Oct. 10, 2024
Teaching excellence in engineering
Mizzou Engineering and Information Technology received funding for a new state-of-the-art Center of Excellence through the state’s MoExcels Workforce Initiative.
Oct. 9, 2024
Mizzou’s techiest tools
From virtual reality to robots, Tigers have access to the latest technology across campus. Check out some of the locations, tools and devices that will level up your college experience at Mizzou.
Nov. 8, 2022
First-generation student overcomes fears to help lead largest hackathon on campus
Johnson Luu, a first-generation college student, helped lead TigerHacks this past weekend. What a difference three years make.
Sep. 29, 2022
Robotic dogs, battle bots, AI: MU Robotics Club offers something for everyone
Students build battle bots at the weekly Robotics Lab. Interested in learning how to operate Spot the robot or how autonomous vacuums navigate their environments? Curious about artificial intelligence? Just want to see some robots fight? No matter your major or skill level, there’s a place for you within MU Robotics. MU Robotics is an umbrella organization that brings together all-things robotics at the University of Missouri. While that’s mainly a subject reserved for Mizzou Engineering students and hosted by the Department of Engineering and Information Technology, the group is open to anyone on campus, said Cameron Ellis, president…
April 6, 2022
Teaching Spot new tricks
Students in the Autonomous Systems Lab at Mizzou Engineering are teaching Spot the robot some new tricks.
Dec. 7, 2021
Leader of the pack
Mizzou is one of the only universities in the country to make Spot robots available even to undergraduates. Trevontae' Haughton is part of a team of students and faculty who are finding innovative ways to use Spot for everything from safely monitoring powerplants to performing in Marching Mizzou halftime shows.
Nov. 17, 2021
Directors appointed to lead new IT program labs
Mizzou Engineering has created two new labs within the Information Technology Program designed to give students additional hands-on research opportunities.
Oct. 5, 2021
Spot in the spotlight
Information Technology students spent months programming Spot, an agile robot from Boston Dynamics, to perform alongside Marching Mizzou and the Golden Girls at the Oct. 2, 2021, home game.
July 14, 2021
Spot, meet President Choi
What do you get when the University of Missouri President, five undergraduate engineering students and three robot dogs meet in Jesse Hall? A little laughter, some robotic dance moves and an encounter junior Trevontae’ Haughton won’t soon forget.