“She was so passionate about the her goal—utilizing TRHex to get students interested in STEM subjects. Her enthusiasm was infectious! She utilized an existing technology in a creative way, and she did a great job of communicating her idea and bringing the business to life.” That’s how Michelle Proctor—Director of Innovation…Read More
A key goal of the Y-Prize Competition is to foster collaboration between various schools at Penn. Isabelle Park, an MBA candidate at the Wharton School, and Gavin Kenneally, a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, describe the joys and challenges of working on a cross-disciplinary team. What role did you play in shaping…Read More
The Y-Prize Competition is all about sparking innovation at Penn. Tom Fitzsimons, CEO of Kerathin LLC, discusses why the competition is unique and what made this year’s prizewinning idea stand out. What makes the Y-Prize competition interesting to you? The goal of the Y-Prize competition is to get a different perspective…Read More
The Mack Institute is thrilled to announce Emily Plumb, a Mechanical Engineering Masters student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), as the winner of the 2013-2014 Y-Prize Competition. Emily is a passionate advocate of STEM education for young children, and her enthusiasm showed clearly throughout her presentation at…Read More
The first round of the 2013-2014 Y-Prize saw a wide range of inventive submissions from student teams across the university. Now, four finalist teams are hard at work (with assistance from their GRASP Lab tech consultants and Wharton business consultants) to perfect their ideas for commercializing Penn robotics technology. As a testament to the…Read More
The Mack Institute is excited to host the Y-Prize Spring Kick-off on Monday, January 27 at 6:00 P.M. in Huntsman Hall 340. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers Elizabeth Beattie and Nick McGill, two members of the team that created the Titan Arm—an upper-body exoskeleton that increases the wearer’s ability…Read More
Penn Engineering undergrad Dick Zhang is one of three members of IDENTIFIED, the 2012 winning team of the Y-Prize competition. In this guest blog post, he shares insight about his Y-Prize competition experience. Some innovations seem to materialize out of nowhere. But in the pursuit of innovation, sometimes all you have to…Read More
The Y-Prize Competition Grand Finale, which took place Monday, February 4, saw the judging of the final four teams, whose challenge it was to suggest practical applications of robotic technology developed in the GRASP Lab at Penn.…Read More
What would it look like if Wharton and engineering students came together to innovate new applications for Penn Technology? It would look a lot like the Y-Prize Competition, co-sponsored by the Mack Center. The Y-Prize is a chance for a team or individual with the strongest idea to win $5000…Read More
