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RUMBLEBOTS is a combat robotics project of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UPRM initially founded in 2004
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RUMBLEBOTS is a combat robotics project of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UPRM initially founded in 2004
Combat Robotics
Robot combat is an event where custom-built machines fight using various methods to incapacitate each other.
Our Mission
To complete development of combat robots while enabling its members to learn and apply engineering knowledge and concepts in a real, hands-on manner.
Our Team
Our team is mainly open to members of all engineering majors; however, we do welcome members from any department of the University should they demonstrate interest and motivation in the project.
This is what we do
We design, manufacture, code, test, optimize and market combat robots of varying weights to represent the UPRM and Puerto Rico at the Nationals Robotics League and other robotics competitions.
The Competitions
12lb Tournament
May 6, 2023
We compete in multiple categories of combat robotics where we showcase our proficiency in a wide range of robotic designs and engineering challenges.
We compete in multiple categories of combat robotics where we showcase our proficiency in a wide range of robotic designs and engineering challenges.
Our Departments
The core department of the RUMblebots Team. Composed of mechanical engineers who work in designing and manufacturing the different parts that come together to make our battle bots.
Inside our bots you will find the craft of the electronics department. Composed of electrical engineers that design and integrate the electronic circuits that power our bots.
The department that brings the brings the team together. Composed of industrial engineers that handle the logistics, cash flow, inventory, marketing and all administrative roles necessary to keep the team on track.
This department is composed of software engineers and computer scientists that are in charge of the autonomous bots like the mini sumo category and the development of web services to promote and aid the team.
Our Bots
Arsenal
12lb Category
A modular robot whose weapon can be swapped from a horizontal to a vertical spinner. It has a chassis made of a composite of titanium, Nylon X and aluminum for the side and back plate. The rest of the chassis is made from 3D printed parts and aluminum 6061. The weapons use a bar of aluminum with tool steel inserts.
La Cherry
Practice Bot
A pusher robot that has an aluminum body with a reinforced steel front. It’s meant to be a practice robot to take hits from other reinforced battle bots that have been created by our team. It has a velocity of up to 15MPH and uses three wheels along with two protective bumpers.
Luigi
Mini-Sumo Category
Our next upgrade to the RUMblebots’ Mini-Sumo family. Luigi is controlled by a Teensy 4.0 Development Board equipped with the ARM Cortex-M7 processor. It’s two motors are controlled by the TB6612FNG motor driver IC and the robot keeps track of its orientation with the L3GD20H gyro carrier to measure the yaw angular rates of rotation, all embedded in place with our custom-made printed circuit board. Luigi is equipped with seven Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F analog distance sensors and three ML2 dual micro line sensors underneath, powered by a 3 cell, 11.1V, 350mAh battery.
Mario
Mini-Sumo Category
RUMblebots' first mini-sumo robot. An autonomous robot controlled by an ATmega32U4 micro-controller. Mario is equipped with two Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F analog distance sensors on the front and three ML1 micro line sensors underneath. This mini sumo is powered by a 3 cell, 11.1V, 350mAh battery.