Students show off skills during robotics competition at UW-Eau Claire
Students show off skills during robotics competition at UW-Eau Claire
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Publish Date: 2026-03-27 18:44:00
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- UW–Eau Claire hosted the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium on March 27-28, attracting over 150 students and faculty from 21 Midwest colleges.
- The symposium featured student research on artificial intelligence, along with programming, cybersecurity, and robotics contests.
- Included competitions were a “Hungry Hungry Robots” puck-gathering challenge and various other technical challenges.
- Will Lassiter, a senior at Milwaukee School of Engineering, presented an AI-based tool for screening diabetic retinopathy, a key discussed project.
- Project presentations continued through Saturday morning, from 9 to 11 a.m.
