Fall 2023 Recruitment Timeline
Our applications for Fall 2023 are now closed. Check back next fall for more information!
What Can You Look Forward to With CRC's New Member Experience?
Last year our new recruits had a blast getting to work alongside the team in our newbie training program! Here is just a glimpse of what your upcoming time with CRC will look like.
Late October
Newbie Onboarding
Integrate into our team and learn about the project you'll be working on for the remainder of the semester: the infamous 3-pound project that incorporates elements of all 4 subteams!
Early November
First GBody Meeting
New members experience their first GBody Meeting alongside the team, catching up on all the new developments of each subteam while enjoying a variety of memes that members like to put together for these weekly meetings.
Early November
Newbie Design Review
Newbies launch their 3lb Projects, with CRC mentors guiding them through the ideation process and explaining all the various parts that go into creating competitive combat robots.
Early December
Final Design Review
After finalizing your 3lb Projects with the help of CRC mentors, brushing up on CAD designs and creating a presentation to showcase to the team, you and your project teammates will have the opportunity to show off all your hardwork from this past semester creating a 3lb robot from scratch! Family and friends are welcome to join and share pizza with the team.
End-of-Semester
Competition Day
If we qualify for championships, watch our robots compete at the Norwalk Havoc Robot League Competition around November or December. Through funding and sponsorship, CRC strives to cover the costs for all our members to be able to attend competition day.
January
Newbie Graduation
Newbies are officially welcomed as full-fledged members of their respective subteams.
Club Fest
Come check us out at club fest with all the other clubs!
Project Team Fest
Come check us out for the first time with all the other project teams!
Info Session 1
We highly encourage you to take the chance to meet the team at one of our info sessions!
Info Session 2
We highly encourage you to take the chance to meet the team at one of our info sessions!
Info Session 3
We highly encourage you to take the chance to meet the team at one of our info sessions! If you were unable to make any of our info sessions but would like to learn more about our team, you can reach out to combatrobotics@cornell.edu for more information, though we still highly encourage interested applicants to meet the team at our info sessions.
Group Interviews
Work with other applicants (and more importantly have fun!) in our group interview.
Individual Subteam Interviews
We want to see your interest and fit for your subteam, but no prior experience is necessary.
Recruitment Decisions!
We are super excited to meet all our new members, and we look forward to hosting you at our first newbie meeting of the year.
FAQ
Does Combat Robotics at Cornell offer class credits?
Yes! As a project team run through Cornell, you will be able to receive credits for being on the team starting in the spring semester.
Do you need any prior experience?
We take members of all experience levels. When our new members first join CRC, we take them all through our training program to make sure that all members are able to catch up and explore all the different aspects of the team.