Your build notes, written up and ready for the judges.

Type what happened at the workbench. Benchnotes turns it into a clean engineering notebook entry or a sponsor email, using only what your team actually did.

What you type

intake jammed on the balls. widened gap 5mm, still jammed. softer wheels, worked 8/10. sam did the wheel swap

What Benchnotes writes

Goal: Fix the intake jamming on game balls. Problem: The intake jammed repeatedly on pickup. Design decisions: We widened the gap by 5 mm, which did not fix it. We then switched to softer wheels. Testing: Sam completed the wheel swap and we retested. Results: 8 out of 10 pickups worked. Next steps: [ADD: what you will try for the other 2 failures]

What you can make

Notebook entries

Rough notes in, a structured entry out: goal, problem, design decisions, testing, results, and next steps.

Sponsor emails

Tell it who you are writing to and what you need. You get a short email with a subject line, in the tone you pick.

Judging prep

Likely judge questions about your robot, each with an answer outline built from your own facts.

Award drafts

A first draft of your award submission at the length you choose, with gaps marked for you to fill.

A history for your team

Every entry is saved to your team’s account. Come back later to reopen, copy, or delete anything.

It stays honest. When a detail is missing, you get an [ADD: ...] prompt, not an invented number, so the notebook is still your team’s own work.

Pricing

StarterComing soon

$2 / month
  • 20 generations a month
  • Notebook entries
  • Sponsor emails
  • Saved history

TeamComing soon

$4 / month
  • 60 generations a month
  • Everything in Starter
  • Judging prep
  • Award drafts

ProgramComing soon

$12 / month
  • 250 generations a month
  • Everything in Team
  • Room for a whole program writing through one login

Payments are not open yet. Every account is free during early access: 30 generations a month and all tools.

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