Activities shaping 
the community

On the 2nd of May the 2026 MicroMouse competition will take place, in which robots autonomously solve a maze as fast as possible! Teams that have built a MicroMouse robot throughout the year will be able to compete to get the fastest time.

This competition is a great way to learn about all aspects of robtotics! We will give workshops throughout the year to help you build your robot, so you can join even if you don’t have any experience.

Take your MicroMouse robot’s maze-solving skills to the next level with advanced algorithms!

We’ll cover the following topics: 🤖 Using maze-solving algorithms like floodfill to find the shortest path through the maze 🗺️ How to use your digital map of the maze from the Mapping & Navigation workshop to inform these algorithms 💻 Strategies for optimizing your robot for speed and accuracy

Work session where people can work on RSA projects or get help with any personal projects

Ready to dive into the world of multi-robot systems, distributed intelligence, and autonomous coordination? During this hackathon, you’ll work in teams of 10 in a swarm robotics challenge. Think collaboration, adaptability, and robots that move and decide as one.

🕒 23, 25 & 28th March
👥 Teams of 10
🎓 Open to students from all backgrounds (basic Python programming skills required)
🧑‍💻 Apply individually or with a friend
🍽 Free dinners
💰 €750 prize pool

Sign-up here 👉 https://rsadelft.nl/swarming

Learn how to give your MicroMouse robot a sense of its surroundings!

We’ll cover the following topics: 🚶‍♂️ Moving your robot through the maze one square at a time using IMUs and encoders 🏰 Wall hugging: a basic way to solve some mazes 🗺️ Building a map of the maze using the Time-of-Flight sensors

Sign-up here 👉 https://rsadelft.nl/swarming

The RSA project evening will go over all the projects that are currently running, and are coming up. New updates about existing projects and future projects and updates about all the robotics-related development in RSA. Open positions will be revealed ranging from project leader, to media person to hardware/software lead.

On the 9th of February, from 18:00, we will have our second General Members Assembly! This is where we will go over the changes in the association the past half year, and moving forward. It will also be the dedicated moment for you, the members, to give input on how the association is ran and what you would like to see improved in the future! 🤖 We’ll be sending the official invitations by e-mail soon. After closing the GMA, we will have some time left for drinks, board games, etc!

This time, we’re diving into the Raspberry Pi Pico, exploring how to interface with various sensors and components to build even cooler projects.

New participants are welcome if they have basic electronics knowledge (such as from the Electronics workshop). If you’re participating in MicroMouse, you’ll get to learn how to use all of the devices on your MicroMouse robot! You can also join if you’re not participating in MicroMouse.

We’ll cover the following topics: 👨🏽‍💻 Raspberry Pi Pico – microcontroller magic! 👁 Sensor Interfacing – connect and read data from various sensors. 🚗 Component Control – make motors move, LEDs blink, and more! 🗩 Communication Protocols – I2C in action

The RSA is thrilled to announce our next big event: The Underground Robotics Hackathon!

Get ready to design, build, and battle your way through an underground challenge that will test your creativity and engineering skills! ⚙️🤯

📅 Challenge reveal: 4th of December from 18:00 🛠 Work session: 10th of December (evening) 🏆 Hackathon: 15th of December (full day) 👥 5 members per team

Learn how to use 3D modelling software to design your robot, and make some parts that you can 3d print!

We’ll cover the following topics: 📐 Basics of CAD using OnShape ✏️ Making sketches ⚙️ Designing gears 🖨️ 3d-printing your parts

Learn how to design a Printed Circuit Board, which will host all of your electronics and create connections between them!

We’ll cover the following topics: 📐Designing a schematic to connect all of your compoments 🧩 Placing all of the components on your PCB ✏️ Drawing the wires on your circuit board 🛒 Ordering PCBs

If you’re participating in MicroMouse, you’ll get the opportunity to start designing the PCB for your MicroMouse robot! You can also join if you’re not participating in MicroMouse.

