Senior Design Day 2026 News / April 14, 2026 Projects span a wide range of applications, from autonomous robotic systems to consumer devices and environmental testing tools. This year’s projects included GAIA, an autonomous robot that creates field graphics by bending grass without paint, a multi-functional robotic gripper designed for adaptable household use and a testing chamber to evaluate... Read More
Senior Design Day (2025) News / April 28, 2025 Senior Design is the capstone of the practice-integrated mechanical engineering and applied mechanics curriculum. The two-semester senior design sequence challenges students to bring theory, skills, general knowledge, and inventive energy to bear on substantial engineering problems. This year, eleven teams showcased the wide variety of mechanical engineering. Projects included a... Read More
Senior Design Day Award Winners 2024 News / May 6, 2024 Senior Design is the capstone of Penn’s practice-integrated mechanical engineering curriculum. The two-semester senior design sequence challenges students to bring theory, skills, general knowledge, and inventive energy to bear on substantial engineering problems. There is no “typical” project and the variety is always surprising: some projects lead to marketable products;... Read More
