Competitive Robotics Organization (VT CRO)
We are VT CRO, the largest design team at Virginia Tech. We build robots to compete in numerous competitions across the country.
What is VT CRO at Virginia Tech?
Our club is multidisciplinary and features five specialized design teams and four support teams, all focused on creating cutting-edge robots for top competitions nationwide. We host two competitions annually at Virginia Tech: the Thing-a-majig competition and a VEX competition. In addition to design teams, we have an outreach team for K-12 enrichment, and a learning team to help people new to robotics ramp up! While we are the largest design team at VT, we believe in small teams. Each of our five design teams has fewer than 12 members.
Who can join?
Any major and any year
Recent Awards
- 1st Open Design Competition, SoutheastCon 2024, Atlanta, GA
- 1st Open Competition, SoutheastCon 2024, Atlanta, GA
- 2nd Main Design Competition, SoutheastCon 2024, Atlanta, GA
- Design Award VEX U - VT Competition 2024, Blacksburg, VA
- 16th World’s Rank, VEX U Worlds 2024, Dallas, TX
- Design Award VEX U - Seagull Showdown 2024, Salisbury, MD
- Tournament Champions (Worlds Qualifier), VEX U
- Seagull Showdown 2024, Salisbury, MD
Fast Facts
Team size: 85+ members
Department Afiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Workshop: 3 lab spaces across 2 departments