Robotics
Product Design for a Multi Sport Practice Cage
Teaching product design concepts to students can be a challange. One educator contacted me to say he is using the Let's Go Design TV Project 1 series to show students the examples and challanges engineers face during the design process
... ContinuedDesign Project for Students, Teachers, Engineers, and Mentors
Educators are always asking me for help in creative project for their students. How do you hold a virtual event allowing anyone from 8 to 80 to participate that focuses on creativity and inspires those who dream of becoming an
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Robot Parts inside of SolidWorks for FRC, FTC, VEX, LEGO and more
If you design robots with parts from FIRST (FRC), TETRIX from Ptisco, GEARSEDS, LEGO, MATE, VEX you can get started right inside of SolidWorks software. We have placed models in the Design Library. Follow the video tutorial to download the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Model: Tetrix Mantis Robot for FTC (First Tech Challange)
Sometimes getting starting with a robot model is a challange, so here is a Tetrix robot assembled to help you get begin. Download the zip file and unzip to the Tetrix folder. Create a New Assembly. Select Add File Location
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Toy Car LEGO (R)
Educator Jack van den Broek told me that he has not met a student too young for SolidWorks. Thanks to Jack, I am fortunate to share a new Toy Car tutorial that is written for young students. I am not
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: So you want to design a robot
The SolidWorks EDU team put together a series of video tutorials to help students learn to design and assembly a robot. In nine units with multiple lessons, you will work through your first part, to a simple assembly, compression spring, mechanisms,
... ContinuedGenius grant goes to outstanding engineering educator
Deepest congratulations to Amir Abo-Shaeer, inspiration to the next generation of engineers and new recipient of a $500,000 no-strings-attached MacArthur Genius Grant. Abo-Shaeer was selected for his ground-breaking work as a physics teacher and founder of the Dos Pueblos Engineering
... ContinuedNew SolidWorks Models for Tetrix Kit of Parts 2009
SolidWorks Models for the 2009 Tetrix Kit of Parts have been posted on www.3DContentCentral.com. The links to the parts are below. You can download them and unzip or drag them right into your SolidWorks assembly. Other 2D and 3D file
... ContinuedGears and Informational Resouces for them
Robotics and Gears By Richard Williams, 5/28/09 It has been awhile since I last submitted something to this distinguished membership and web site, but needless to say there aren’t enough hours in each day. I was recently sent some
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tribot Assembly steps to make LEGO MINDSTORM (R) Robot
I wanted to see if I could follow the steps in the LEGO MINDSTORMS(R) Users Guide and create a robot in SolidWorks. I first realized that I needed alot of components. So I went to www.3dcontentcentral.com and CMU Robotic Institute
... ContinuedGravity Simulation Ball in Bowl for FIRST Robotics
How does gravity play a roll in a ball dropped into a spherical bowl? You can simulate the physical condition with SolidWorks. This was asked of a FIRST Robotics member who saw a similar movie somewhere on YouTube. Physical behavior
... ContinuedWeldments for Buggy and Frame
SolidWorks Weldments are a great tool for creating frames for a buggy, fsae/formula student car frames, robot frames, and support frames. Begin with a sketch and then chose your cross section member or define your cross section member. Add gussets
... ContinuedBrief History of Robotics and CAD
This PowerPoint presentation provides a brief overview of the history of industrial robotics and computer aided design from the early 1960’s to present day. Marie Download brief_history_robot_and_cad.zip
... ContinuedSolidWorks Assembly for VEX Protobot Robot
Follow these free instructions to assemble the VEX Protobot Robot in SolidWorks in your classroom. Download the free eDrawing viewer and use the eDrawing to show the complete VEX Protobot model from all angles. Obtain individual model files from www.3dcontentcentral.com.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Inspired to Design VEXplorer
This movie was featured at SolidWorks World 2008 featuring VEXplorer. Thank you to the San Diego FIRST Regional Teams that participated in SolidWorks World. Download solidworks_inspired_to_design_vexplorer.wmv
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