Adarash Mishra
BSE ’19, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science & Electrical & Computer Engineering
We are a group of individuals who see autonomous robotics as an exciting new field with endless opportunity to solve many problems we face as a civilization. As Michigan Wolverines, we have the determination, skills, tools, and the calling to innovate robotic systems and impact the world around us. We started this team to produce a competition ready robot for the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition in 2018 at Oakland University. Ultimately, our vision is a premier robotics team at U-M which fields teams in various competitions but also acts as a catalyst and hub by spinning out entrepreneurial and social ventures; a place where anyone regardless of background can come join the robotics family. We are fundraising to acquire all the components needed to complete our prototype robot. With the money you supply us, we plan to finish our first robot, perform testing and optimization, and finally send it out for educational outreach activities and competition. In addition to the competition, we want to engage and educate our campus and local community about autonomous systems. Outreach efforts will include demo days with hands-on sessions where young students in the local area schools can learn and interact with our vehicle and get exposed to STEM fields early on! This will be a great opportunity to show everyone the relevance of robotics in today’s world and to help build excitement for this field. Robotics is a multidisciplinary field, and we realize that our team must be multidisciplinary too. We are pursuing collaborative partnerships with the School of Information, Center for Entrepreneurship, Stamps School of Art & Design, and Robotics Institute. We are also talking with existing robotic teams UM:Autonomy and Michigan Autonomous Aerial Vehicles to work towards our vision of a premier competitive robotics team at Michigan.
Library Mentor: Paul Grochowski