We have been working on developing an educational environment that allows undergraduate and graduate students to learn algorithms and theoretical robotics through hands-on experience. This involves creating a dynamic learning community.
Students get engaged through algorithms and robotics courses, joining our robotics club, or joining our summer programs through the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Mountaintop Summer Experience (MTSE), and Swarms Lab Research programs.

During the academic semesters, students can participate in the club activities, and the related academic courses: CSE360 Mobile Robotics, CSE398 Advanced Aerial Robotics, CSE398 Robot Swarms, and Independent Studies.

Our club participates in the National Research Robotics Competition, Defend the Republic (DTR).
DTR is a force-on-force competition involving two teams, each deploying autonomous Lighter Than Air (LTA) vehicles. The objective is to capture and score helium balloons in the opponent’s goals. The challenge of the game lies in designing and controlling autonomous robot swarms that operate in difficult environments, constrained by limited sensing, actuation, and computation capabilities.