Zap'Em Blast'Em Robots

Creators

• Kai De La Cruz
• Andrew Carr

Introduction

Zap'Em Blast'Em Robots is an interactive game inspired by Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, developed as part of the Mechanical Control System Design course at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Designed by graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering program, the project showcases a fully integrated system combining mechanical, electrical, and software components.

Over the course of a 10-week quarter, our team engineered custom actuators, fine-tuned sensors, and iterated on game mechanics through structured testing and evaluation. The result is a dynamic, laser-tag-inspired robot duel platform with responsive control and real-time scoring.

Table of Contents

• Game Premise & Features
• Mechanical Design
• Electrical Design
• Software Design