The mechanical team works with aluminum, plastic, and wood to construct the body of the robot and its mechanisms.  

Students learn:
* To create and manipulate robot parts using:
  * Materials: aluminum extrusions, polycarbonate sheet, wood, 3D printed plastics
  * Fasteners: nuts, bolts, screws, rivets, adhesives, etc.
  * Hand Tools - drivers, wrenches, saws, clamps, calipers, punches, etc. 
  * Power Tools - drills, saws, lathes, mills, benders
* Build machines from parts using:
  * transmissions: axles, gears, sprockets, chains
  * [http://507movements.com/ mechanisms]: pulleys, levers, ratchets, pistons, etc.
* Mechanical engineering design and basic physics: stresses and strains, forces and moments 
* Design parts and machines using computers (CAD)
* Create parts using machines and computers (CAM) e.g. 3D printing

For more information see [http://wiki.team2537.com/attachment/wiki/Mechanical/OverviewTraining/mech_overview.pdf this overview].
Additional details can be found [https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/mechanical-resources here]