A group of Cal Poly professors and students have created an artificial intelligence (AI) technology used to assess damaged buildings and homes after wildfires. The team hopes that their technology can be used to swiftly assess damaged buildings and aid thousands of California residents in receiving insurance benefits. The technology, Damage Map, uses aerial images […]
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Cal Poly seniors to launch second weather balloon into space with Project OWL
In 2019, aerospace senior Evan Agarwal teamed up with technology company Project OWL to test out a device that would provide cheap, limited Wi-Fi in disaster zones by launching it into space on a giant weather balloon — and now they want to do it again. The device, or payload, which they are calling a […]
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Meet the makers of STYX and STONES, a Cal Poly robot
A group of eight Cal Poly mechanical engineering seniors are advancing to the semifinals for a NASA competition that asks students to create technology for the future of space exploration. NASA’s Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge is asking students to create a system that is capable of being placed on Mars to extract […]
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Students experiencing WiFi outages say it has severely impacted their studies
With many students returning home without access to the technology and WiFi Cal Poly’s campus already provides, some students have experienced technical difficulties that have severely impacted their studies. “There wasn’t anything that I could do, and I kinda just had to wait it out and hope that the Internet would come back on,” business […]
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What is fintech? New club helps prepare students for digitizing business workforce
As companies look to hire more technology students instead of traditional accounting students, fintech club members said students need to be prepared for the changing field.
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Cal Poly student helping develop tech to combat human trafficking in SLO
Computer science senior Zahnae Aquino is working closely with the California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) to develop immersive training for law enforcement.
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Cal Poly student software developers partner with nonprofits to develop tools for change
Cal Poly students are building free software for nonprofits with the hope of recentering the technology community around social impact. Hack4Impact is a national organization that connects students with nonprofits through software development. Students identify and create software solutions, such as building a website, for nonprofits who may not have sufficient resources to do so. […]
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Why students may want to think twice before accepting a job at Tesla
Given Musk’s current streak of behaviors, students may want to think twice about accepting a position with the company.
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Workout waits no more: Rec Center updates gates
Over the summer, the Recreation Center underwent renovations to improve entry wait lines and add new equipment.
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Inaugural hackathon season ends with three-time champions
Computer science senior Joe Wijoyo and computer science junior Karen Kauffman took first place in all three hackathons.
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Sophia the Robot: Puppet or Human?
Kendra Coburn is an English junior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News. With the return of HBO’s hit series Westworld April 22, artificial intelligence (AI) is back in the forefront of popular fascination. Like Robert Ford, the god-like inventor actor Anthony […]