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Year 2000
ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition

at the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
September 10-13, 2000, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

Visit the conference site for details about the conference.

What is a "mechanism"?

The scope of the "mechanism" in this contest is rather broad. For the purpose of this conference, a "mechanism" is defined as:
Any device that transmits a force or a motion in a deterministic way to serve a mechanical task. It may consist of rigid or deformable bodies connected with kinematic or flexural joints. It can be made of any type of materials including smart and other active materials. It can be actuated using any transduction principle using any form of energy input. The size of the device can range from nano scale to macro scale.

Contact the conference organizer if you have any qestions about whether your mechanism lies within the scope of this contest.