Mechanical Vs Electrical

[Ben Martin]

We had twelve people on the mechanical team this year, though nearly everyone else (myself included) has basic mechanical training and helps out as needed. The electrical team only had four members this year, and two of them are seniors. We hope that when we take on new members this May that some of them will be interested in electronics.

"Mechanical" for us is divided into two categories. We have students who are trained how to use specific machines (mill, welder, lathe, CNC, etc) and those who just know how to use the simpler machines (band saw, drill press, hand drill, grinder, sander, etc). NOBODY uses the table saw without an adult. About half of our mechanical team falls into this "special training" group, and the other half cuts basic parts and assembles the robot.