2.007: Design and Manufacturing I
Spring 2005
http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/

[Introduction] [Problem] [Concept and Design] [Manufacture] [Contest] [Final Report]

Introduction

Develops students' competence and self-confidence as design engineers. Emphasis on the creative design process bolstered by application of physical laws, and learning to complete projects on schedule and within budget. Synthesis, analysis, design robustness and manufacturability are emphasized. Subject relies on active learning via a major design-and-build project. Lecture topics include idea generation, estimation, concept selection, visual thinking and communication, kinematics of mechanisms, machine elements, design for manufacturing, basic electronics, and professional responsibilities and ethics. A required on-line evaluation is given at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their design knowledge.
A. H. Slocum (taken from MIT course catalog)

Design and Manufacturing I, or 2.007, is a mechanical engineering class taught by Professor Alex Slocum each spring. It revolves around a different design problem each year, and each student designs and builds a machine to solve this problem using a box of supplies given on the first day of class. At the end of the semester, all 120+ students compete in a single elimination competition that is open to the public. The concept for 2.007 (originally 2.70) was the first of its kind, and has inspired other robotics competition such as FIRST robotics.

Robot contest puts design into action Tech Talk article 5/4/05

Robots go for Tic Tech Toe Tech Talk article 5/17/05

Video preview 2.007 Retrospective - 35 Years of Learning by Design