Schedule
The main event of WaikatoEDS is the R&D project expo of our final year students in the Pā. Along side the expo, we will have the several competitions running throughout each of the two days!
R&D Expo
Time: 1pm-6pm Wednesday, 18 October & Thursday, 19 October
Locations: the Pā
The R&D expo features displays and demonstrations of our final year BE(Hons) student projects. Students work on a large variety of projects, from autonomous harvesting to new industrial plant design and concrete technology. Projects aim to complex solve problems that matter to people and the planet. Many projects are supported by local engineering businesses and involve a real industrial issue that the company faces.
Events
Sessions | Day 1: Wednesday | Day 2: Thursday |
1:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Welcome & Opening (15 mins) | The Pā bleachers (inside): Automated Apple Sorting Machine (Mechanical Engineering) |
2:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Nutcracker Competition (Mechanical Engineering) Te Kōpūroa in the Pā (from 2:30pm): 3rd Year Self-balancing robot and maze navigation (Mechatronics demo) & Solar Power Monitoring for Smart Energy Management (Electrical design demo) | Outside the Pā under coverway: Shaving cream product demonstration (Chemical & Biological Engineering) Te Kōpūroa in the Pā (from 2:30pm): 3rd Year Self-balancing robot and maze navigation (Mechatronics demo) |
3:00pm | Te Kōpūroa in the Pā: 2nd Year Demonstration | The Pā bleachers (inside): Presentation of Student Awards |
4:00pm | Main Stage in the Pā: TronBots | Break |
5:00pm | Main Stage in the Pā: TronBots | Industry Night (RSVP) The Pā: Networking (from 5:15pm) S-block: Formal Programme (from 6:00pm) The R&D expo will remain open till about 8:00pm following the formal programme |
Day 1: Wednesday
Sessions | Day 1: Wednesday |
1:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Welcome & Opening (15 mins) |
2:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Nutcracker Competition (Mechanical Engineering) Te Kōpūroa in the Pā (from 2:30pm): 3rd Year Self-balancing robot and maze navigation (Mechatronics demonstration) & Solar Power Monitoring for Smart Energy Management (Electrical design demo) |
3:00pm | Te Kōpūroa in the Pā: 2nd Year Demonstration |
4:00pm | Main Stage in the Pā: TronBots |
Day 2: Thursday
Sessions | Day 2: Thursday |
1:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Automated Apple Sorting Machine (Mechanical Engineering) |
2:00pm | Outside the Pā under coverway: Shaving cream product demonstration (Chemical & Biological Engineering) Te Kōpūroa in the Pā (from 2:30pm): 3rd Year Self-balancing robot and maze navigation (Mechatronics demonstration) |
3:00pm | The Pā bleachers (inside): Presentation of Student Awards |
4:00pm | Break |
5:00pm | Industry Night (RSVP) The Pā: Networking (from 5:15pm) S-block: Formal Programme (from 6:00pm) The R&D expo will remain open till about 8:00pm following the formal programme |