Their mission? To build a robot that can drill through rocks and sand, and extract clean water from the ice beneath it while simultaneously taking measurements.
Cal Poly researchers grow their own cells in lab, avoiding animal testing
Thirteen years and millions of cells ago, Kristen O’Halloran Cardinal began the tissue engineering lab at Cal Poly.
Students develop specialized Cal Poly artificial intelligence
A group of Cal Poly students are building an artificial intelligence voice assistant that aims to provide students and faculty with knowledge of courses, buildings, faculty and other campus information.
Cal Poly Engineering opens task force for new department proposal
The Cal Poly College of Engineering (CENG) is launching a task force to elevate the computer engineering (CPE) program to department status.
Catch “Aquatic Aspirations” at the start of the 2020 Rose Parade
Cal Poly’s underwater-themed rose float will be second out of 44 floats to roll down Colorado Boulevard at the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. “We’ve never been so close to the beginning of the route,” President of the…
Student-made solar car approached Guinness World Record speed. They are still working to take the title
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.