This paper presents several mechatronics equipments of low cost and small scale; employing components and technology applied to model building. All systems were developed and built by students with different levels of knowledge in Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro to aid the teaching. learning and research in Engineering, particularly on the Control and Automation. Mechanical and Mechatronics fields. (C) 2016, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Hosting by Elservier Ltd. All rights reserved.