Brandeis Design and Innovation

Clubs

BDI currently hosts Aviation Club, Deishacks, Robotics Club, Hack Club, and Deis3D in our spaces. Scroll through the gallery and learn about about their innovative projects!

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Deis Robotics has had an exciting fall semester! With meetings 2-3 times a week in the Automation Lab, this school year kicked off with a series of e-board led training, covering computer aided design (CAD), 3D printing, and soldering, to give new students the fundamental skills required for most projects. Club members have been working on a variety of projects, from making their own speakers to combat robotics. Over this semester, club members competed in five local/out of state competitions. We took home two 3rd place trophies at MIT House Battle, 2nd place at RCExcitement November Ants 2025, and even the "Most Fun Robot" award at National Havoc Robotics League (NHRL) World Championships in December. We also hosted our own internal 1lb 3D printed robot competition with hopes of running an event that is open to the public later in the school year. Currently, we have organized a group of around 10 members, many of whom are new builders, to design and prepare robots to compete in NHRL in March 2026.
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Brandeis Aviation Club offers unparalleled opportunities for students interested in exploring flight and aviation-related topics. Through its partnership with East Coast Aero Club, the club provides members with hands-on experience through flight lessons, specifically in Piper Cherokees and Cessna 172N Skyhawks. On campus, the club deepened its collaboration with the MakerLab’s Digital Scholarship Lab, hosting an interactive drone workshop led by Ian Roy and Tim Herbert that introduced students into the process of obtaining their UAV remote pilot license. The club also recently welcomed guest speaker Aaron Louison, a longtime Brandeis staff member and licensed private pilot, who shared insights from his journey toward earning his Private Pilot License (PPL). Alongside flight-simulation and aviation fundamentals sessions, Brandeis Aviation Club continues to expand hands-on opportunities for students interested in flying, aerospace, innovation, and beyond.  

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Deis3D works with 3D printers and has weekly meetings where they discover a range of topics varying from the latest software tool sets in Computer Assisted Design to the newest hardware and its novel approach to 3D printing. Each year the club makes a list of the newest 3D printers they want to purchase and any hardware upgrades they would like to install on older models, chasing the edge of 3D printing technology. They use this technology not only to push the edge of what is possible in the MakerLab, but also to support projects from other groups across campus.

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Information about Hack Club coming soon!
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Information about Deishacks coming soon! 

Is your club interested in working with BDI? Check out our Club Collaborations page to learn more.