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From to systems and medical devices, toÌýCaseSensitiveâ„¢ Smart Luggage tracking, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Mechatronics students are again raising the bar on the introduction of new smart technologies. Ìý

On Friday March 14 in the Davis G. Davis Computer Research Centre onÌý

the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ campus, students presented a total of 30 projects, some of which will compete for $60,000 in prize funding awarded by the Esch Foundation at a pitch competition on April 4.

Mechatronics, introduced by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering in 2003, is renowned for producing entrepreneurially minded engineers like Stephen Lake and co-founders Aaron Grant and Matt Bailey of Thalmic Labs, creators of the Myo armband; Matt Rendall, CEO of Clearpath Robotics; and Eric Migicovsky, creator of the Pebble smartwatch. Migicovsky was named one of Forbes Top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs in January 2014.Ìý

Other projects presented at today’s Mechatronics Symposium include theÌýPulse Smart Punching BagÌý– helping people learn the basics of martial arts, Ìý– an autonomous swarm surveillance system, Liftrax – an automated weightlifting system, – Rescuer Assistance Through Autonomous Robots and HEDD – Ìýa Hydrocarbon Emissions Detection Device.Ìý

At next week'sÌýCapstone design symposiumsÌýstudents will present their projects in system design engineering, civil engineering, software engineering, mechanical engineering, management engineering, electrical and computer engineering, environmental and geological engineering,Ìýnanotechnology and management sciences.