RoboRacing

MicroMouse APEC 2026 team photo

RoboRacing builds robots that navigate themselves at high speed. Our primary focus is MicroMouse, a competition where robots must map, plan, and race through a maze autonomously. It has run since the late 1970s and is still being actively pushed forward; top mice today clear a 16×16 maze in under four seconds.

RoboRacing builds these robots end to end. We design our own PCBs, write the firmware that runs on them, and develop the search and control algorithms that turn our sensor readings into a fast run through the maze. Members work across embedded programming, PCB design, and controls, often on all three within a single semester.

We competed at MicroMouse APEC in 2026 and are building toward a stronger robot for 2027. We also maintain a full-size autonomous go-kart for the Autonomous Karting Series. We believe the best way to learn is on real hardware, so we're taking multiple new member robots to competition this year.

Meeting Times

We meet in the Student Competition Center (575 14th St). If you are working in the machine shop or mechanical room you will need to wear closed-toe shoes and a t-shirt (no long sleeves). Bring a hair tie if needed.

• Mondays: 6:30-9:00 PM

• Thursdays: 6:30-9:00 PM

• Sundays: 4:00-7:00 PM

Current Leadership

• Project Manager: Justin Dugan
• Software Lead: Jaehon Shim
• Mechatronics Lead: Ian Causseaux
• Electrical Lead: Panda Chu

Competitions

MicroMouse APEC

High speed autonomous maze solvers.

• APEC Website

International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition

RC scale autonomous racing and navigation.

• IARRC Website
• Competition Guidelines

Past Competitions

evGrand Prix

Bot	Competition Years	Versions	Design Reports
Rigatoni	2019 - 2020	Rigatoni	Version 1:

IARRC

Bot	Competition Years	Versions	Design Reports
Sedani	2018 - 2019	Sedani, Sedanii, Sedaniii	Version 1: Sedani Design Report Version 2: Sedanii Design Report Version 3:
Macaroni	2017	Macaroni	Version 1: Macaroni Design Report
Speedi	2014-2016	Speedi, Speedii, Speediii	Version 1: Speedi Design Report Version 2: Speedii Design Report Version 3: Speediii Design Report

Results:

Year	Placement
2019	1st Place Overall
2018	Did Not Place
2017	3rd Place Overall
2016	1st Place Overall
2015	4th Place Overall
2014	1st Place Overall

Sparkfun AVC

Bot	Competition Years	Versions
Bigoli	2016-2018	Bigoli, Bigolii

Results:

Year	Car Wars	Speed Demons
2018	Did Not Place	1st Place
2017	1st Place	Did Not Place

Resources

How To Record Data On Sedani

Setting Up Ubuntu for Ethernet LAN While Preserving Wifi Internet Access

How to Setup CLion for ROS

Profiling ROS Nodes

RoboRacing Man vs Machine