In this competition, you will be building a robot in teams of 1 to 4 people. The aim of your robot will be to solve a maze as fast as possible, fully autonomously! We will hold a launch event on the 15th of November, where you can start thinking about your design with your team and tinker with the components we have. Over the course of the year, we will be holding a few workshops which will help you build your robot, including on CAD, algorithms, PCB design, and Arduino. We will ensure that you can get a working robot by just attending the workshops and monthly work sessions, so you don’t need much free time to participate!

The quarterly project evening is back! Afterwards will be the RSA Pubquiz!

Curious about RSA projects? Want to get involved or even start your own? This is for you ‼ What we will cover: ❓ What are RSA projects 🌱 Projects for new members 📈 Updates & recruitment ⚡ Start your own project!

The pub quiz will be an evening of friendly competition, and a lot of fun! 🏆 Compete for a prize pool of 100.- 🎈 Fun rounds: Expect creative, funny & challenging categories!

Gather your cleverest friends, see you there!

📅 Project Evening - 17:00 - 18:00 📅 Pub Quiz - 19:00 - 22:00 📍 TU Delft Science Center

Are you ready to engineer the robots that shape tomorrow’s energy? In this hackathon, you’ll get to build robots in teams of 4 or 5 people to tackle a challenge related to renewable energy.

The challenge will be revealed on Monday 6th of October, after which you will have the rest of the week to design, build and test your robot. On Friday from 18:00 you will get to compete with other teams! You’ll get space to work on your prototype on Monday evening, Wednesday evening and Friday at any point during the day. There will be free dinner on all three evenings, as well as an €800 prize pool!

This hackathon is suitable for people that are new to robotics. We’ll provide a small introduction workshop on relevant topics on Monday as well as help and guidance throughout the hackathon.

See what sensors and components are usually in a robot and how they work, then choose the sensors for your robot that best suit your needs!

We’ll cover the following topics: 💻 Arduino basics 👁 Time-of-Flight Sensors 🗨 I2C Communication 🧭 IMUs 🚗 DC Motor Control 🔄 PID Control

For non-RSA members, the first workshop is free!

We are excited to invite you to this quarter’s project evening from the Delft Robotics Student Association! RSA projects will get a chance to present their progress. This is the opportunity to join one of these, such as the RoboCup robot football team, the Deinobotics bipedal robot, the new RoboSub underwater robotics team, or maybe a new project!!!

🗓️ Date: 11th of September ⏰ Starts at 17:45, presentations start at 18:15 📍 Location: TU Delft Science Centre, Building 26

🤖 Interested in joining the RSA? 🤖

We will have a welcome hackathon on the 6th of September, where you will build a robot with other students and compete at the end of the day! During the hackathon we will also organize the Robotics Bootcamp, where you get to learn how to build a robot! After that, you can decide to join the Robotics Student Association.

On the 7th of June 2025 the MicroMouse competition will take place! Teams that have built a MicroMouse robot throughout the year will be able to compete to get the fastest time to solve the maze. NOTE: The date has been changed to the 7th of June

See what algorithms you can implement to let your MicroMouse robot navigate through the maze optimally, and find your way to the centre as quickly as possible! Note: date is not definitive

Make all the components in your MicroMouse robot work with each other, so that your robot can move through the maze!

We’re teaming up with Boskalis for an exciting Hackathon from the 6th to the 10th of May focused on the preservation of natural coastal areas with the help of Robotics! 🌊🤖 Grab your team (4–5 people) and get creative with at least €100 budget per team to build your own prototype.

Challenge Reveal 📅 Tuesday, May 6 🕓 16:00 📍 RoboHouse (Molengraaffsingel 29) 🍹 Drinks and snacks provided

Hackathon Day 📅 Saturday, May 10 🕙 10:00–20:00 📍 Location TBA 🍕 Lunch, dinner & drinks on us!

We are excited to invite you to this semester’s project evening from the Delft Robotics Student Association!

🗓️ Date: 20th of March ⏰ BBQ: 6:00 pm | Presentations: 7:00 pm 📍 Location: TU Delft Science Centre, Building 26

This event is a fantastic opportunity to explore the work our members have been working on. You can also get the opportunity to join one of our projects, such as the RoboCup robot football team, the Deinobotics bipedal robot, or the new RoboSub underwater robotics team!

