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RACLAB Team

Researchers, engineers, and students working across aerial, underwater, and ground robotics — competing nationally and internationally under the RACLAB banner.

Principal Investigator

Prof. Dr. Akif DURDU

Prof. Dr. Akif DURDU

Lab Director & Principal Investigator

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Konya Technical University · Founded RACLAB 2014

Graduate Researchers & PhD Students

Active researchers conducting advanced work in autonomous systems, control theory, and AI.

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Dr. Salim AZAK

Research Assistant

Autonomous Driving · Computer Vision

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Serkan BUDAK

PhD Researcher

Quadrotor Control · LQR · Sliding Mode

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Abdullah YUSEFI

PhD Researcher

LiDAR · Point Cloud · Autonomous Vehicles

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Ibrahim TOY

PhD Researcher

MPC · Path Tracking · UGV

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Cihat Talat AKPINAR

PhD Researcher

Autonomous Mobile Robots · VR Diagnostics

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Zülal Hilal YILDIZ

PhD Researcher

Traffic Signal Optimization

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Muhammet Fatih ASLAN

PhD Researcher

Remote Sensing · Few-Shot Learning

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Özcan KOSAR

PhD Researcher

AMR · ROS 2 · Classification

RACLAB Sub-Teams

RACLAB fields multiple specialized teams in national and international robotics competitions each year.

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RACLAB NOVA

Unmanned Underwater Systems · TEKNOFEST · RoboSub · 🏆 TEKNOFEST 2025 Champion + Best Team Spirit

Hatice Kübra İlhan

Hatice Kübra İlhan

Team Captain

Electronics Engineer

Abdurrahman İnce

Abdurrahman İnce

Member

Electronics Engineer

Beyza Nur Yağcı

Beyza Nur Yağcı

Member

Electronics Engineer

Feyza İnal

Feyza İnal

Member

Computer Engineer

Mevlüt Burak Dağlı

Mevlüt Burak Dağlı

Member

Electronics Engineer

Mustafa Bedir Sarıtosun

Mustafa Bedir Sarıtosun

Member

Mechanical Engineer

Abdulsamet Han

Abdulsamet Han

Member

Mechanical Engineer

Ahmet Selim İlhan

Ahmet Selim İlhan

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Feyza Baltürk

Member

Computer Engineer

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Gizem Ülker

Member

Mechanical Engineer

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RACLAB SİGUN

Robotaxi Autonomous Vehicle · TEKNOFEST · 🥈 TEKNOFEST 2025 2nd Place + Most Original Software

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Burak Özsoy

Team Captain

Autonomous Systems

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Bahtiyar Erener Kurt

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Hasan Altuğ

Member

Software Engineer

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Osman Melih Kocaoğlu

Member

Computer Engineer

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Recep Mahmut Gündüz

Member

Electrical Engineer

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Şevval Eymen Nergiz

Member

Computer Engineer

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Fatmanur Çınar

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Enes Kurt

Member

Software Engineer

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RACLAB TULPARS

UAV — Free Category · TEKNOFEST · 🥉 TEKNOFEST 2025 3rd Place (Free Category) + Advisor 3rd Place

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Sudenaz Erdoğan

Team Captain

Aerospace Engineering

Eren Berk Saç

Eren Berk Saç

Member

Mechanical Engineer

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Asude Nur Demir

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Hüseyin Yiğit Bağcı

Member

Computer Engineer

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Yusuf Sifil

Member

Electronics Engineer

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RACLAB FAAL

Digital Technologies in Industry · TEKNOFEST · 🥉 TEKNOFEST 2025 3rd Place (Advanced Category)

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Mahmut Sami Güvenç

Team Captain

Software Engineer

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Mirza Şahan Özdemir

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Elif Su İbiş

Member

Computer Engineer

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Seher Tiryaki

Member

Electrical Engineer

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Meryem Derin

Member

Computer Engineer

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Furkan Yeşildağ

Member

Electronics Engineer

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Enes İşcan

Member

Software Engineer

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Ayşegül Börekçi

Member

Computer Engineer

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RACLAB UAV

Fixed-Wing & Rotary UAV · SUAS 2026 · TEKNOFEST Döner Kanat

Eren Berk Saç

Eren Berk Saç

Team Captain

Mechanical Engineer

Ali Emre Okur

Ali Emre Okur

Member

Electronics Engineer

Furkan Korkmazdağ

Furkan Korkmazdağ

Member

Electronics Engineer

Kağan Koçyiğit

Kağan Koçyiğit

Member

Computer Engineer

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RACLAB ROVER

Kapsül Rover Team · Autonomous Planetary Rover 📷 @raclab.rover

RACLAB ROVER (Kapsül) is RACLAB's autonomous planetary rover team, competing in rover competitions with advanced navigation and manipulation capabilities. Follow their journey on Instagram @raclab.rover.

RACLAB İVME

Kapsül İVME Team · Autonomous Systems 📷 @raclabivme

RACLAB İVME (Kapsül) is one of RACLAB's newest teams working on autonomous systems and robotics projects. Follow their developments on Instagram @raclabivme.