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2026 PROJECTS

Maker Motion project

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The Maker Motion project, sponsored by the Northwest Connecticut Housing and Innovation Center (NCHIC), aims to design and develop a mobile cobot pedestal system for the Revopoint Vbot 3D scanning platform. The system will be used for demonstration, training, and practical applications

Team UpTime

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Uptime set out to create a machine learning algorithm to classify and predict the remaining lifespans of CNC bits. Using machine learning programs to digest the data collected to then give precise and accurate estimates on the parts, being able to tell how certain processes or materials could further degrade or extend lifespan as well. The purpose of this program would be to allow for accurate predictions of needed maintenance before the problem occurs, removing maintenance downtime. Uptime created a variety of programs to achieve this going through several algorithms and iterations, all in the hopes of creating maintenance Uptime

MEK Additive Manufacturing

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The objective of this project is to go from a 3D scan of a physical pipe, create a 3D model of the pipe, and complete an FEA analysis and a flow simulation of the pipe's 3D model. With the results of the FEA and the flow simulation, we aim to make a more organic model of the pipe that will be 3D printed, to find potential efficiencies that can be made in both the pipe design and the documentation of the part details. By 3D-printing the pipe, the team is looking allow a reduction in manufacturing time while maintaining part complexity." 

BEEZ KNEEZ

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This project is to develop a robotic assistant that can serve food to the disabled. 3D modeling and printing the external components of this robot will be utilized to develop ESP32 microcontroller along with a variety of sensors, including, but not limited to: infrared, inertial measurement unit (IMU), and ultrasonic will be used. These components will be programmed to allow the robot to act autonomously. 

Motion Forms

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The project focuses on designing and assembling a reliable system to consistently transmit power from a servo motor to an abrasive polishing disk for a research initiative at Central Connecticut State University. The primary goal was to engineer and optimize a servo-driven power transmission system that minimizes vibration from external sources, ensuring smoother operation and improved precision. This work supports the broader objective of developing a fully autonomous robotic arm capable of manufacturing aircraft turbine blades, consistency and accuracy which are critical to reducing the number of defective or scrapped parts that helps reduce cost and time spent machining.

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The Mechanical Engineering Technology & Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (MET²) is supported by the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, award number 1400610. The National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing is funded by the National Science Foundation under DUE ATE # 2335016. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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