2026 vexu robotics competition

collegiate level robot mechanical design - team whoop

• onshape
• 3d printing
• odometry
• documentation

• led mechanical design for odometry subsystem; contributed to winning design award at 2026 vexu world championship
• developed custom omni-directional wheels and compact encoder pods in onshape, achieving a reduction of 77% in volume and 43% in weight from preexisting system
• applied tolerance and dfa principles to improve fabrication process and reliability; deployed with no mechanical failures across 34 competition matches