Drillbotics® – Drilling Systems Automation

SPE: The Way Ahead – Drillbotics: Where Young Engineers Can Explore the Future of Drilling

We wish to thank SPE for publishing an article about the winning Drillbotics teams in The Way Ahead. This website is written for young professionals and should be an site you follow. It began in 2005 and is published three times …

Gibson Report Interview with Former Drillbotics Team Member Erik Feldmann

Follow David Gibson on his podcast "VDoor Locksmith." This clip comes from his April interview with TUC's Erik Feldmann about hammer drilling and geothermal. Erik was a Drillbotics team member and now assists the current …

2023 Design Reports and Videos Are Posted

As is our custom, after the final tests, we publish all design reports and videos of the Phase II team presentations, judges Q&A, and test recordings as a reference for future teams. Sharing this information should help all teams …

Autonomous Drilling with a Miniature Drilling Rig

“Design a drilling rig and related equipment to autonomously drill a vertical well as quickly as possible while maintaining borehole quality and integrity of the drilling rig and drillstring.”

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