Mind Cloud Team

Welcome to Mind Cloud — a pioneering student team from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, specializing in Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and space robotics.Founded in 2016 under the guidance of Prof. Hassan Nadir, Mind Cloud has evolved from a bold student initiative into a multigenerational engineering force renowned for innovation, technical depth, and sustainable impact.  What began as a mission to compete in the Military Technical Competition has grown into an ambitious journey across land and space robotics — driven by purpose and powered by passion  

The team looks forward with great enthusiasm to continuing its success in upcoming competitions and inspiring more students to pursue their passion for robotics and engineering. We are committed to fostering a supportive environment for innovation and collaboration, where students from diverse backgrounds come together to design and develop creative vehicles and robots with distinctive ideas, designs, and performance that set them apart in their field.

This year, our custom-designed boards are a core part of all our international competitions, including ERC, UGVC, Micromouse, and other global robotics challenges. Instead of relying on off-the-shelf solutions, we design our own hardware to achieve higher reliability, flexibility, and performance across different robotic platforms.

Details about some of our boards

1. Power Distribution Board: This year’s design is completely different from our previous systems. We developed a single power distribution board capable of delivering 12V, 5V, and 24V simultaneously using only one dual buck converter IC, which significantly reduces size, complexity, and power losses. The board also includes a flexible auxiliary input/output that allows us to generate any required voltage using custom components that we designed to be easily mounted and modified without redesigning the entire board. In addition, the board integrates full protection circuits, eliminating the need for separate protection boards and combining everything into one compact and reliable solution.
2. Control Board: Unlike many teams, we do not use Arduino, ESP, or ready-made controller boards. Instead, we develop our own custom controller based on high-performance STM microcontrollers, designed in a simple and efficient way while remaining powerful enough to handle all robot tasks. This board manages motion control, sensor processing, communication, and system monitoring, giving us full control over both hardware and firmware optimization.Control Board: Unlike many teams, we do not use Arduino, ESP, or ready-made controller boards. Instead, we develop our own custom controller based on high-performance STM microcontrollers, designed in a simple and efficient way while remaining powerful enough to handle all robot tasks. This board manages motion control, sensor processing, communication, and system monitoring, giving us full control over both hardware and firmware optimization.
3. Motor Driver Board: Our motor driver board introduces a major improvement by allowing a single board to control up to six motors at the same time, instead of using one driver per motor. This approach reduces wiring complexity, saves space and cost, and increases overall system reliability, making it suitable for multiple robotic applications.  

As a non-profit team, PCB manufacturing is one of the main obstacles that limits how far we can push our ideas. Support from PCBWay would make a real difference for us, not just by covering manufacturing costs, but by giving us the freedom to experiment, fail, improve, and innovate faster. With reliable, high-quality PCBs, we can test multiple design iterations, improve performance, and build more robust systems for our robots instead of compromising due to budget constraints.  

This collaboration would play a key role in our journey within unmanned and autonomous systems, enabling us to focus on engineering excellence and practical learning. PCBWay’s support empowers us to transform ambitious concepts into real, working hardware and helps us grow as engineers while competing confidently on an international level.