Mission
Our mission is to develop ourselves by developing a rover for space, among our other projects.
We believe that good design is powerful, hard work is essential, and exploring the unknown is important.
Value
Key club values are communication, execution, and determination.
About Us
TrickFire’s mission is to give us students hands-on, relevant experiences crucial to entering the working world. Here, students can gain skills in software, mechanical, and electrical engineering, business, and marketing. You can work on a robotic arm, a sponsorship packet, and a drone all in the same club if you’re willing to put in the time. All of these learning opportunities and experiences will improve our resumes, give us great talking points, and create fond memories!
About Team
TrickFire is made up of smaller teams that all contribute their own disciplines to the final rover and provide members with different opportunities to flex their skills. Members can join multiple teams and each team works on several different projects in their own subteams, so there is always something new and interesting to be worked on. Interdisciplinarity is encouraged and supported.
Team Leaders
Vlad
“Robots are pretty neat!"
As the software lead, I am responsible for leading the development of rover code that is well-documented, easy to expand, and that is robust through heavy cooperation with the rest of the software team. As one of the presidents, I work with Adan R. to direct TrickFire's overall direction.
Adan
“Our rovers use grease. Money is one kind.”
As the Finance Lead, I am responsible for locating and securing funding for the club. I coordinate and approve all club purchases, be they for parts, materials, or tools. Among my other responsibilities, as the other president of the club, I help organize club events and keep track of the club and rover budget.
Thomas
“Making things picture perfect”
As the Marketing Lead for TrickFire Robotics team, I oversee a branding team and oversees all marketing projects for recruitment and events that the club hosts throughout the year! As one of the officers I also work with Adan R. to manage university and alumni relations!
Dang
“Life is wild!”
As the Biology Lead, I work with our Biology team to develop detection methods that can identify microbes in the soil. We aim to develop light, accurate and efficient systems that can detect life in multi ways from imaging to metabolism. Working with a rover system, we aim to be open-minded about untraditional life forms and always look beyond just Earth mophologies.
Jason
“Knocked down 6, get up 7”
As the Electrical Co-Lead for the Trickfire Robotics team, I'm driven to inspire, grow, and lead by example. There's always a lot to do, and I'm in love with every second of it.
Christian
"Don't let out the magic smoke!"
As the electrical co-lead, I'm responsible for ensuring key electrical systems are properly integrated into the robots. Additionally, I work with my co-lead, Jason T., to provide effective documention and understanding of electrical systems for all members of TrickFire.
Elias
“Go find a way to break it!”
As the Mechanical Lead of TrickFire, I lead the drafting and design of static and dynamic rover systems. I encourage Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to a high standard. DFM is the most important lesson a hands-on project can offer. Mechanical Engineers must learn how to utilize standard and innovative manufacturing tools just as we learned to use our environment to shape the modern world. The Trickfire Mechanical Team is determined to make it to competition and will use iterative design cycles to achieve this.