Overview We are a student group from Worcester Polytechnic Institute working with the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine in Portland to create a robotic arm prototype exhibit for their inventing section. The museum is in a collaborative with the EcoTarium, a children’s science discovery museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. Through this collaborative, the EcoTarium is…
Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester was founded in 1985 and in 2010 started its ReStore program. The ReStore program is essentially the backbone for the Habitat for Humanity’s building operations. It allows the public to donate furniture, appliances, building materials and other items that are no longer wanted, but are still reusable. Customers then come…
Massachusetts’ state zoning laws are some of the most outdated laws in the country, which explains why in the past three decades many attempts have been made to change these laws. Although municipal level zoning reform laws have been passed, none of these attempts at the state level have been successful. This lack of success…
Context: On September 24, 2012, Apple Inc. reported that the iPhone 5 sold five million units in its first weekend (New York Times, 2012). Immediately, millions of older phones became obsolete, eclipsed by the lighter and faster model. Consumers are enamored with technological innovation, which drives them to purchase the newest product on the market.…
Student Researchers Leo Torrente, Agatha Gornisiewicz, David Richardson, and Edward Lukowski Project Sponsors Adam Burney (Auburn Town Planner) and Julie Jacobson (Auburn Town Manager) Project Description We are collaborating with the Town of Auburn, Massachusetts to draft an Energy Reduction Plan. We will draft the plan with feedback from Auburn residents, business owners, town officials, and other…
The IQP or Interactive Qualifying Project is a requirement for all Worcester Polytechnic Institute students. This requirement must be fulfilled in order to graduate. We are all student researchers, all in our Junior year at WPI and were selected to participate in the Worcester Community Project Center. A requirement to participate in the off-campus IQP…
