ACT Robotics Lab

The ACT Robotics Laboratory is aimed at both education and research. A mechatronics platform is used to introduce students to coding and electronics for engineering design, in a natural way that transcends the traditional software-hardware divide.

Students build the chassis and electronics harness of their robot, then program, test and design experiments to evaluate and improve its performance in designated challenges. The curriculum combines lecturing with experiential learning techniques, iterative design and challenge-driven exploration, encouraging students to develop communication and teamwork skills along with their own design strategies. The laboratory can accommodate groups of up to 16 students at a time. It is equipped with Windows workstations, electronics experimentation kits, microcontrollers and a variety of sensors, Lego Mindstorm EV3 and Tetrix robotics kits programmable with RobotC, as well as autonomous mobile robotics equipment.