Fall 2025 Projects and Updates

We are thrilled to kick off our second year as an official Project Team at Cornell University!

Reflecting on the 2025 Spring Semester, we are incredibly proud of all that we accomplished as a team. From engineering, outreach, and collaboration, it’s been a meaningful and productive journey so far.

GoBabyGo! at Ithaca College. After hours of hard work, our team was able to develop a modified ride-on car catered to a child's specific mobility challenges.

One of our standout moments was hosting the GoBabyGo! event at Ithaca College Physical Therapy, where we worked directly with local families to adapt ride-on cars for children with mobility challenges. It was an incredibly rewarding, hands-on experience that brought our technical knowledge to life in a real-world setting and reminded us why we do what we do.

We also continued to continue our STEM-education outreach events. We held a workshop for children (and their parents!) at Sciencenter on simple circuits, where we thoroughly enjoyed engaging with the local community and demonstrating how cool science and engineering can be.

Members of our POE team at the Sciencenter after our workshop. We worked with children and their parents to create simple light circuits on artwork.

Beyond outreach, we are currently working on our main projects:

1. A wearable watch designed to detect and help prevent sensory overloads using biometric data like heart rate, skin temperature, and galvanic skin response — with real-time data processing and alerts built in.

2. A urinary drainage bag for a community partner. The bag will be designed with both practicality and dignity in mind. It’s lightweight, durable, and completely leak-proof. The ergonomic design makes it easy to aim and use, while the reusable system allows for multiple open-and-close cycles, offering long-lasting convenience and sustainability.

Our Engineering team's early model of the sensory overload watch. We are currently working on the ergonomics of the watch.

Both of these projects aim to expand accessibility through low-cost, open-source assistive technologies — and are entirely designed and built by our team. We hope to bring these devices to their final stages this semester.

Our Engineering team's first meeting with a community partner to discuss our Urinary Drainage Bag designed specifically for them. The bag will be tailored to the partner's specific requests and lifestyle.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to continue prototyping, testing, and collaborating as we move towards finishing these prototypes. We're so grateful for the support of our peers, mentors, and the Cornell community — and we’re always looking to connect with those passionate about inclusive design, assistive technology, or STEM outreach.

We look forward to accomplishing our goals this semester!