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"The Best Engineers at Virginia Tech"

-The Hokie Bird, 2025

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Awards

1st
Manufacturing Workcell Competition
National Robotics Challenge
2025
Marion, OH
Honda Innovation Award
National Robotics Challenge
2025
Marion, OH
1st
Open Design Competition
SoutheastCon
2024
Atlanta, GA
1st
Open Competition
SoutheastCon
2024
Atlanta, GA
1st
Most Donors
Student Org Challenge, VT Giving Day 2025
2025
Blacksburg, VA
16th
World's Rank
VEX U Worlds
2024
Dallas, TX
TC
Tournament Champions (Worlds Qualifier)
VEX U - Seagull Showdown
2024
Salisbury, Maryland
Design Award
VEX U - Seagull Showdown
2024
Salisbury, Maryland
Design Award
VEX U - VT Competition
2024
Blacksburg, VA

Mission

Improve the presence of robotics at Virginia Tech and surrounding communities.

What we are

We are Virginia Tech's premiere engineering team, with six design teams working on varied projects and four support teams across three labs.

We Believe in Small, Dedicated Teams.

Even though we are Virginia Tech's largest design team, we believe in small, tight-knit design teams of 8-12 motivated and talented engineers.

Core Principles

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Reliability

Engineering you can count on.

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Simplicity

Simplicity surpasses complexity.

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Modularity

The cornerstone of flexible design.

Eight Design Teams

AutoNav

The AutoNav team is an interdisciplinary group creating a small self-driving vehicle.

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CroQuest

Building a handheld gaming console to teach summer camp kids the basics of electronics.

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Manufacturing Cell

Creating a 3D printing system with automated storage.

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OpenArm

Building a robust 6DoF arm, targeting a low price point for production.

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OpenBeam

Privately creating new beamforming technologies.

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RoboDog

Building a robotic dog from scratch.

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SoutheastCon

Building a robot to compete in SoutheastCon 2025.

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VEX

The VEX U team will compete in VEX U across the country—and abroad.

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Four Support Teams

Executive

The Executive team's purpose is to execute the strategic vision of the organization.

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Learning

The Learning Team provides the opportunity for anyone at Virginia Tech to learn about robotics.

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Operations

The Ops team keeps the club running smoothly while we achieve our mission of creating winning robots!

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Outreach

VT CRO Outreach will positively impact the local community around Blacksburg, and spread awareness of robotics in K-12.

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We are VT CRO—the Competitive Robotics Organization at Virginia Tech and the largest design team on campus. Our multidisciplinary club features eight specialized design teams and four support teams out of three labs.

"If we're going to do it wrong, we might as well do it right."

Marco Gonzalez Hauger
Founder of VT CRO

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