Transforming Stuffed Animals into Smart Modules

Mechanical Engineering Student Sophie Hankin gives us an update on the Smart Playground project and the studded animals she transformed into Smart Modules. I designed the Smart Module stuffed animals as part of the Smart Playground Project. This project is…

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Hacking with Arduino Alvik and LEGO Education SPIKE

In the summer of 2024, CEEO faculty and students engaged in two hackathons with the new Arduino Alvik robotics kit. The Alvik Robot features connectors for LEGO Technic, so students were able to use their LEGO Education SPIKE Prime and…

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Student Spotlight: Milan Dahal

Graduate student Milan Dahal details his journey from a small village in Nepal to Tufts where he has been developing low-cost Smart Motors, while earning a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Tell us about where you are from and what your…

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Wio Terminal for Novel Engineering

Anmol Baruwal is an undergraduate at Springfield College studying Computer Science. He recently completed his 2021 summer internship at the FET(Future Education technology) lab at Tufts CEEO(Centre for Engineering Education and Outreach). He is fascinated by machine learning and its…

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Zine Machine – A Tinkering Kit Involving Math and Making

With an intention of designing hands-on mathematical learning experiences, Khushbu Kshirsagar, a graduate student of the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), designed Zine Machine - A tinkering kit involving math and making. Under the guidance of Tufts…

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Draw2Code: Low-Cost Tangible Programing for Young Children to Create Augmented Reality (AR) Animations

By Hyejin Im, Master’s Student in Human Factors Engineering In April 2021, Hyejin Im, graduate student of Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), successfully defended her master thesis, Draw2Code: Low-cost tangible programming for young children to create AR…

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