In August 2019, the car reached a peak speed of 51 mph, just a few miles short of breaking the world record.
Students build a life-sized motorized advent calendar for the Cambria Christmas Market
On Nov. 29, the Cambria Christmas Market debuted a life-sized motorized advent calendar — a new feature designed, engineered and constructed by Cal Poly students. Mechanical engineering seniors Sigrid Derickson, Oma Skyrus, Danny Clifton and Tyler Koski took on the calendar as…
If you see a robot around campus, his name is Herbie
“I try to hide when I’m running him,” Seng said. “There have been people who come up and they are just confused.”
Cal Poly is the first university to assist the Air Force in monitoring objects orbiting earth
Cal Poly students will now be helping the United States Strategic Command track more than 23,000 small objects orbiting Earth in the first university partnership of its kind. As the amount of satellites and space debris — like rocket bodies…
Students bring solar powered projects to Ghana
Three teams of Cal Poly students traveled to Ghana to complete three solar power engineering projects in June 2019 within the small village of Agbokpa.
Hyperloop team placed among top universities in SpaceX competition
Just one year after founding Cal Poly Hyperloop, the team placed among the top competitors at SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competition over the summer.
Students build prosthetics for boy who lost his fingers in a fiery crash
Julian Reynoso will receive two prosthetic hands made by students in the Quality of Life Plus (QL+) Lab over the past three quarters.