Railside Robotics seeks to make combat robotics accessible and engaging to all Purdue students, regardless of background or experience. By providing design support, teaching fabrication, and hosting competitions, we empower students to transform classroom knowledge into real engineering innovation while fostering collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence.
We provide our members with resources and support to build competition ready battlebots.
We provide a safe space where creativity thrives, and innovative ideas come to life in the battlebox.
We build better engineers by supporting our members through every step of the engineering process. We believe anyone can become a better engineer regardless of experience or major.
We focus on industry practices including using SolidWorks CAD software, utilizing CNC and CAM, using Aras Innovator as a PDM software, and talking with industry professionals.
Regardless of your experience or major, everyone will have an impact on the club. Anyone that wants to get involved will have every opportunity to do so in Railside Robotics.