Project proposals for the 2026-2027 cohort are posted as they are finalized. Check back through the summer as additional proposals are added.
- Sanctuari – Project Alpha India 3: MV/AI for Wildlife Rehabilitation
Technical Directors: Joe Moreira, James DeMello, Grey Daly-Labelle
View Project PDF - Amazon Web Services (AWS) – GenAI-Powered Systems: A Generative AI Campus Assistant and a Voice-Controlled Autonomous Robot
Technical Directors: Fang Cong, Brandon Artz
Consulting Technical Director: Dr. Hui Lin
View Project PDF - Cranium Inc. – PHOENIX: Power and Hardware Optimization through Engineering, Networking, and Integrated eXploration
Technical Director: Mark Mulder
View Project PDF - Cranium Inc. – WINGMAN: Wireless Integrated Navigation and Geospatial Mapping with Awareness Network
Technical Director: Mark Mulder
View Project PDF - Zebra Technologies – Line Scanner: Low-Cost Integrated Line Scanner for Real-Time Barcode Grading and Intelligent Calibration
Technical Director(s): Morgan Malone
View Project PDF - Zebra Technologies – High-Speed Printing: High-Speed, Continuous-Duty Thermal Printing
Technical Director(s): Morgan Malone
View Project PDF - Zebra Technologies – Project Ambient: Harvesting Power and Extending Label Lifetimes
Technical Director(s): Zareena Al-Shehab, Joe Moreira
View Project PDF - General Dynamics Electric Boat – Synchronized Servo Management System
Technical Director(s): Fotios Angelopoulos, Mike Brawner
View Project PDF - NautIQ Technologies – ANCHOR: Architecture for Networked Computing, Hardware & Operational Robotics
Technical Director(s): Ivo Vinagre, Mariana Silva Vinagre
View Project PDF - URI Graduate Student Association – RhodyReach: Smart Food Access and Robotic Restocking Infrastructure
Technical Director(s): Justin Watkins, Mike Smith (CTD)
View Project PDF - Intelligent Control & Robotics Lab (ICRobots) – RoboSwarm: An Acoustic Neighbor Identification Platform for Swarm Robotics
Technical Director: Dr. Paolo Stegagno
View Project PDF - Taco, Inc. – Hot Water Recirc-2: Hybrid Cross-Over Zone Valve Continuation
Technical Director(s): Adam Bouchard, Nicholas Costello, Aaron Hertzer
View Project PDF - Sanctuari – Project Sierra 1: Intelligent Solar Power System Design
Technical Director(s): Joe Moreira, Grey Daly-Labelle, James DeMello
View Project PDF - URI Power Electronics Laboratory (URI PEL) – Autonomous PV Monitoring System: Digital Twin–Assisted Autonomous PV System for Remotely-Deployed Monitoring Stations
Technical Director(s): Dr. Yeonho Jeong, Sooan Pack, Young-keun Kim
View Project PDF - Zebra Technologies – PARCAE (High-Speed Ribbon Control)
Technical Director: Morgan Malone
View Project PDF - Draper – CUDA Accelerated Particle Filter for Jetson Robot Navigation (Draper 1/2)
Technical Director(s): Steve Lawrence, Rick Wang
View Project PDF - Draper – Generic STM32 Sensor Board (Draper 2/2)
Technical Director(s): Steve Lawrence, Brian Cotter
View Project PDF - VoltServer Inc. – BIN: Bucket Indicator Network
Technical Directors: Jordan Garces, Camilo Giraldo
View Project PDF - URI ARCAS Lab – Seismo-Tag: Seismic Sensing with Harmonic RFID Backscatter
Technical Directors: Dr. Guoyi Xu
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Committed Sponsors
Industry sponsors confirmed for the 2026-2027 cohort
- Boston Scientific (1 project)
- Arcfield (1 project)
- Vicor–URI – Vicor DFET Modeling (1 project)
- Dewetron Inc. (1 project)
- AstroNova (1 project)
Additional companies are also in early discussion with the Program.
Interested in sponsoring a capstone project? Contact Program Director Professor Sunak at harishsunak@uri.edu