Texas Inventionworks encourages bold, courageous ideas, which produce bold, exciting stories. Read some of the most recent stories and news coming out of TIW.

TIW Hosts 2024 Lasers Competition

In the Fall of 2024, Texas Inventionworks hosted a laser cutting competition for students to show off their creativity and engineering skills. Using TIW laser cutters, teams worked together to fulfill this semester’s theme: Creating an art piece for Texas Inventionworks that incorporates the Calihorn.

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TIW Students Build Arena for Battlebot Showdown

In Fall 2023, UT's ME Senior Design class taught by mechanical engineering professors Chris Rylander and Maryam Tilson, took on a new challenge: design a 3-lb battlebot ready for competition by the end of the semester.

Paradigm Robotics Wins 2 SXSW Competitions

Paradigm Robotics, a Texas Inventionworks-supported start-up team, won two awards at the 2024 SXSW for their Firebot.

Revamped Woodshop Opens at Texas Inventionworks

In the Spring of 2024, Texas Inventionworks unveiled a newly revamped woodshop, marking a significant milestone in the resources available to students.

UT Austin Students Build Bot for 2024 SXSW Battlebot Competition

Texas Combat Robotics competed with their bot Horns of Fury in the 2024 SXSW Battlebots Metal Mayhem competition.

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