IRobotics History
2010-2014
According to the previous technical wiki, iRobotics has been founded in 2011, with teams operating all the way back in 2010.
Humble Beginnings with EFC
The Midterminators were the Senior JSDC team associated with iRobotics, and the first iRobotics team ever. Starting as "EFC" in 2011, the team progressed well, finishing 4th in 2011 and 3rd in 2012. Suffering from lack of preparation and proper testing on an overly-ambitious design, the team struggled in 2013, but the Midterminators looked to come back strong for their last chance to take home a title!
2014-2018
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2018-2022
2018-2019
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COVID Pandemic
2019-2020
iRobotics, much like many were effected by the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Many teams were unable to participate in their upcoming competitions during the 2019-2020 academic year.
2020-2021
This academic school year also faced the same struggles as the previous academic year. Many competitions were not operating due to the pandemic. Despite this, many teams continued to progress on their respective teams and projects.
Notable Events
- Design.Print.Destroy! was hosted in April of Spring 2021, where Spin Cycle built by Stephanie Tancs, won the competition.
- The Freshmen Combots Team, "Parts & Wreck" built a 30lb acrylic robot to practice their combat robot building skills.
- Start of the projects team "ESPL Tank Cart" - which would later be revitalized in the 2023-2024 academic year as "ESPL T.A.N.K.E"
2021-2022
This academic school year was the transition period for COVID-19 and regular university scheduling. Notable Events
- Robobrawl was hosted for the first time in 2 years
- Robosubs was introduced as a Projects Team
- "Parts & Wreck" had an fiery first year entrance to Robobrawl
- Robot Spinna Dubs wins the October 2021 Design.Print.Destroy! tournament created by Tommy Nguyen and Matthew Zhang
2022-Present
2022-2023
- iRobotics Pacbot won first place and cleared the board for the first time in the competition's history!
- Combots team "Parts Against Humanity" took 3rd place at Robobrawl
- Combots team "Parts & Wreck" participated in Motorama
2023-2024
Notable Events
- First Pacbot Competition Hosted at UIUC
- Combots team "Parts & Wreck" won 2nd place at NHRL, with attendance from teams "Freshman" Combots and Parts Against Humanity
- Techwiki has been revived for the second time since its conception
President Timeline
Below is a running list of all iRobotics presidents starting from 2013.
| # | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-2014 | Matt Birkel |
| 2 | 2014-2015 | Ahmed Suhl |
| 3 | 2015-2016 | Ian Weivoda |
| 4 | 2016-2017 | Collin Valley |
| 5 | 2017-2018 | Dawn Cronin |
| 6 | 2018-2019 | Tor Shepherd |
| 7 | 2019-2020 | Genny Korn |
| 8 | 2020-2021 | Eric Layne |
| 9 | 2021-2022 | Meeti Patel |
| 10 | 2022-2023 | Pranav Burugula |
| 11 | 2023-2024 | Diane Gonzalez |
| 12 | 2024-2025 | Coggan Banerian |