Anteater Combat Engineering (ACE) is a robotics organization dedicated to innovating in the field of combat robotics. Our lightweight and heavyweight teams compete in various competitions that are much like that BattleBots show you may remember on TV.
We are a young project team started by a couple of UCI students who really loved making their own plastic BattleBots. Through passion and hard work, this grew from a couple of friends to a group of over 100 students working to make the best possible robots.
We have two main groups of students, each with their own goal. Our lightweight teams challenge groups of students to build battlebots that do not exceed one pound in weight, entirely out of 3D printed plastic. This group focuses on teaching the engineering fundamentals to incoming collegiate students, Our heavyweight teams focus on iterating and innovating the field of combat robotics and competing against other competitions around California in the 12 and 30 pound .
We have won multiple awards in both groups. We’ve had our 12lb robot Anthilator place 3rd at a large competition, and this past year, our third battalion swept through the USC lightweight competition, taking first through fourth place.
We are an organization dedicated to sharpening the skills of our engineers through passionate work and a competitive spirit. We ensure that our work turns us into better engineers who will make an impact when we graduate.