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The Wichitan

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The Wichitan

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The Wichitan

Michael Olaya discusses drone usage at Midwestern State University Social Media Day, Sept. 25, 2017. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Michael Olaya sheds light on the technical world

Oscar Cindo October 2, 2017

During a sunny Monday afternoon, a crowd of about 75 listened to a mechanical engineering senior discuss how flying robots will give them super powers. But his talk went well beyond how to use drones. Mechanical...

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From student engineer to superhero

Tyler Manning, Reporter September 26, 2017

To stress the importance of drive and technology in social media, mechanical engineering and physics senior Michael Olaya conducted the session "How Flying Robots Will Give You Superpowers" as part of...

Engineers use drone to map trees on campus

Engineers use drone to map trees on campus

Sarah Graves April 5, 2017

The Engineers for a Sustainable World started a campus drone mapping project on March 30 to discover the number of trees on campus. The drone took off at McCoy Engineering Hall to map the entire...

Possibility for drone testing

Rachel Johnson December 5, 2015

Students all over can relate to the struggle with having to learn to balance being a full-time student, having a job, and learning how to budget their money as they step into this chapter of life that...

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