RCS Robotics and Engineering

RCS Engineering New Applicants!

charlie2017 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:23:07 +0000

Attention all RCS Engineering new/returning employees: There will be a company meeting on April 2, 2013 in Mr. Brownell’s room and the deadline to accept your application for the 2013-2014 team was 11:59 on March 22, 2013. If you did not meet … Continue reading →

Applications for the 2013 RCS Engineering’s Robotics BEST Season Is Online

admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:34:04 +0000

If you would like to apply to be a part of RCS Engineering’s 2013 BEST seaon, the application is now online. Click here to apply. Please not that the page is password protected.

Support RCS Engineering With Your Donation

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:54:46 +0000

RCS Engineering has been selected to compete in the national BEST competition in at Auburn University in December. If you would like to help the team with expenses associated with the trip, simply click here and make a donation through the YES Foundation. All donations are tax deductible, and thanks for your support!

2012: SpaceLIFT (Low Ionosphere Freight Transport)

admin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:35:42 +0000

SpaceLIFT: Designed for the rigors of space, Space LIFT was created to carry cargo to and from MidWay station on the newly created Space Elevator.

RCS Engineering Launches Safety Campaign

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:30:26 +0000

In 2012 RCS Engineering launched a new safety campaign called “Safety Matters”. Through this program it is the goal of RCS Engineering to provide a safe working environment for its staff. To learn more about Safety Matters, visit our new Company Safety page under the Our Company link or click here.

2011 The BugSnatcher

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:24:56 +0000

The Bugsnatcher was designed to find, collect and safely separate bugs that have escaped from the BEST Labs. This robot was highly successful in collecting the escaped red flies. Because of it’s success, it was selected to continue bug collecting at the BEST Lab at Auburn University.

2010 – SIGGMAL Superior Intellect Gizmo and Gadget Management Automation

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:22:59 +0000

SIGGMA was designed to identify defective product in the Gizmo and Gadget factory and to separate it from the “good” product. This is to reduce the Sigma score to as close to 6 as possible. However, the robot suffered from low strength and could not successfully carry out it’s job.

2009 – HaGaR: HydrocArbon GAthering Robot

admin — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:23:53 +0000

HaGaR was designed to gather resources in order to fulfil the demands of isooctane (C8H18). The design allowed for the successful gathering of water (H2O), catalyst, and energy. The robot was designed to also collect CO2, but was not successful.