VEX High Stakes CAD Breakdown
Mechanical design project for the VEX High Stakes season, built around a two-bar arm, conveyor scoring path, intake packaging, mobile goal control, and autonomous ring-grabber mechanisms. The design work balanced reach, handoff timing, cycle speed, driver-control demands, autonomous reliability, and match durability.
Role
Mechanical Design / Team Captain
Timeline
August 2024 - May 2025
Location
Flushing, New York
Tools
VEX V5 / Mechanism Design / Prototyping / CAD
Full assembly
VEX Robotics High Stakes Competition Robot
Full CAD assembly of the VEX High Stakes competition robot, composed from the drivetrain, support frame, conveyor/intake, two-bar ring mechanism, mobile goal clamp, and autonomous front ring-grabber mechanisms.
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Design notes
Use this full view to understand how the drive base, structure, scoring mechanisms, mobile goal control, and autonomous mechanisms fit together into one competition-ready robot.
Project summary
- Contributed to design and iteration of a two-bar arm and conveyor scoring system, refining arm geometry, conveyor routing, intake packaging, and motion paths to improve scoring consistency.
- The design work balanced mechanism reach, intake handoff, driver-control requirements, cycle speed, autonomous performance, driver-control performance, and match reliability.
- Led design reviews, delegation, and competition preparation as team captain for a team that won the New York State Championship, ranked 12th at VEX Worlds, and received New York State Assembly recognition.