10 Projects, 10 Solutions: Student Engineers Tackle Everyday Problems - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

USC Makers Showcase 2026 (Credit: Emily Liu, Alexandra Somodi, John Peng, Vardhan Jain)

A self-playing guitar. A sleep mask that analyzes sleep. TARS from Interstellar brought to life. And USC Makers’ new robot mascot making its first appearance.

This year, USC Makers presented 10 unique projects offering 10 solutions to everyday problems, built from scratch by 10 student teams at the Spring 2026 USC Makers Showcase earlier this month.

Each project was led by a project manager who began brainstorming ideas last summer and spent the past year bringing them to life alongside their teams.

This year’s showcase was held May 1, 2026, at USC’s Ronald Tutor Campus Center, drawing more than 130 attendees.