The Team Raptors comprises space exploration enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds including mechanics, electronics, programming, biochemistry, and marketing. It’s over 50 members and is still growing. Operating continuously for a decade, uninterrupted even amidst the pandemic. We have established a new organizational framework inspired by technology firms. What distinguishes us from other student science clubs is our self-sufficiency in creating everything from the ground up. This entails crafting both 2D and 3D models of mechanical components, designing and programming electronic boards, developing software ranging from websites and promotional games to rover control applications, vision detection systems, and sophisticated machine learning algorithms. Additionally, we autonomously utilize 3D printers to fabricate parts and employ CNC machines to create the designed components.

Strategic partners:
– Lodz University of Technology – spacious, modern workshop with equipment
– Technitel Group – profiled internship program and financial support
– Zemat Technology Group – barter and financial support
– Łódź City – financing of academic projects
– Prof. Kojiro Iizuka – Shibaura Institute of Technology, terra-mechatronics field
– HetBot – our faculty students’ technological startup – broad substantive support