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About Us

Founded in 2017, the Rice University Robotics Club (RRC) is focused on providing members the resources to explore their interests in engineering and design. Our goal is to encourage students to collaborate on projects to develop their skills in engineering for industry development and research, working together to prepare for showcase and competitions throughout the year.

Our leadership team works together to brainstorm and carryout project ideas, leading our three teams to success.

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2025-26 Rice Robotics Club

Meet The Team!

Meet the Rice Robotics Club leadership team for the 2025-2026 academic year! 

Officers:

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Co-President

Nico Leibert

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Co-President

Ruiyang Wu

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Co-Chief Engineer

Ryan Purdy

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Co-Chief Engineer

Winson Lin

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Finance Chair

Ismail Syed

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Design Chair

Orion Pope

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Socials Chair

Jose G Noriega

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Socials Chair

Justin Impelman

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Team Leads:

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Battlebots Lead

William Clarke

Battlebots Lead

Johnpaul Rodriguez

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R&D CS Co-Lead

Justin Lopato

R&D CS Co-Lead

Clayton Goldsmith

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R&D Mechanical Co-Lead

Alex Corrin

R&D Mechanical Co-Lead

Jose G Noriega

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R&D Electrical Lead

Ben Welchman

Rover Electrical Co-Lead

Aden Briano

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Rover Electrical Co-Lead

Marc Alaniz

Rover Electrical Subteam Lead

Allen Mikhailov

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Rover Electrical Subteam Lead

Evelyn Hardy

Rover Mechanical Lead

Anika Gupta

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Rover Mechanical Lead

Rodolfo Garcia

Rover Mechanical Lead

Kory Sila

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Rover CS Lead

Cameron Huang

Rover CS Lead

Eric Grun

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Rover CS Lead

Israel Cantu

Rover CS Lead

Rocky Ren

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Rover CS Lead

Vivian Michell

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Meet Our Faculty Sponsor:

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Faculty Sponsor

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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