Kick Off Program

The SFU Robot Soccer Kickoff Program offers first-year students a chance to join one of our four subteams—Mechanics, Electronics, Firmware, or Software. Only one participant per team will be selected to work alongside experienced members, gaining hands-on experience while contributing to cutting-edge robotics projects. This program provides mentorship, builds foundational skills, and creates a pathway for future involvement in the team.

Electonics Team Role

The electronics team designs and tests all the electrical components on the robots, including creating custom PCBs from scratch. Our modular PCB design integrates multiple daughterboards, including the motor driver, kicker driver and dribbler motor driver boards onto a central motherboard using removable connectors.

Firmware Team Role

The firmware team specializes in crafting the digital heartbeat of our robots. They focus on developing robust firmware and communication interfaces, ensuring seamless interaction between our main computer and individual robots.

Mechanics Team Role

The Mechanics team gives shape and character to our team of robots and is a great way to get started in the club. Members are introduced to the basics of CAD and work on designing components such as base-plates, motor mounts and kicker systems, usually under the supervision of more senior members.

Software Team Role

At the software team our members collaborate together to develop the core and support elements of our software system. As speed gives us a competitive advantage we use a C++ tech stack to develop our AI and robotic control algorithms as well as our interface.