🍔 BBQ & Networking - Before the presentations, come join us for a BBQ at 6:00 pm! It’s a great way to meet other robotics enthusiasts. The BBQ will be followed by the presentations starting at 7:00 pm. Sign-up for the BBQ is required! Feel free to bring friends, collaborators, and anyone interested in the field of robotics.

Get ready for Electronics II – the next step in our electronics workshop series! This time, we’re diving into the Raspberry Pi Pico, exploring how to interface with various sensors and components to build even cooler projects.

🗓 Date: Mar 17 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM 📌 Location: TU Delft Science Centre This workshop is a continuation of Electronics I, but new participants are welcome if they have basic electronics knowledge.

🔌 What you’ll learn: Raspberry Pi Pico – microcontroller magic! Sensor Interfacing – connect and read data from various sensors. Component Control – make motors move, LEDs blink, and more! Communication Protocols – I2C in action

If you already have experience with designing PCBs, or if you already attended the first PCB design workshop, this is where you can learn more about how to design advanced PCBs for your robots 🧩! We’ll go into detail about advanced features of KiCad and go over certain common circuits ⚡

After the CAD workshop, join us for a special farewell drinks event at Keldertje at 9 PM ! 🍻 This will be our last chance to gather for drinks in the RoboHouse building before everyone’s access is revoked in just a few days. To make the evening even better, RSA is covering the first beer/soft drink, and there will be free snacks as usual! 🎉 Let’s come together to reminisce, share stories, and celebrate the great memories we’ve made in this space. We hope to see you there! Cheers! 🥂

Learn how to use 3D modelling software to design your robot, and make some parts that you can 3d print!

Learn how to design a Printed Circuit Board, which will host all of your electronics and create connections between them.

This social drink will be centred around a small auction of old RSA items! Since we’ll be moving to a new building soon, we’re selling furniture, components and other items that we will not be taking with us. This is a good opportunity to get some stuff for a very low price!

See what sensors and components are usually in a robot and how they work, then choose the sensors for your robot that best suit your needs!

In this competition, you will be building a robot in teams of 1 to 3 people. The aim of your robot will be to solve a maze as fast as possible, fully autonomously! We will hold a launch event on the 16th of November, where you can start thinking about your design with your team and tinker with the components we have. Over the course of the year, we will be holding a few workshops which will help you build your robot, including on CAD, algorithms, PCB design, and Arduino. We will ensure that you can get a working robot by just attending the workshops and monthly work sessions, so you don’t need much free time to participate!

On the 24th of September we will be hosting our quarterly RSA project evening 🤖. Currently running projects will get a chance to present their progress and show interest in new members joining them. Furthermore, members are all welcome to pitch their own new ideas, just let us know beforehand 😉 and you might just find a new enthusiastic team to work on it with you! The attic will open its doors to members as well as externals for this event at 19:00, with presentations starting 19:30.

This social drink will be centred around board games and video games. Come and play some games in the RSA attic!

We are organizing a hackathon centred around agri-robotics in partnership with Koppert and RoboHouse! The challenge will let you make use of computer vision and machine learning to solve a problem for the agricultural sector through robotics solutions. We will unveil the challenge a week before the hackathon, so that you can have time to think about your solution and prepare it. On the day of the hackathon itself you’ll get access to the hardware and will be able to compete with others!

This social drink will include a small 3d-printing workshop. You can also bring your best 3d-prints to show them to others!

On the 24th of September we will be hosting our quarterly RSA project evening 🤖. Currently running projects will get a chance to present their progress and show interest in new members joining them. Furthermore, members are all welcome to pitch their own new ideas, just let us know beforehand 😉 and you might just find a new enthusiastic team to work on it with you! The attic will open its doors to members as well as externals for this event at 19:00, with presentations starting 19:30.

This year our association will turn five years old, and that means it’s time for a party🎉! For our main lustrum event we will organize a 36 hour hackathon, which also include multiple workshops to introduce any new members to robotics! The lustrum will be kicked off with a party on Friday evening, followed by the hackathon and workshops during the weekend. So keep the date clear in your agenda, and we hope to see you there 🤖