A mechatronics student has earned a national fellowship that supports global leadership and entrepreneurship called the Cansbridge Fellowship.
Dr. Michael Benoit is an assistant professor within the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and is one of the 2026 honourees named in the list curated by the Financial Post.
Three incoming mechanical and mechatronics undergraduate students have been awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships as they begin their degrees, supporting exceptional talent.
Matthew Gordon (BASc '26, mechanical engineering) has made The Logic's annual list, which highlights the top innovators among graduating students across Canada.
At the annual Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) conference, a capstone project team received national recognition for developing a robot that helps train professional volleyball players and teams. The robot delivers repeatable, game-like sets, allowing athletes to practice without relying on another player to assist with training.
Ryan Gariepy (BASc '09, mechatronics engineering, MASc '12, mechanical engineering*) and his co-founders, who are also all mechatronics alumni, established Clearpath Robotics in 2009 at a time when the robotics industry in Canada was still finding its footing, and it wasn't common to see Canadian startups taking technology that involved physical robots from the lab to the global market. Now that's changed, and Gariepy is happy to see it.
A newly minted mechanical engineering alum has received three awards for his academic excellence.
University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT), a mechanical and mechatronics-focused team, has been selected from among 20 universities across North America and is one of two Canadian universities to compete in the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge on the Stellantis track.
Capstone team Project Sisyphus designed and built an engine that uses regenerative cooling, circulating fuel through built-in channels to prevent the chamber from melting. The 3D-printed copper parts made through additive manufacturing also help with this.
For over three decades, co-op students like Smita Basak have helped drive innovation at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.