# Introduction to VEX Parts

- [Structure](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure.md): Hardware used to attach parts to each other.
- [C-Channels and Angles](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/c-channels-and-angles.md): Important components for main structural foundations.
- [Fasteners](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/fasteners.md): Crucial for attaching structural pieces to each other.
- [Retainers](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/retainers.md): Simplify robot construction with hex nut retainers and standoffs retainers.
- [Gussets and Brackets](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/gussets-and-brackets.md): Smaller metal pieces used to mount structural components.
- [Bearings](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/bearings.md): Ensure smooth, frictionless motion in moving parts.
- [Plate Metal and Flat Bars](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/structure/plate-metal-and-flat-bars.md): Versatile structural components with a variety of uses.
- [Motion](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion.md): Parts that make things go.
- [High Strength Components](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/high-strength-components.md)
- [Gears and Sprockets](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/gears-and-sprockets.md)
- [Traction Wheels](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/traction-wheels.md): Mitigate the effects of opposing defense with traction wheels.
- [Mecanum Wheels](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/mecanum-wheels.md): Clever programmers can take advantage of mecanum wheels to improve maneuverability in the autonomous period.
- [Omnidirectional Wheels](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/omnidirectional-wheels.md): Wheels that have a multitude of degrees of freedom thanks to their rollers.
- [Flex Wheels](https://wiki.purduesigbots.com/hardware/misc.-vex-parts-1/motion/flex-wheels.md): Compressible wheels that are useful for intakes, flywheels, and even drivetrains.


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