Georgia Tech ME 2110 Design Competition: Fall 2026

ME2110 is a second-year design and build course in which all students in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech participate.
About this Event

Join us for the ME2110 Competition on Friday, November 13, 2026.

The theme of this competition is Pirates of the Caribbean.
Each team will act as a crew of pirates competing to get command of the seas, per the guidance of Captain Jack Sparrow. The teams will create a robot to complete 5 different tasks to maximize their command of the seas. The teams will need to consider:

• Captain Jack Sparrow: He is willing to help, but wants a cut of the money. He will only help if the team is financially successful.
• First Mate Master Gibbs: He cares about treasure and glory, but his main concern is about ensuring the safety of the crew.
• Brethren Court: As a new pirate crew, the crew would do well to earn the respect of the Brethren Court. They want command of the Seven Seas, which means overthrowing both the East India Trading Company and Davy Jones.
• East India Trading Company: They need parcels delivered with supplies and valuable information and are willing to reward the crew. However, the crew cannot let the Brethren Court know they are helping them!

The design review will be held in the first and second floor Love Atrium (Love Manufacturing Bldg (MRDC II), 771 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30313). The final competition will be held in the GTMI (Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute) Building Atrium, 813 Ferst Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332.

Event Schedule
4:30 p.m. - Judges' Briefing, Love Building
5:00 p.m. - Design Review/Judging begins
6:00 p.m. - Judging ends and all teams move to the GTMI Building
9:00 p.m. - Awards

The competition will start with an in-person design review event, where students will present their designs to a panel of rotating judges. This will be followed by a robotic competition.

If you have industry or academic work experience then we would be thrilled to have you judge student teams. Judges and sponsors may use Georgia Tech's visitor parking. The closest visitor lot is Visitor Lt 4 (State St. & Ferst Dr. ).