It's ROBOCKEY time!



A MEAM 201 student machining a mounting block out of 6061 aluminum alloy for a Gamma-type Stirling Engine. Photography by Justin Chang.


A finished scale model of the Eiffel Tower printed on AddLab's new ProJet6000HD SLA 3D printer. Parts are built by using a laser to trace part layers in a photoreactive polymer vat, causing them to harden into 0.001" thick layers. The material shown is a Clear Polycarbonate-like material.


Impeller housing for , a remote control jet boat for IPD 501 by Aedhan Loomis, Kevin Alcedo, Andrew McGrath, Elizabeth Silvestro, Foster Collins, Jay Davey, Tighe Costa, and Nick LaBarbera.


TitanARM, a powered upper body exoskeleton developed by Elizabeth Beattie, Nick McGill, Nick Parrotta, and Niko Vladimirov


Cable drive transmission of TitanARM, a powered upper body exoskeleton developed by Elizabeth Beattie, Nick McGill, Nick Parrotta, and Niko Vladimirov



MEAM 410/510 Robockey Night Match (photo credit: Niko Vladimirov)



MEAM201 student machining an Aluminum Stirling-engine heat sink (photo credit: Elana Green)


IPD501 propeller for a custom robotic submarine.


IPD501 custom-designed submarine: propulsion pod parts.



MEAM 410/510, Design of Mechatronic Systems - Robockey at Night


MEAM 410/510 ROBOCKEY Tournament!


The MaEvArM M2 microcontroller


Oct 24, 2011 - MEAM 247


July 28, 2011 - SAAST'11 autonomous rubble-clearing robot (Ben Graham, Team Ironman)


July 8, 2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on STS-135. Photograph by J. Fiene, Nikon D90, Sigma 150-500mm lens


The m2 microcontroller - available now!


The m2 microcontroller - available early June 2011!


IPD501 DRIVE project 2011 - check out these time lapse videos: chassis milling, body mold creation.


The Alpha Bike (Geoff Johnson, Lucas Hartman, Katie Savarise, Evan Dvorak, Katie Rohacz)


The Alpha Bike transmission (Geoff Johnson, Lucas Hartman, Katie Savarise, Evan Dvorak, Katie Rohacz)



March 24, 2011 - CNC machining AMS-6514 maraging steel in the Haas MiniMill under flood coolant (Nike D90, 150mm, F5.6, 1/60)


March 22, 2011 - Turning AMS-6514 maraging steel using the Haas TL-1 CNC lathe.


March 14, 2011 - MEAM247 LAUNCH - Launching compressed-air water rockets.


February 28, 2011 - IPD501 CHECK - CNC-turned aluminum chess pieces (Conor O'Brien, Stella Latscha, Nick Parrotta, Christine Kappeyne).


February 18, 2011 - MEAM520 Graffiti - Long-exposure light painting using the PUMA260 manipulator (Stephen Schlaefer, Rekha Jois, and Harry Green)


January 2010 - IPD501 Epic - Solidworks model and rendering of a knot for 3d printing (S. Latscha)



FSAE Rear Uprights, 2011 Red & Blue Racing




eTunes, wireless speaker with variable wave type, Geoff Johnson: Mechatronics


MEAM150 Stirling EngineProject


October 21, 2010 - MEAM247 Project 1 - Novel Arcade Games!


October 6, 2010 - Chessboard of polished aluminum and inlaid black acrylic, currently on display at Philly Works - Geoff Johnson and Michael Shomin


MEAM410/510 - September 2010 IEEE Robotics & Automation magazine article about our mechatronics class!

MEAM101 - Penny suspension design challenge (Bryan, Tim, and Matt)


MEAM247 - Photoelastic imaging of a polycarbonate plate with a uniform hole.


May 12, 2010 - IPD 501 Drive - Thermoformed polycarbonate RC car body, G. Mosqueira, N. Araujo, M. Shomin


May 5, 2010 - MEAM 150 Final Engine Testing - We have a new record! Maria Kaufman's engine was clocked at an amazing 1849 RPM this morning. Well done!


May 1, 2010 - IPD 501 Check - Machined aluminum chess pieces made on the TL-1, anodized in clear and black. (T. Cragg, G. Johnson, A. Libert, M. Shomin)


April 26, 2010 - IPD 501 Drive - Custom-machined aluminum chassis with components



April 20, 2010 - IPD 501 Drive - RC car wheel injection molded using polypropylene and a two piece aluminum mold - C. Xydis, M. Nowicki, A. Libert


April 19, 2010 - IPD 501 Drive - 3D scan of a 1/24th-scale Plastilina clay car body model - N. Araujo & J. Fiene


April 18, 2010 - IPD 501 Fly! - Midnight Launch - Using a custom machined testing apparatus to observe rocket propulsion characteristics. Sponsored by Optima YellowTop. C. Xydis, A. Libert, M. Nowicki


MEAM 150 Stirling engine assembly


Apr 2, 2010 - MEAM 247 Launch project, including the afterparty with the "Rocket Retriever".


Mar 26, 2010 - MEAM Treasure Hunt Finale


Mar 29, 2010 - MEAM 101 Enclose - The Golden Pack - The art of perfectly packing a build tray of 3D-printed USB enclosures, mastered by A. Libert, L. Hartman, and M. Shombananas


Mar 2, 2010 - IPD 501 Check - Using the new Haas TL-1 CNC lathe to make custom chess pieces from billet 6061-T6 Aluminum


Feb 28, 2010 - MEAM 247 Launch - testing of the compressed-air and water rocket motor at 115 psi - G. Johnson, J. Fiene


Feb 19, 2010 - MEAM247 Launch - milliseconds after launch of 150 psi aluminum and carbon fiber water rocket - G. Johnson, J. Gewirtz, J. Fiene


Feb 3, 2010 - IPD501 Candy - CNC machining the Chipotle pepper - G. Johnson


Feb 2, 2010 - IPD501 Candy - Matlab simulation of CNC tool paths generated using SolidCAM (modeling/CAM - G. Johnson, Matlab - J. Fiene)


Jan, 2010 - IPD501 Epic - Rendering of knot for 3d printing (A. Libert)


Dec, 2009 - MEAM410/510 Robockey


MEAM150 Stirling Engine Project (L. Hartman)


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MEAM101 Innovate Project


MEAM 420/520 "Introduction to Robotics" Project 1 - PUMArt - Long-exposure photograph of the PUMA 260 robot with an LED


MEAM101 Dissect Project (Underside of a Nikon film SLR)


MEAM445/446 Senior Design (TiN-coated ball endmill running through coolant)


MEAM150 Displacer Rod Fork