Melonbotics
FTC robotics parts business I founded to create the kind of electronics and robot hardware I wanted as a competitor.
- Founded
- 2023
Mechanical engineering student · product builder
I build the machine—and the system around it.
I’m Jack Wilson: a mechanical engineering student, FIRST Robotics Lead Mentor, and founder of Melonbotics. My work moves between CAD, machining, electronics, software, and the commercial decisions that turn prototypes into products.
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01 / Selected case studies
Selected work
Robots, products, machining systems, and software—each built around a real constraint and documented as a full case study.
CNC Machining & Fixtures
Robotics machining work from my Barker Lead Robotics Mentor role, making student-designed parts manufacturable and competition-ready.
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DESN1000 Underwater ROV
A first-year design project to build an underwater ROV that could retrieve and move a PVC "nuclear fuel rod" from the pool floor.
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Super Servo
The product that started Melonbotics, then evolved into a mature, tested solution.
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LogVue
A desktop app that turns FTC Control Hub logs into a searchable, session-based archive for competition and workshop debugging.
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Through Bore Encoder
A robotics encoder designed around easier mounting and absolute positioning support.
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2020 FTC National Champion Robot
A competition robot I designed as a student of FTC team 11148 Barker Greybacks, which won NSW undefeated, and won the Australian National Championship.
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STM32 Odometry Computer
An embedded robotics board concept for improving FTC field position estimation with better heading data and faster odometry updates.
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Engineering that leaves the screen.
I’m studying mechanical engineering at UNSW and tend to work where design meets delivery. That has meant machining student-designed robot parts, building and shipping my own hardware, writing tools for competition debugging, and learning the business systems each project needs.
At Barker College’s FIRST Robotics program, I coach students through mechanical design, programming, manufacturing, and the inevitable debugging between a CAD model and a working robot. I’m most interested in startups where physical constraints shape the commercial answer.
Sunswift Racing
Chassis and Bodywork Engineer
Contributed to chassis and bodywork design in UNSW’s high-performance solar vehicle team, working through technical decisions and build constraints in a fast-moving team environment.
Barker College · FIRST Robotics
Lead Robotics Mentor
Coach school students through robot design, programming, CNC manufacturing, testing, and competition debugging for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition.
Melonbotics
Founder
Solo-founded and operate a robotics parts business serving the international FIRST Tech Challenge market across product design, sourcing, pricing, fulfilment, and customer support.
03 / Contact
Have a difficult problem?
I’m always interested in robotics, hardware products, manufacturing, and ambitious student engineering.
Jack Wilson · Sydney, Australia · 2026