Beaver Works Summer Institute 2026 Showcase!
About this Event
You are warmly invited to the 2026 MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) Final Showcase Ceremony. Please register now to confirm your attendance!
Join us in celebrating over 400 exceptional high school students from across the country as they showcase their hard work through various challenges, races, and demonstrations. You'll also have the chance to meet the dedicated staff who mentored the Class.
The entire virtual event will be hosted at MIT Beaver Works. From this page, you can access the livestream of the in-person event on Saturday and the virtual event on Sunday. Be sure to bookmark it!
We’re excited to showcase the incredible achievements of our students! Please find the full schedule below. All times are in EDT, and all locations are on the MIT campus. Please note that all in-person events will also be livestreamed.
All in-person events can be found using the whereis.mit.edu map.
Feel free to share this invitation with anyone you’d like to invite to the final event. It is open to all. Evite link: Event Registration
This invitation has been sent to BWSI alumni and families as we value staying connected and sharing our growth with you.
Visit our website for more information - bwsi.mit.edu
We look forward to seeing you there!
August 1 In-Person
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Opening Remarks
🕑: 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Autonomous RACECAR Time Trials (W34 - Johnson Ice Rink)
🕑: 11:30 AM - 02:00 PM
Autonomous Drone Racing (UAV; W35 - Zesiger Sports Center, MAC Court)
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (W20 - Stratton Student Center, Lobdell)
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Unmanned Air System-Synthetic Aperture(W20 - Stratton Student Center, Lobdell)
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
E-Textiles and Wearable Technology (W20 - Stratton Student Center, Lobdell)
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Embedded Security (W20 - Stratton Student Center, Lobdell)
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Break
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
RACECAR Grand Prix - (W34 - Johnson Ice Rink)
Info: RACECAR Grand Prix Virtual Race (Johnson Ice Rink)- This will be the final event of the day. Everyone is invited to join us for the final race and closing ceremonies for in-person event. Join the webcast on Sunday for Day 2 including awards and our 8 virtual courses!
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Closing Remarks
August 2 Virtual
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Opening Remarks
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:55 PM
Session 1 - Individual webcast windows
Info: Cyber Operations; Quantum Software; Medlytics; Serious Games for AI; Basics of ASICs (1)
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 2 - Individual webcast windows
Info: MicroElectronics; Autonomous Racecar; Remote Sensing; Autonomous Cognitive Assistant; Basics of ASICs (2)
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Break
🕑: 02:45 PM - 02:55 PM
Dr. Bob Berman Award for Disruptive Engineering
🕑: 02:55 PM - 03:00 PM
You Belong In STEM Essay Contest Awards
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Team Awards and Class Thank You's
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks
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