Robotics Club Hosts Tourney, Qualifies for World Champs Again

Written by: Evan Koblentz
Published: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
It's an impressive accomplishment to host a tournament, win it, and advance to the championship round.

NJIT's Robotics Club took home gold at their first competition held here in Newark, besting the competition which included Dartmouth, Rutgers, and Seton Hall universities.

The victory qualifies Highlander robotics for the World Championships, April 27-29 in Dallas. The club also qualified in 2020 but that event was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.

"We received a lot of good feedback from the people who attended," club president Umair Khan said. "The practice court we chose had just the right space for a VEX U competition. Overall, we exceeded our expectations for our first ever VEX U tournament hosted at NJIT."

"This is a major stepping stone for NJIT in the field of competitive robotics. The success of this event opens up the doors to us hosting more types of competitive robotics events," added Khan, a sophomore from North Arlington, who majors in mechanical engineering and is a member of Albert Dorman Honors College.

This year's primary challenge involves programming robots to play a version of disc golf. Watch the video below for some of action of the final round.