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
  • ​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 this overview. Additional details can be found ​here