This is the registration for a single seat for the 2026 BrainSTEM Advanced FTC CAD / Design Class.

This is a series of 4 scheduled classes that build on each other and that run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings (6/30, 7/7, 7/14, and 7/21)

Individuals signing up will be able to participate in this intense class to dive deep into FTC CAD and Design Techniques and Issues.

Please Note: this purchase is for a summer class – it is not a BrainSTEM team membership.

The camp will be held at BrainSTEM HQ at 300 Allegheny Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086 and run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays (6/30, 7/7, 7/14, and 7/21). The classes covers topics of great interest to experienced FTC teams and assumes an reasonable working ability in Autodesk Fusion. Help will be provided, but If you are interested in more basic CAD and Autodesk Fusion help, the FTC Bootcamp is a better choice..

The FTC Advanced CAD / Design Class is an intense, design-challenge oriented experience aimed as raising the skills and capabilities of attendees.

Objective: Students will 1) improve CAD proficiency, 2) gain constraint-based subsystem design experience, and 3) gain design integration experience through a combination of interactive presentations and independent design challenges with the BioBuzz game element
Structure: The class will run in a design challenge oriented format

Each class will involve some lecture, but the primary learning will come from the independent design challenges—challenges will be announced at the end of each class, and submissions are expected to be finished by the following Sunday
Each design challenge will enable creative freedom; we want participants to think outside the parameters we supply → we will announce design challenge winners at the start of each subsequent meeting, with “points” accumulating through the final meeting

Structure: The class will run in a design challenge oriented format

Each class will involve some lecture, but the primary learning will come from the independent design challenges—challenges will be announced at the end of each class, and submissions are expected to be finished by the following Sunday
Each design challenge will enable creative freedom; we want participants to think outside the parameters we supply → we will announce design challenge winners at the start of each subsequent meeting, with “points” accumulating through the final meeting

High-Level Syllabus

Class 1: Robotics Design Fundamentals
Class 2: Constraint-based Subsystem Design
Class 3: Subsystems and Robot Architecture
Class 4: Final Challenges

Location: BrainSTEM HQ – 300 Allegheny Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086.

Course Instructors: Senior Designers from FRC/FTC 8393 – The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team.

Cost: On sale for $275 per student until June 7th ($310 thereafter).

Class participants will receive additional information and paperwork following their ticket purchase.