ROBOT / ENGINEERING / 2026
Engineering the 2026 robot.
A competition robot forces every discipline to meet in one machine. It has to survive contact, respond to code, fit the rules, and be repairable between matches.
THE 2026 MACHINE
Explore the full CAD assembly.
The full CAD assembly lets the team inspect packaging, clearances, structure, and access before parts reach the workshop. Use the controls below to move between five derived views.
ONE ROBOT · MANY DISCIPLINES
Every system depends on the others.
A mechanism is not finished when it looks right in CAD. It still has to be built, wired, controlled, tested, repaired, and explained to the rest of the team.
CAD & design
Before material is cut, the team turns strategy into layouts, mechanisms, interfaces, and assemblies that can be discussed and improved.
Fabrication & assembly
Students measure, machine, fasten, align, and rebuild mechanisms while learning how tolerances and serviceability affect the whole robot.
Electrical systems
Power distribution, motor controllers, sensors, pneumatics, and careful wiring turn a mechanical frame into a controllable machine.
Programming & controls
Java and WPILib connect driver controls, sensors, and mechanisms. Testing and debugging happen on the same hardware the robot takes to the field.
THE LOOP THAT MATTERS
Test results drive the next revision.
Competition makes feedback immediate. A change that works in the shop still has to work with drivers, game pieces, defense, a match clock, and the rest of the robot. That is why iteration is not a cleanup step—it is the process.
How the team works