STEM Awareness / Education Archive

Mission Statement The goal of our project is to create a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) telescope that provides an engaging and educational experience for kids. The telescope will come fully disassembled, empowering…

Are you tired of wasting time and money delivering packages and items around the University of Rochester campus? Look no further than our cutting-edge Autonomous Delivery Robot! With this autonomous robot (nicknamed RPS), you can rest assured that your deliveries will be made safely and efficiently, without the need for constant human intervention.

An exhibit for the Rochester Museum and Science Center that aims to expose the viewers to the concept of vibrations in an engaging and interactive manner.

An improved training model for endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting.​

The Virtual Optics Suitcase makes engaging optics demonstrations accessible, encouraging careers in STEM.

Make a low cost system to measure mini-scale object displacement.

Stay motivated to keep up with your fitness goals by taking care of a virtual pet!

An automated hydroponic plant growth system that is monitored online by a user

The surveying altimeter is a cheap, portable, and easy-to-use method of determining the relative height differences between points of interest.

Modern mechanical engineers utilize computers but do not fully understand how the computer performs its computations. Understanding the fundamentals will give them a better understanding to the limitation of traditional computing. To address this gap between functionality and understanding, we built a 4ft by 6ft physical 3-bit adder to blow up the tiny processes that go on inside of a computer. Using a system of logic gates, where marbles act as inputs and outputs, our machine is able to add numbers 7 and below to each other and produce an output in binary.

The Pittsford Community Library Team was tasked to design and manufacture an interactive ball maze machine. Upon completion, the model will be moved and displayed within the children's lofted play area of the Pittsford Community Library. The main goal of this project was to deliver a fully functioning ball maze display, decorated with laser cut wooden designs of landmarks across Rochester. Combining elements of STEM and history, the team hoped to create a fun and educational display that children, as well as all library visitors, can enjoy.

The Rossell Hope Robbins Library is underutilized by many students on campus due to the lack of awareness of the library and its resources. To promote awareness for the library, this project contains designs for a “life-size” portable chess set with medieval themes.