Teams start from a mission, like a search pattern, a delivery drop, or a sensor sweep, and size the airframe around it. Members model the wing and loads in simulation, build a test airframe fast, and fly it early so crashes teach them before the final build. Autopilot tuning and flight logs drive every revision.

Members build multirotors from the frame up: motors, ESCs, flight controller, and payload. Teams tune control loops on a tethered test stand, log every flight, and work toward real tasks like inspection, cooperative swarming, or precise payload drops.

Teams design a pressure-tight hull, seal it, and prove it in a test tank before anything goes in open water. Members split into hull, electronics, and control sub-teams, and use simulation to check structure and drag before cutting material. The goal is a vehicle that holds depth and heading on its own.

Teams tackle navigation where GPS and radio fail: lidar mapping, inertial dead reckoning, and robust mechanisms that survive dirt and dust. Members build a ground robot or boring rig, test it in a mock tunnel, and measure how far off course it drifts. Big builds can aim at competitions like the Not-a-Boring Competition.

Members design custom boards from schematic to layout, get them fabricated, then bring them up on the bench with a scope and logic analyzer. Every other team needs power systems, sensor boards, and radios, so electronics members end up supporting builds across the whole chapter.

Teams write the code that lets machines see and decide: computer vision, path planning, sensor fusion, and mesh networking between vehicles. Members test in simulation first, then on real hardware from the other tracks, so the software gets proven on something that actually moves.

Teams build autonomous boats that hold a course, avoid obstacles, and carry a payload. Members design and test the hull for stability, integrate GPS and radar or camera sensing, and run missions on the water. The long-term goal is several boats working together as a group.

Members design manipulators around fast, precise actuators: picking the motors and gearboxes, working out the kinematics, and writing the controllers. Teams test grip and accuracy on real tasks like handling, assembly, and repair, and iterate until the arm hits its targets every time.

Teams design a rocket in simulation first, predicting altitude and stability, then build the airframe, fins, and recovery system by hand. Members write the flight computer code that logs data and fires the parachutes, earn their high-power certifications, and fly at sanctioned launches. Every flight gets compared back to the simulation so the next one is better.