SOUTHFIELD —Teams from Florida in the United States and Canada, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Mexico, Macau, Taiwan and more internationally, earned first-place awards at Lawrence Technological University’s 2026 Robofest World Championships, held May 14-16 on LTU’s Southfield campus. Members of high school teams competed for scholarships from Lawrence Tech worth up to $80,000 over
SOUTHFIELD - Michigan is expanding its push to become a national hub for next-generation mobility and advanced manufacturing with the launch of the 2026 Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program. Led by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the Michigan Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation (ODAI) in partnership
SOUTHFIELD - Michigan is once again putting taxpayer-backed resources behind its effort to become the national center for next-generation mobility, autonomous systems, AI-driven manufacturing, and advanced industrial technology. The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University announced a new funding round for its “Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program,” offering up to $500,000 in
SOUTHFIELD— Lawrence Technological University has joined a global university team developing autonomous racecars capable of speeds approaching 200 miles per hour as part of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, one of the world’s premier competitions advancing artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicle technology. The collaboration with Michigan State University and the PoliMOVE-MSU autonomous racing team places LTU
SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University will again this summer offer high school students the chance to earn college credit through three different dual enrollment courses for students in Michigan. The courses will be offered during LTU’s Summer 2026 semester both online and in-person at LTU’s Southfield campus. The cost of each course is $300. The courses begin
SOUTHFIELD —Robofest, the international youth robotics competition created by Lawrence Technological University professor C.J. Chung in 1999, announced the theme of its 2026 Game competition, “Building Bridges." In the game, an autonomous robot builds a bridge by moving a bridge “footing” and bridge “beams”—one-inch-by-two-inch wood blocks—into place, and then tests the span by sending a
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is making a changes to its campus and to some of its graduate degree programs. Christopher Stefani, chief of staff at LTU, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to provide details. The Buell Building, at the hub of LTU, is undergoing a major refurbishment to change the
SOUTHFIELD —Lawrence Technological University has introduced a new Master of Design and Technology degree to widen the path of technology-based fields like game, graphic, interior, and product design. This hybrid master’s degree blends creativity with technological innovation. The Master of Arts in Design and Technology is a one-year, 30-credit graduate program that integrates technology with
LANSING – The State of Michigan today announced the launch of the next round of the Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s leadership in mobility, electrification, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing innovation. Led by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the
SOUTHFIELD - Robofest, hosted by Lawrence Technological University in Southfield May 15-17, was a festival of competitions and events with autonomous robots encouraging students to have fun while learning STEAM and Computer Science principles. Students can design, construct, and program the robots using any robotics kit and programming language. Christopher Cartwright, who manages the Robofest
