student-teams

Electric Superbike Twente is a student team consisting of 15 enthusiastic people that work on building an electric superbike. The team was founded in 2017, which makes us still a very young team. This year we will build the third generation bike. The first bike, the Liion-GP, became the European Champion in the Electric Championship and of course we aim to match this result! The vision of Electric Superbike Twente is to show that electric mobility is not only sustainable but also lightning fast and spectacular. ...

Green Team Twente is a student team that builds one of the world’s most fuel-efficient hydrogen cars. Each year, we participate in the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Europe. Which is a race between teams from different schools and universities where the most efficient car wins. This year, we did not only win the SEM Europe, but also the Drivers’ World Championship. In this race, teams from all over the world, with different energy type cars, compete to see who can drive the fastest. ...

Hi there! We are Aerobotic Tech Team Twente (A3T), one of the student teams of the university. Our team deals with multiple drone-related challenges, in total we participate in four different challenges. In this article, we will focus on the IMechE UAS Challenge 2019. This yearly challenge consists of a simulated humanitarian rescue mission. An example of such a rescue mission is delivering first aid, water and food to survivors in an area hit by earthquakes. ...

Last summer, RoboTeam Twente traveled to Sydney, Australia, to participate in the RoboCup, the world championship of robot soccer. The RoboCup consists of many different leagues where all kinds of robots compete in different challenges. The Humanoid League competes with walking soccer robots, the @Home League builds domestic robots for day-to-day tasks, the Rescue League builds all-terrain robots with a range of tools. The Middle Size League builds large soccer robots focused on independence, and the Small Size League builds compact soccer robots and focuses on tight control, quick plays, and heavy teamwork. ...

Let me start out this article by stating that I am not the first and (hopefully) not the last person that writes an article about joining a student team. In my opinion student teams are a way for students to improve their knowledge and skills far more than their study can ever give. For the ones that don’t know me, I’d like to mention that I joined the Green Team Twente as a part-time Electrical Engineer. ...

9 minutes left. The deadline came closer and closer. Even though I already finished my motivation letter, a little part of me was still doubting. Am I making the right choice? Will the coming year really add to my development and above all: will it be fun? My parents were a bit hesitant too. I mean the word “delay” commonly isn’t inherently positive. Frankly, they changed their minds very quickly once they saw the first solar boat build by Solar Boat Twente. ...