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Line-Following Robot Platform
A two-wheel differential-drive robot that tracks a line using an infrared sensor array and PID control.
PID control · IR sensors · Arduino
Imagine. Engineer. Innovate.
Building Intelligent Systems. Engineering What’s Next.
The GCU Robotics Club brings together students passionate about robotics, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and autonomous technologies to build, experiment, and solve real-world engineering problems.
Team GCU at GRC 2026 — three awards, including Best Engineering League Innovation Project.
Who we are
A practical, collaborative engineering community.
GCURC is where students learn engineering by doing it. Members design, program, prototype, test, document and demonstrate working systems — from line-following robots to embedded sensing nodes.
Work happens in small project teams, supported by technical sessions and peer mentoring, with competitions giving each build a real deadline and a real audience.
About the clubTechnical focus
Six disciplines, one integrated practice.
01
Robotics and Mechatronics
Mobile robots, manipulators and the mechanisms, actuators and control loops that move them.
02
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Models that let machines classify, predict and decide, trained and evaluated on real data.
03
Embedded Systems and Electronics
Microcontrollers, sensors, power and circuit design — the hardware layer of every build.
04
Autonomous Systems and Drones
Navigation, localisation and path planning for vehicles that operate without constant input.
05
Computer Vision and Perception
Cameras and algorithms that turn images into information a robot can act on.
06
Mechanical Design and Prototyping
CAD, 3D printing and fabrication to turn designs into testable physical parts.
Projects
What we’re building
Entries marked “Sample” are placeholders until verified club projects are published.
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Desktop Robotic Arm
A 4-degree-of-freedom servo arm with a gripper, used to study kinematics and pick-and-place routines.
Kinematics · Servos · 3D printing
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ESP32 Environment & Vision Node
A low-cost sensing node combining temperature, humidity and gas sensors with a camera module for remote monitoring.
ESP32 · IoT · Computer vision
Competitions
Team GCU at GRC 2026
The club competed as Team GCU and received two team awards, while the club's coach received an individual award.
GRC 2026 · Team award
Best Engineering League Innovation Project
GRC 2026 · Team award
Rising Star Award
GRC 2026 · Coach's individual award
Best Coach Award
Gallery
Moments from GRC 2026
How we work
From problem to demonstration.
- Step 1
Identify
Find a meaningful problem worth solving.
- Step 2
Research
Study existing work and possible approaches.
- Step 3
Design
Define requirements and system architecture.
- Step 4
Build
Integrate hardware and software into a working system.
- Step 5
Test
Measure performance and improve iteratively.
- Step 6
Document
Record results and demonstrate the outcome.
Membership
Learn by building alongside other engineers.
Members join project teams, attend technical sessions, prepare for competitions and experiment with real hardware. Applications are reviewed by the club leadership.
- Hands-on project experience
- Technical workshops
- Competition opportunities
- Mentoring and peer learning
Events
Upcoming
No upcoming events published
New workshops and sessions will be announced here.
News
Latest updates
Competition recap · 9 October 2026
Team GCU recognised at the Ghana Robotics Competition 2026Team GCU received the Best Engineering League Innovation Project and Rising Star awards, and the club's coach received the Best Coach Award.
A student club of Garden City University. Organisations interested in supporting student engineering can partner with us.