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Robotics company 3E8 Robotics designs and builds autonomous indoor delivery robots for condos, hotels and hospitals with deployment slated for early this year.

Co-founded in 2025 by Waterloo Engineering alumni David Feldt (BASc ’24, mechatronics engineering) and Ari Wasch (BASc ’24, chemical engineering) with Sajeel Purewal, 3E8 Robotics has developed technology that enables their robots to interact with elevators in the same way humans do — by activating a button.

Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have created a green alternative to absorbent materials now used in personal hygiene products such as diapers, menstrual pads and tampons.

The new, natural hydrogel breaks down harmlessly in soil within three months, unlike existing synthetic materials that are expected to take centuries to degrade and greatly contribute to the waste in landfill sites.

A Waterloo Engineering professor was among a select group of experts recognized this year with one of the most prestigious honours in the electrical and computing fields, an award reserved for fewer than one-tenth of one per cent of eligible members worldwide.

Dr. David Clausi was elevated to the grade of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow for his contributions to computer vision and machine learning for automated interpretation of remote sensing imagery.