Courses

Build A CubeSat Challenge!

Welcome to the OpenBWSI version of Build a CubeSat course! This course is not open enrollment, students can only be added by BWSI staff. It is intended for by teams participating in the BWSI Build a CubeSat Challenge and as . . .

RACECAR Neo Outreach Spring 2026

Computational Problem Solving

BWSI Python Core 2026_Spring

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge 2026

Welcome aboard the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge, a flagship program of the MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute that’s making waves in the world of robotics education! This online course is your ticket to the main event: the 4-week summer challenge . . .

E-Textiles and Wearable Technology 2026

Welcome to the pre-course for BWSI E-Textiles and Wearable Technology! The summer course will expose you to the exciting field of textile-based, next-to-skin wearable technology that can monitor, actuate, and move for various use cases where proximity to the human . . .

Medlytics 2026

In Medlytics, short for medical data analytics, students learn to apply machine learning approaches to real medical problems: predicting hypothyroidism in patients, using physiological signals to classify sleep states, and spotting cancer from mammography images.  Using these problems, we can . . .

Autonomous RACECAR 2026

Welcome to the Autonomous RACECAR 2026 Prerequisite Course! The Autonomous RACECAR Prerequisite course covers all the fundamental math, physics, and programming logic concepts that we think are important for you to learn before you take on the challenge of programming a physical . . .

Unmanned Air System-Synthetic Aperture Radar 2026

Welcome to the BWSI Unmanned Air System – Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAS-SAR) online course! This online course will accomplish two main objectives. Teach you about the science, mathematics, and engineering required to understand to the basics of radar and, more specifically, SAR. . . .

Serious Games with AI 2026

Welcome to Serious Games with Artificial Intelligence (SGAI) at the Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI). In this course, you will learn to use game-like models and artificial intelligence to tackle complex socio-technical problems. You will address practical problems technically, analytically, . . .