Brandeis Design and Innovation

Clubs

BDI currently hosts Aviation Club, Deishacks, Robotics Club, Hack Club, and Deis3D in our spaces. Learn about their innovative projects below!

 

 

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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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Once a club for airplane enthusiasts (people who fly manned gliders), the Aviation Club has been resurrected with a focus on unmanned aerial systems, colloquially referred to as “drones.” The Brandeis Aviation Club is a student run organization open to all students who are interested in aviation and aviation-related activities. During our weekly meetings, we discuss topics from spacecraft to drones and more. Club members have access to our flight simulator and also have the opportunity to partake in flight lessons at a local flight school which are cost-covered by the university. No experience is required for the flight lessons and club members participate in them for a variety of reasons including gaining hours towards a private pilot's license. All are welcome in our club regardless of aviation knowledge, interest level or experience!

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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!