Robots
AGH Space Systems Takes Third Place in the European Rover Challenge 2025
Today’s blog is written by Agnieszka Galarowicz, Marketing Manager, SOLIDEXPERT, Poland, our SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller. The European Rover Challenge 2025, which took place August 29-31, 2025, at the Stanisław Staszic University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland, is
... ContinuedStudent Success Showcased at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2024
This year, at 3DEXPERIENCE World Dallas, 100’s of students attended and we got to showcase their vehicles, rockets, planes, and robots. Our EDU Zone expanded the displays to include recent graduates in our Dassault Systemes 1 year technical sales training
... ContinuedUC Louvain Belgium Students Build Mechatronics Skills in Eurobot Competition
Engineering students from Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium are ready for this year’s Eurobot Autonomous Robot Competition. To prepare for competition, UC Louvain’s project became an integral part of the students training as engineers in electromechanical – mechatronics. Five teams created
... ContinuedThe Revolutionary FIRST New England District Championship
“Everyone here in Boston, are you ready?” cried the MC. The crowd clad in rainbow colored t-shirts, repping for their favorite teams in the tournament, responded with a deafening roar. “Three…two…one! Power up!” And the robots were set loose.
... ContinuedFIRST Robotics Competition Istanbul Inspires Students
For the first time in Turkey, the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Istanbul Regional brought together 39 high school teams from 18 different cities. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, to
... ContinuedRobot Mentors make a Difference on the Road to St Louis
Head Mentor, Wyn Schuh, of Mountain View High School, California, FRC Team 971 shares their story on the road to St Louis via the Silicon Valley Regional. Here is their story: Things are in motion for our trip to St.
... ContinuedLove Robots? SOLIDWORKS might be for you!
Designing competitive robots can be challenging and resource consuming! Sure, you love doing it, but wouldn’t you rather spend less time and money while doing the same thing on a computer? This way you can optimize it before you
... ContinuedBuilding a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS
A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as a speed reducer for an input shaft while reversing its direction. It is able to do this for high ratios in a small space. They do this using
... ContinuedWhat’s New in SOLIDWORKS Education – STEM Curriculum & Robot Models
The new SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2014-2105 Instructor’s Guide and Student Guides brings a series of Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) competencies front and center to help teachers in their day to day lesson plans. SOLIDWORKS is a great tool to make
... ContinuedStill Time to Celebrate with Robots and Students this Weekend
One more weekend of exciting robot competitions!The SOLIDWORKS community is always looking for a great event to celebrate engineering and design. There are local user group meetings held through the SolidWorks User Group network. Once a year, it is SolidWorks World.
... ContinuedStudents Compete and Learn with FTC Robots in Eindhoven
Students were enjoying the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics Event this weekend in Eindhoven, In the Netherlands, SolidWorks Reseller CADMES, celebrates engineering with a young crowd and their parents as they explore the world of design, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing.
... ContinuedRobots are in Boston this Weekend at Northeastern University
Robots are in Boston this weekend competing at the Northeastern University New England FIRST District Qualifying Event. I got a chance to talk to mentor, Brandon Holley about this NE FRC Regional Event. For years, Brandon has been the organizer
... ContinuedRobocon 2011 an international game of MIT Hack History
It's Robocon 2011 and this year the international event takes place at MIT. If you are a fan of the MIT hack history, you will love this event. Years ago, I remember watching the 11pm local Boston news report on
... ContinuedAUVSI RoboSub Competition with SolidWorks
I do love robots and when robots go underwater to compete, amazing things happen. Congratulations to all the teams from around the world that participated in the 2011 AUVSI RoboSub competition in San Diego last week. This year's winner is École
... 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
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