WVU University Rover Challenge

This Tuesday we are talking about Rex McAllister and Tim Wright. Rex is a senior in computer engineering and Tim is a senior in mechanical engineering.

🦾What is your job in URC?

Rex: Communications Coordinator

Tim: Communications Coordinator

🦿What is your favorite thing about URC?

Rex: It’s a great place to combine all engineering disciplines into one final product

Tim: The people I get to work with.

🤖What is your dream job after college?

Rex: I’m hoping to work in controls engineering

Tim: Locomotive Engineer

⚙️What is a hobby you have outside of URC?

Rex: I’m heavily involved in the Experimental Rocketry team

Tim: Model Railroading

Mock comp 2025✅ Another successful test run in the books! The team overcame obstacles, made key improvements, and pushed us one step close to Utah. 🤖🚀

This Tuesday we are talking about Wyatt Albertson and Austin Driggs. Wyatt is a senior in computer science and computer engineering and Austin is a senior in computer and electrical engineering.

🦾What is your job in URC?

Wyatt: Electronics Coordinator

Austin: Electronics Coordinator

🦿What is your favorite thing about URC?

Wyatt: Payload swapping

Austin: I enjoy learning from and seeing others’ perspectives on projects we’re working on while connecting with them

🤖What is your dream job after college?

Wyatt: Rapid prototyping

Austin: PCB Design Engineer

⚙️What is a hobby you have outside of URC?

Wyatt: FPV drone building

Austin: I love playing soccer and also have my own homelab setup.

Talk About Tuesday is a fun way for you to get to know more about different members of our team and for team members to be recognized for their individual hard work each week. This Tuesday we are talking about Logan Gold and Izaak Whetsell. Logan is a senior in Mechanical Engineering. Izaak is a senior in Computer Science and Computer and Electrical Engineering.

🦾What is your job in URC?

Logan: Chief Executive Officer and Drivetrain Coordinater

Izaak: CTO and Programming Subteam Coordinator

🦿What is your favorite thing about URC?

Logan: Not only are the people great, but I also enjoy the challenge of building a robot from scratch every year and then seeing it compete against teams across the world.

Izaak: I really like getting to explore my degrees through a wide variety of projects such as device firmware, autonomous algorithms, PCBs, and power systems.

🤖What is your dream job after college?

Logan: My dream job would be materials and process engineering because I would have the ability to bridge the gap between manufacturing and material discovery, while developing improved processes for dealing with these new materials.

Izaak: Working for NASA to develop robotics for space exploration.

⚙️What is a hobby you have outside of URC?

Logan: I enjoy playing pickleball with friends and family.

Izaak: In my spare time, I like to read and explore the outdoors through hiking, biking, and swimming.