We're happy to share that WARG recently competed at AEAC 2026 at the end of May. Through every setback and challenge, our team’s rapid troubleshooting and grit ultimately earned us the Pip Rudkin Perseverance Award. 🏆 This achievement reflects a year of intense passion and relentlessness to design, build, and fly Valkyrie, our new custom airframe. It was an incredible weekend filled with friendly competition, teamwork, and hard work, and we couldn't be prouder of what the team accomplished. Thank you to the University of Waterloo and all our sponsors who continue to fuel the growth and success of our team!
Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Waterloo, Ontario 1,195 followers
Let's put something great in the sky.
About us
The Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group (WARG) is a student design team at the University of Waterloo competing annually in the Aerial Evolution Association of Canada's Student Competition. We are a passionate group of students focused on innovating the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle industry. We take pride in building everything ourselves, from the autopilot and computer vision software, to the custom designed ZeroPilot board that we use on our aircraft.
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https://www.uwarg.com/
External link for Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group
- Industry
- Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1997
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200 University Ave W
Sedra Student Design Centre, E5 1006
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, CA
Employees at Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group
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Thank you to University Affairs | Affaires universitaires for featuring WARG in their most recent article!
🎓 What happens when engineering students combine AI, robotics and real-world challenges like urban firefighting? At the University of Waterloo, students in the Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group are preparing to defend their title at the National Student Unmanned Aircraft Competition. Their mission: build an AI-enhanced drone capable of fighting fires in dense urban environments — including navigating inside a concrete structure without GPS. To do this, the drone creates a real-time 3D map using stereo camera technology, allowing it to hold position and maneuver indoors. 📸 In this new University Affairs photo essay by Kate Jaimet and Ema Suvajac, go behind the scenes with the students designing, building and testing the drone ahead of the competition in Ottawa this May. ➡️ Explore the photo essay: https://lnkd.in/ete_9QCc #HigherEd #Engineering #AI #Students #Innovation #STEM
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Last night, WARG was featured on CTV News Kitchener! As we prepare for AEAC 2026 at the end of May, our new hexacopter Valkyrie is currently in testing, and the team is hard at work refining the payload systems for this year’s urban firefighting challenge. It was a great opportunity to share our story and demonstrate what our team has been building. Thank you to CTV News Kitchener for taking the time to visit and highlight our work! Watch the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eDJxU9Ku
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