Every discipline, every major. If you want to build real robots, there's a sub-team for you.

Info session at the ECE building with new members

How to join

  • 01
    Apply online. Tell us what you want to work on.
  • 02
    Come to an info session. Meet the leads and see the robots.
  • 03
    Start building. Join a sub-team and ship your first part.
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Find us

Saturdays at the ECEB Open Lab.

Weekly meetings on Saturday afternoon. Check Discord for the latest schedule.

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