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'''Chicago Engineering Design Team''' (EDT) is an interdisciplinary [[engineering]] and [[robotics]] organization made up of students from the [[University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)]]. It was founded in 2000 by a small group of students that wanted to use the knowledge attained in the classroom in the field of theoretical and applied robotics. EDT is divided into three major teams, [[electrical engineering|electrical]], [[software engineering|software]], and [[mechanical engineering|mechanical]], that aim to bring robotic engineering to the next level. The organization participates in [[robot competition|robotics competitions]], organizes various engineering events at UIC, and promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to the community through outreach events.

==Competitions==
Chicago EDT competes in three major robotics competitions, the [[Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition| Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC)]], the NASA Robotic Mining Competition (RMC), and the [[Midwestern Robotics Design Competition]] (MRDC). IGVC is an international contest in which teams from different universities build robots that can autonomously navigate an obstacle course. Each team requires expertise in electrical, software, and mechanical engineering. RMC is a competition in which teams are tasked to design and construct an excavation robot to collect "lunar dust." Teams are given the option of manual control or autonomy. MRDC is a competition where teams of engineering students must build a robot which completes objectives in order to score points. This competition also has significant combat between robots, and it requires strategy and skill, in addition to a good design, in order to be successful.

In preparation for MRDC in March, teams begin the design process in the fall prior to competition. Construction of the robots can begin any time, but usually begin January before the competition. A UIC senior on the team noted that the team members were, "putting in over 20 hours a week," in addition to schoolwork.<ref name=hoops>Wurth, Julie. [http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/03/09/chicago_team_triumphs_in_tense_hoops "Chicago team triumphs in tense hoops game"], ''The News-Gazette'', March 9, 2008.</ref>

==Robots==
The team has developed and competed with the following robots:

'''Retired'''
* Achilles
* Ares<ref name=expo2007>Kuba, Nicole. [http://media.www.chicagoflame.com/media/storage/paper519/news/2007/02/26/News/Engineering.Team.Assembles.Robots-2741053.shtml "Engineering team assembles robots"], ''The Chicago Flame'', February 26, 2007.</ref>
* Enyo <ref name=igvc2011/><ref name=enyo2009youtube>Youtube. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5lKxDXx69s "Enyo's First Run"], ''Youtube.com'', Jul 10, 2009.</ref>
* Kratos <ref name=igvc2011>IGVC website. [http://www.igvc.org/teams/t2011.pdf "2011 IGVC competition"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211192240/http://www.igvc.org/teams/t2011.pdf |date=February 11, 2012 }}, ''2011 IGVC Teams'', Apr 23, 2012.</ref>
* Kronos
* Loki<ref name=expo2007/>
* Odin<ref name=expo2007/>
* Bob
* Scarab
* Thor<ref name=expo2007/>
* Lamashtu

'''Active'''
* Scipio
* Richard
* GlaDOS
* Hushpuppy
* Pandora

==Notable Achievements==
Chicago EDT has received a reputation for well-built robots. Some of their achievements are:

* '''2002''' Fourth place overall at the JSDC<ref name=2002jsdc>Magnelli, Max and Billich, William. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020605113510/http://www.ece.uic.edu/~edt/js2002.html "Engineering Design Team's Robot Advances To The Final Four!"], ''Chicago EDT Website'', March 10, 2002.</ref><ref name=2002me>UIC Mechanical Engineering Dept. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030819133500/http://www.me.uic.edu/news/Student_News/eng_design_team.htm "Engineering Design Team Enters Robotics Competition"], ''Mechanical Engineering Dept. Website'', February 2002.</ref>
* '''2004''' Participation in the JSDC<ref name=2004jsdc>2004 JSDC Website. [https://web.archive.org/web/20040607084250/http://dc.cen.uiuc.edu/scores.html "JSDC Team Standings"], ''2004 JDSC Team Standings'', Jun 7, 2004.</ref>
* '''2005''' Most Creative award at the JSDC for the robot Ares
* '''2006''' First place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares
* '''2006''' Most Innovative award<ref name=hoops/> at the JSDC for the robot Thor for being the only autonomous robot to score points
* '''2007''' Third place overall at the JSDC for the robot Thor
* '''2007''' Fourth place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares
* '''2007''' Second place in design competition at the IGVC for the robot Achilles
* '''2008''' First place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares<ref name=hoops/><ref name=uicnews2008>Francuch, Paul. [http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/uicnews/articledetail.cgi?id=11996 "UIC's robots rock the rest"], ''UIC News'', March 19, 2008.</ref>
* '''2008''' Fourth place overall at the JSDC for the robot Thor<ref name=hoops/>
* '''2009''' Second place overall at the JSDC for the robot Kronos
* '''2009''' Winner of the demolition round at the JSDC for the robot Odin
* '''2012''' First and second-place winner for Sephiroth and Raijin, respectively, and demolition champion for Raijin at JSDC <ref name=2012JSDC>2012 JSDC Website. [https://archive.today/20121212123513/http://dc.ec.illinois.edu/news/2012/03/2012-results "2012 JSDC Results"], ''JSDC Website'', Apr 23, 2012</ref>
* '''2013''' First place winner, team Thanatos. Demolition winner team Lamashtu.<ref name=2013JSDC>2013 JSDC Website. [http://jsdc.ec.illinois.edu/news/2013/03/jsdc-2013-results "2013 JSDC Results"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025171943/http://jsdc.ec.illinois.edu/news/2013/03/jsdc-2013-results |date=2015-10-25 }}, ''JSDC Website'', May 29, 2013</ref>
* '''2014'''

::'''JSDC''':
:::First Place Winner, Team Richard - Awarded "Most Single Round Points Score"
:::Third Place Winner, Team GlaDos - Awarded "Most Minimalist"
::'''RMC''':
:::First Time Competitor, 17th out of 36
::'''IGVC''':
:::2nd Place in design
:* '''2019''' Second place overall at MRDC for the robot Stella

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.chicagoedt.org/ Chicago EDT Official Site]

[[Category:Robotics organizations]]

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