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Build & CAD

The people who make metal move.

We turn ideas into a machine — designing every part in CAD, then printing, cutting, and assembling the robot that shows up on match day. From a napkin sketch to a driving robot in a few brutal weeks.

What we do

Design it, print it, build it, break it, repeat.

Build & CAD owns the physical robot from first sketch to final bolt. We model everything before we cut it, iterate relentlessly, and fabricate the custom parts that make our design possible.

01

CAD & Design

Model every mechanism and the full robot in Onshape and Fusion 360 before a single part is cut.

02

Prototyping

Test ideas fast and cheap — 500+ design revisions across a single season to find what actually works.

03

Fabrication

3D print, cut, and machine 250+ custom parts, then assemble them into working subsystems.

04

Testing & Tuning

Stress-test mechanisms, hunt down failure points, and refine until the robot holds up under competition.

OnshapeFusion 3603D printingHand & power toolsDesign reviews
Team sketching and prototyping a mechanism
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A hero shot of the build team in action — someone at the CAD station or assembling the robot.

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