Research

Blog Olin professors engage with students in MechProto in 2026.

Bigger than a Viral Hit

| The Office of Admission and Financial Aid

If you’ve been around the social media sphere lately, you may have seen Olin’s viral hit about the self-balancing bicycle. With over 3 million views, we’d be surprised if you missed it. However, that’s not the only incredible project or research being done on our campus. Our students are active in their learning and studies, allowing them to gain experience that others may only receive once on the job.

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Blog A group of students holding a robotic fish

Student Research at Olin

| Pauline Petersen '26

From creating robotic fish with the ability to autonomously swim across the ocean to designing satellites for launch into orbit, Olin College of Engineering offers students a wide range of research projects, from paid investigations to those for college credit, or simply to explore a concept in a field of interest.

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