McMaster Sumobot is an open-door club that aims to teach and challenge students in designing their own unique and fully autonomous fighting robot. Hosted annually by the club, the sumobot is then entered in a one-on-one tournament style competitions inspired by the namesake Japanese sport.

A student run team at McMaster University designing and manufacturing a group of half and fully autonomous robots to compete in the annually DJI RoboMaster Robotics Competition in China.

McMaster Autoplow is a new student-run team, working on designing and building an autonomous snowplow robot. They are currently working on modifying an existing rover to convert it from remote-controlled to autonomous and are hoping to develop a robot that can be entered in various autonomous vehicle competitions in the future.

Our mission is to promote the study and implementation of AI to the undergraduate and graduate students of McMaster. We accomplish this through a wide variety of events and initiatives, including weekly tutorials, a yearly hackathon (MacHacks) and other smaller competitions, projects within our society and in collaboration with other organizations, a yearly networking social, and much more.

Developer Student Clubs are university-based community groups for students interested in Google developer technologies. Students from all undergraduate or graduate programs with an interest in growing as a developer are welcome. By joining a DSC, students grow their knowledge in a peer-to-peer learning environment and build solutions for local businesses and their community.

The McMaster Design League’s primary goal is to generate interest towards the design aspect of engineering through challenges, competitions and workshops. The club runs CAD tutorial sessions throughout the year as an introduction for students, building up to the yearly Designathon competition.

MED-T’s goal is to create a multi-disciplinary student-lead community at McMaster that focuses on technical design project work, and education aimed at applications in medicine. Our hope is that students who engage in our community will gain useful hands-on experience in developing medical technology and will be motivated to continue learning about the field of biomedical engineering

McMaster Makers works to build and maintain a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and inclusive Maker community through student designed project-based technical workshops. The aim of McMaster Makers is to empower individuals in the McMaster Community through practical STEM education. McMaster Makers envisions the McMaster and Hamilton community evolving into a global leader of technical and social innovation.

Our MacEng Student Ambassadors are the souls of recruitment, integral to the success of our recruitment efforts and mentors to our future students! Student Ambassadors are passionate and enthusiastic about sharing their experiences, providing advice and offering guidance to prospective students interested in pursuing a McMaster Engineering program (BTech, Computer Science, Engineering 1 and/or iBioMed).

The McMaster Engineering Hockey Club makes playing hockey accessible for every McMaster Engineering student. The club organizes teams of all levels to compete in McMaster intramurals, so that students can have an accessible and fun exercise opportunity!

The McMaster Engineering Welcome Week Rep Team is the group responsible for welcoming the incoming class of Engineering, BTech, iBioMed, and Computer Science students each Fall. Colloquially known as the Redsuits due to their bright red coveralls, these reps have the responsibility of demonstrating the inclusive annd supportive community that Mac Eng has to offer.

Global Engineering Brigades provides an all-inclusive model to sustain infrastructure and proper health in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Ghana by designing and implementing water pipelines for rural communities. McMaster is a chapter of Global Engineering Brigades, an international movement of university students working alongside local communities and technicians to implement clean water systems in the developing world.

The goal of MacSER is to represent and support undergraduate Engineering.researchers  In partnership with the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineering Graduate Society (EGS) amongst other collaborators, our society focuses on three essential components of an innovative engineering researcher that is well equipped for the challenges of tomorrow: learning, connection, and growth. We fulfill these goals through year-round events that focus on increasing awareness of research opportunities, connecting students with peers and faculty, and providing professional development resources to students.

MEC is an annual student-run competition organized by the McMaster Engineering Society (MES) in partnership with the McMaster Faculty of Engineering. Every year, MEC brings together the best and brightest engineering students across all years and disciplines. MEC is an excellent opportunity for students to gain practical experience in all facets of engineering, including both technical and transferrable skills. This competition is meant to encourage students to be resourceful and creative in high-pressure situations in order to solve complex problems. In 2021, the competition will be entirely virtually, eliminating barriers to participation and prioritizing the health and safety of all competitors, as we focus on our inspiring theme: “Engineering a Better World”.

Hosted by the McMaster Design League, Designathon is a weekend-long competition where students tackle a selection of design problems using computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D printing tools.

DeltaHacks is McMaster’s annual student-run “hackathon for change”. Our focus is to encourage students to combine programming knowledge with the intent to create something that has a positive impact on the world, aligning with tracks of impact such as energy and the environment, health and wellness, inequality and education. With over 600 students selected from the top Universities in Canada and industry leaders in attendance, each DeltaHacks is a unique experience designed for novices and experienced developers alike. Participants can expect a weekend full of collaboration, presentations, learning, amazing prices, and innovation with a side of pure awesome!

The McMaster Consulting Team is a team of 4 sent to the Engineering Commerce Case Competition. The competition is an annual consulting case competition hosted by Concordia University, entailing three cases created by 3 different major companies (such as L3 Harris and Bombardier) and are judged by company employees and other industry professionals.

The Forge is a business incubator funded by McMaster University, serving novel and scalable startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Niagara Regions. Launched in 2015, The Forge works hands-on with entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas from ideation and validation to growth. The Forge is sector agnostic and offers cohort-based programming. Clients receive expert mentorship, non-dilutive seed funding, investor introductions, office space, entrepreneurial workshops, access to a well-equipped makerspace and numerous services to ensure success. No equity is taken in the startups supported by The Forge.

Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. They put together a list of some of the largest and most diverse student hackathons in the world. Have a look!