Student Robotics is powered by volunteers

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We need you

Student Robotics is powered by a collection of passionate individuals with varying skills from diverse backgrounds. If you're passionate about helping us achieve our goal, and you're willing to get stuck in, we have a place for you.

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How you can help

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Mentoring

Throughout the year, teams work to develop their robots. Mentors are on the front line with them. Working with one or two teams, mentors help teams keep teams on track, and help them find information they need to progress.

Two blue shirted volunteers stood in the middle of the arena comparing notes on their clipboards

Events

Kickstart, Tech Days, and the competition all depend on a small army of volunteers to run effectively. Whether it's shepherding teams, manning the help-desk, running reception, or orchestrating the matches; we're always eager for more blueshirts.

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Development

Student Robotics relies heavily on an array of hardware and software. Aside from the kit which we lend to teams, there's plenty behind the scenes keeping things running, including this website! There's always room for more eyes to help us develop and maintain it all.

Testimonials

After one kickstart event, I was hooked, and haven’t looked back since! After finishing college, I just had to become a blueshirt, to help those like me realise their development potential too.

— Jake Howard

Team CLY SR2014-15
Volunteer Since 2015
SR was the main reason I signed up to do electronics at university, the experience gained by mentoring and coaching on tech days has been invaluable.

— Tom Wheal

Team PSC SR2014-15
Volunteer Since 2016
Volunteering with Student Robotics gave me the opportunity to work on projects with real deadlines. When applying for my first professional jobs, that experience let me stand out from other applicants.

— Peter Law

Volunteer Since 2006

Want to volunteer?

If you are over 18 and not taking part in the current competition, sign up and we'll keep you updated on volunteering opportunities.

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