Raksha, Author at NYU MakerSpace

Resolved: We are not ready for self-driving cars: A debate on April 29th at NYU Stern

On Monday, April 29th, The Review & Debates will be hosting Professor Vasant Dhar and Professor Kyunghyun Cho in a debate on the Resolved: We are not ready for self-driving cars. The debate will be held from 6:30 to 8 PM in Kimmel Center Room 808 and will include an opportunity for audience members to participate in a Q&A. Each professor will be supported by a student. Professor Vasant Dhar, who will be debating for the affirmative, is…

Lessons Learned From Merciless Motors

Student Merciless Motors, an NYU startup led by Nader Ahmed (Tandon BS ‘19) & Anna Kotyza (Gallatin BA ‘19), share lessons learned through their participation in the Prototyping Fund. Prototyping:Merciless Motors has been working on a new improved electric motor design that is 33% smaller in size, 50% lighter, and around 5-10% more efficient compared to another motor with the same power output. This is not an improvement on other motors but is such a novel design that…

Game Design for Coursework

This concept was inspired by Jane McGonigal’s book, Superbetter where she explains how certain daunting routines can be converted into a game so that we enjoy the process more and get things done faster. She explains about how she battled through her recovery after a concussion with a gameful mindset. Being gameful means bringing the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games—such as optimism, creativity, courage, and determination—to real-world goals. Why use…

Design Week

The first-ever Design Week at NYU Tandon School of Engineering was off to a great start! This series of events brought together students from various schools, programs and disciplines across NYU to learn about ideation, design, prototyping and bringing their ideas to life! Here are some highlights from the week: Day 1 – Panel Discussion on Design Thinking The first event was a panel discussion on “Design Thinking: A buzzword or a holy grail to…

NYU Venture Showcase

The NYU Venture Showcase is an opportunity to meet and greet with some of NYU’s top entrepreneurial talent that participates in the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge as run by the W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs. For your background, the $300K Entrepreneurs Challenge is an 8-month accelerator program involving more than 530 students, alumni, faculty, and researchers from 20 schools across NYU’s global campuses, all of whom compete for a total of $300,000 in cash prizes and…

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