The Robot Innovation Association (RIA) at Qilu Institute of Technology is a dynamic and creative student-led organization under the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Control Engineering. The association aims to ignite students' boundless imagination and creativity, enabling members to fully apply their classroom knowledge to club activities and achieve a perfect integration of theory and practice. Here, members can not only develop their interests but also enhance their in-class learning.

The association regularly organizes diverse activities, such as intelligent car assembly and obstacle avoidance competitions, self-assembly projects at Maker Camps, etc. Through these activities, members cultivate practical skills, teamwork abilities, and innovative thinking. The team also actively participates in provincial and national competitions, consistently achieving excellent results. While enhancing members' professional competence, the association has also showcased the QIT's teaching and practical achievements in robotics education.